Tag Archives: Easter

Wharton Finds a Whatzit

Posted on March 31, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Passover Gift to You Some years back, while preparing a Passover/Exodus message, I learned that manna, the miraculous little wafers that sustained the Hebrews during their long trek in the wilderness, translates to “what is it?” or more-or-less literally, “whatzits.” Delighted, … Continue reading →

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Paid in Full

Posted on April 17, 2022 by mitchteemley

When Jesus had reached the end of his suffering on the cross, he said, “It is finished. And then, bowing his head, yielded up his spirit” (John 19:30). The original Greek for “it is finished” is simply teleo. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Impressions of Easter

Posted on April 15, 2022 by mitchteemley

The meaning of Easter cannot be contained in a single image or quote, but perhaps the following impressions will serve as a source of contemplation. Of course, the only way to express the true spirit of Easter is to embody … Continue reading →

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My Own Private Easter

Posted on April 14, 2022 by mitchteemley

‘A Boy in the Forest’ by Pikila This is an excerpt from Fool’s Odyssey, an autobiographical narrative I wrote some years back, based on a journal I’d kept as a young man searching for the meaning of life. It seems … Continue reading →

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The Jesus Lady

Posted on April 12, 2022 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir I grew up in a thoroughly secular home. God was simply never the topic of conversation. I literally didn’t know that Christmas was named for Christ. And Easter? Well, it was about eating chocolate bunnies and egg … Continue reading →

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No Room for Death

Posted on April 4, 2021 by mitchteemley

              “Easter says you can put truth in a grave, but it won’t stay there.”                ~Clarence W. Hall “A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Comin’! But meanwhile…

Posted on April 3, 2021 by mitchteemley

“Just as when we were children, we were afraid to be alone in the dark and could only be assured by the presence of someone who loved us. Well this is exactly what happened on Holy Saturday, the voice of … Continue reading →

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Hope Springs…

Posted on April 2, 2021 by mitchteemley

Hope doesn’t float, nope, it springs. Around this time every year God reminds us he hasn’t given up on us yet. “Hope springs eternal in the human breast Man never is, but always to be blest The soul, uneasy, and … Continue reading →

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My 45th Spiritual Birthday

Posted on April 1, 2021 by mitchteemley

I walked into a church for the first time in my life on Easter morning 45 years ago. I’d never before heard the words “He is risen” or the traditional response “He is risen indeed!” much less said them. But … Continue reading →

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My First Friend

Posted on March 31, 2021 by mitchteemley

Overgrown House 4 by Hoekemannen (flickr.com) My Real Memoir I spotted a weasel in the spring of my 5th year. Apart from a few orange trees and an incinerator, our back yard was boring. The trees were too young to … Continue reading →

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