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Tag Archives: desire
The Boy with Two Brains
My Real Memoir Many of my memoir posts have had a Tom Sawyer-ish tone, provoking “Oh, you had such an idyllic childhood!” responses. But in the last couple of months, there’ve been darker entries. In the past two weeks, I … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir
Tagged 1960s, childhood, coming of age, desire, hormones, My Real Memoir, puberty
40 Comments
Seek and You Shall Find
Seek God’s help and you may receive what you desire. Seek God himself and you will receive all that you desire. For to desire God is to have all that is worth desiring. †
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged child, desire, eternity, God, Jeremiah 29:13, love, seeking
16 Comments
Goodbye, Marilyn
One hot summer, like the one that’s upon us, an icon died. I was just a kid, so you wouldn’t think it would have affected me much. But it did. It was 1962. Marilyn Monroe died while I was at … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir
Tagged adolescence, camp, desire, femininity, love, lust, Marilyn Monroe, self-knowledge, summer
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Perfect Peace
There’s a wise and ancient recipe: Desire nothing and you shall have peace Wise, yes And simple too But incomplete Here’s how to complete it: Desire nothing but God and you shall have everything. θ Today is Pentecost Sunday, commemorating … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged complete, desire, Isaiah 26:3, peace, Pentecost, perfect, Sunday
27 Comments
The Wishing Map 125
Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Twenty-Four: The Long Night (continued) Previously: Gina’s Questing Beast had somehow turned into her beloved dragon pup. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ Gina’s fingers ached to rub Puff’s…
Posted in Books, Story Power, The Wishing Map
Tagged danger, deception, desire, dragon, fantasy, monster, quest
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Desire
“Desire is a flame that can light a lantern or burn down a house.” ~The Wishing Map
Posted in Books, For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes
Tagged desire, flame, light, lust, passion, The Wishing Map, warm
7 Comments
The Wishing Map 125
Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Twenty-Four: The Long Night (continued) Previously: Gina’s Questing Beast had somehow turned into her beloved dragon pup. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ Gina’s fingers ached to rub Puff’s little horn nubs, to wrap … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Story Power, The Wishing Map
Tagged beast, deception, delusion, desire, dragon, fantasy, fear
8 Comments