Tag Archives: creation

The Greatest Artist of All Time

Posted on October 24, 2021 by mitchteemley

He’s had the longest career of any artist in history, and at a considerably advanced age is still crafting new works. He creates in every medium–sculpture, engraving, painting, even performance art–and the scale of his work runs from the subatomic to the cosmic. Some … Continue reading →

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“To See the World in a Grain of Sand”

Posted on September 3, 2021 by mitchteemley

It’s hard to believe that William Blake wasn’t looking through a microscope when he wrote those words. I was astonished when, as a kid, I read Richard Matheson’s sci-fi classic The Shrinking Man, and realized creation is not only infinitely … Continue reading →

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Light and Hope…

Posted on January 6, 2021 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on ellie894:
In the spring I plant morning glories. Heavenly blue is the name on the seed packet, and they certainly are all of that! I hope they will begin to flower in the summer. But, it is…

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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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Where Is God?

Posted on December 13, 2020 by mitchteemley

    “God is the author of the cosmos, not a character within it.  Since he created space-time, it is pointless to try to find him in the heavens.  Could one find Handel himself by searching through the words of … Continue reading →

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Made for Him

Posted on October 25, 2020 by mitchteemley

“For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.” ~Colossians 1:16 Ω

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Just Ask Creation

Posted on September 13, 2020 by mitchteemley

“Nature is too thin a screen; the glory of the omnipresent God bursts through everywhere.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson “Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more than what … Continue reading →

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World of Glass

Posted on July 16, 2020 by mitchteemley

It was the world they were born into The one they’d been given Although they’d long ago forgotten The Visitor who came and filled Their empty world with glass Which was said to be immortal They had to admit it … Continue reading →

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Unexpected Beauty

Posted on October 11, 2019 by mitchteemley

There’s something suspiciously miraculous about how much unexpected beauty there is in the world. But perhaps more miraculous still is the fact that humans (even those without eyesight) are able to see it. If they only will. (Click on any … Continue reading →

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How Big is Your God?

Posted on September 29, 2019 by mitchteemley

“Traveling through space and not finding God does not mean that space is empty any more than traveling through my body and not finding me means that I am not here.” ~Dallas Willard

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