Tag Archives: discipleship

Parable of the Sailboat

Posted on September 5, 2024 by mitchteemley

Most of my dreams are “mad libs,” the organized part of my mind attempting to construct a narrative out of disparate snippets. But some years back, during a major transition in my life, I had a dream that was clearly … Continue reading →

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Count the Cost

Posted on June 16, 2024 by mitchteemley

“Count the cost… Those of you who do not give up all you possess cannot be my disciples.” ~Luke 14:28, 33 “(But) if you continue in my word, then you are truly my disciples. And you will know the truth, … Continue reading →

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Kindle the Flame

Posted on May 5, 2024 by mitchteemley

“If my life is fruitless, it doesn’t matter who praises me, and if my life is fruitful, it doesn’t matter who criticizes me.” ~John Bunyan ∗

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Becoming Complete

Posted on May 2, 2024 by mitchteemley

There’s a paradox in Jesus’ teachings: Again and again he tells me that what I want I must give. But I don’t have it to give because I am incomplete. So what must I do? I must let him invade … Continue reading →

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Words vs. Actions

Posted on January 21, 2024 by mitchteemley

Please God When my words speak more of faith than my actions do correct me “I have been crucified with Christ and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. And the life I now live … Continue reading →

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“Get Real.” Sincerely, God

Posted on December 31, 2023 by mitchteemley
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The Race Set Before Us

Posted on November 19, 2023 by mitchteemley

Paul, the traditional author of Hebrews (though some think it was his fellow apostle Barnabas), repeatedly used racing as a metaphor for faith. In an endurance race the real competitor is ourselves (“the sin that so easily entangles”). The key … Continue reading →

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Set Others Free

Posted on August 6, 2023 by mitchteemley

Image by Anne Wipf What is it that God requires of us? The careful construction of holy places in which to live apart from people who are ‘unclean’? The strict observance of religious ordinances? “You ‘humble’ yourselves by observing the … Continue reading →

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The Key to Lawn (and Self) Mowing

Posted on June 5, 2023 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week We’d bought our first house with a yard, and I was excited about mowing! I got over that quick. Still, if ya got grass, ya gotta mow, and that means: 1) You have to cut it … Continue reading →

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True Freedom

Posted on June 4, 2023 by mitchteemley

“If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.” ~John 8:31-32 †

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