Tag Archives: Bible

Worlds Without End

Posted on December 20, 2020 by mitchteemley

There are many reasons to love this verse. But one in particular excites me: Because the original Greek phrase “eon of the eons” means endless time, it’s usually translated “forever and ever.” But since eon also means “world,” the phrase … Continue reading →

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Observe the Truth

Posted on March 29, 2020 by mitchteemley

I once studied Shakespeare with the renowned British actor Brewster Mason. Each time I would act out the Bard’s words, Brewster would interrupt me and say, “No, no, no, observe the meter, observe the meter!” It wasn’t until years later … Continue reading →

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Storing the Truth in Our Hearts

Posted on February 10, 2020 by mitchteemley

Connecting With God In my last Connecting With God post, I talked about memorizing Scripture. That should have been easy for me, since I’d been acting ever since the 6th Grade Talent Show.  Nope. Memorization was the thorn in my … Continue reading →

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Everything I Need to Know I Could Have Learned in Sunday School (But Didn’t)

Posted on February 3, 2020 by mitchteemley

Connecting With God I’d learned about prayer, and if I’d gone to Sunday School I might have learned about memorizing Scripture. But I hadn’t. So I came to appreciate the Bible in a herky-jerky way. It began (pre-conversion) when a certain … Continue reading →

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God, Are You There?

Posted on January 20, 2020 by mitchteemley

Connecting With God The trajectory of my life is toward God. Now. But it wasn’t always. My first few decades were spent racing in the opposite direction. I was raised a practical atheist, by which I mean God was simply … Continue reading →

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Willpower vs. Wordpower

Posted on April 8, 2019 by mitchteemley

Willpower! It’s the key to rebooting our lives, to making all of our bad habits go away and all of our dreams come true. Right? And for people of faith, it’s the key to stopping “that behavior I’m ashamed of” … Continue reading →

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Just Snap Out of It!

Posted on March 13, 2019 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Valerie Cullers of ValerieCullers.com. Like me, Valerie is a faith-driven writer who reaches out to a broad spectrum of people–believers, nonbelievers, and everyone in between. She is transparent, curious, and insightful–I never fail to … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Church: No Luggage Required

Posted on May 7, 2018 by mitchteemley

(See video below) I first set foot inside a church (on purpose) on Easter Sunday 42 years ago. I was full of uncertainty. About what I believed. About whether I really wanted to be there. And about how to behave (as I … Continue reading →

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The Christian Mind: Irrational

Posted on April 10, 2018 by mitchteemley

My FEATURED BLOGGER this week is D. Patrick Collins, a creative and articulate writer who’s current series on apologetics (arguing the rationality of biblical truths), “The Christian Mind,” provides terrific food for thought–and maybe even prayer. ~Blessings till it hurts, … Continue reading →

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Free Will!

Posted on December 15, 2017 by mitchteemley

“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.” ~William Shakespeare Are we free? Or is the ability to choose an illusion? Why is our understanding of this subject so dim? It seems clear that we are … Continue reading →

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