Tag Archives: darkness

Eclipses Are Illusions

Posted on August 7, 2022 by mitchteemley

The word eclipse, from the Greek ekleípō, means to “fail” or “abandon,” reminding us that throughout most of human history, eclipses have been viewed with horror as the sun’s light “abandoning” us, it’s “failure” to continue shining. But eclipses are … Continue reading →

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The Darkness Within Us

Posted on March 8, 2022 by mitchteemley

Source: drawception.com My Real Memoir (Warning: Contains some disturbing descriptions) I thought I didn’t have a dark side. When a college professor asked us to talk about our most sadistic impulses, our temptation to hurt others, I was the only … Continue reading →

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My Early Brushes with Mortality

Posted on September 7, 2021 by mitchteemley

Photo source: Richard Ratay My Real Memoir Oddly enough, as a child I came to equate suffering and death with my cousins, and with a quaint farming community. Mom and her sister Tavia were close, so we visited often. But … Continue reading →

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Dr. King’s Legacy

Posted on January 18, 2021 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week “In the process of gaining our rightful place we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We … Continue reading →

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The Wound

Posted on October 7, 2020 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on Fantastical Murmurs:
One day she woke up and realized she wasn’t hurting as much as before. The wound was still there, but the pain duller, more of an ache that intensified at certain times. Like first thing…

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The Path

Posted on December 29, 2019 by mitchteemley

“Whoever follows Me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” ~John 8:12 ~from The Confessions of Peter (a six monologue series by Mitch Teemley)

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In Him is Life

Posted on November 24, 2019 by mitchteemley

May your life reflect that light. Always.

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My Age of Anxiety

Posted on April 24, 2019 by mitchteemley

Part One: Step on a Crack (True story. Wish it wasn’t. Then again…) There were signs early on, but I was too young to know what they meant. When I was in primary school I heard the phrase, “Step on … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Jacks

Posted on November 26, 2018 by mitchteemley

Two Jacks died on November 22, 1963. The assassination of the first, John F. (“Jack”) Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, made international headlines, and still frequently does. The death of the other, C. S. (“Jack”) Lewis, an … Continue reading →

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Light

Posted on September 23, 2018 by mitchteemley

I’m not called to show people their darkness– They already know about that. I’m called to show them His light.  “Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father … Continue reading →

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