Tag Archives: empathy

Tips for Writers: Trust the Story

Posted on September 29, 2022 by mitchteemley

Experience is the most effective teacher (I learned more Spanish in three days in Barcelona than I did in two years of high school Spanish class). But one of the most interesting things about the human psyche is that we’re … Continue reading →

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Are Computers Dehumanizing Us?

Posted on June 13, 2022 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Last week, my wife and I flew to the west coast. In recent years, flying has been transformed from a pleasure into an ordeal, with passengers packed into increasingly rigid, anorexically thin seats. So, yes, we … Continue reading →

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The Power of Slowing Down

Posted on January 24, 2022 by mitchteemley

Photo by Rosanne Jordan Thought for the Week I hate the fact that adverse experiences teach me more than easy-peasy-everything-pleasey ones do, but like it or not, it’s true. Yet I often fail to learn the lessons they offer, and … Continue reading →

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Be the Light

Posted on December 5, 2021 by mitchteemley

Artwork by Nikita Veprikov “Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” ~Matthew 5:16 †

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Slow-Growing Beauty

Posted on April 5, 2021 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week I took this photo of magnolia buds on a recent walk. It may be the only time I’ve ever snapped a shot of tree buds. In fact, I rarely even notice them. Instead, early each spring … Continue reading →

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More Blessed to Give

Posted on May 5, 2019 by mitchteemley

Dear self: Remember this. And then remember it some more. “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” ~Acts 20:35

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Deep in December

Posted on December 29, 2018 by mitchteemley

“I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.” ~Mother Teresa “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is … Continue reading →

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Compassion

Posted on December 18, 2018 by mitchteemley

It’s no secret that this season of love is also (uncoincidentally) an especially hard season for those who feel abandoned and alone. May we reach out to them with our prayers, with our words, and with our actions — in … Continue reading →

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Verb or Noun?

Posted on June 21, 2018 by mitchteemley

Some things can be both a verb and a noun (fish, call, ride). But I only know of one thing that must be a verb before it can be a noun: Love Yesterday was World Refugee Day, by the way. A … Continue reading →

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Dear God

Posted on June 18, 2018 by mitchteemley

Hey, it never hurts to ask. “When you bear one another’s burdens, you fulfill the law of Christ.” ~Galatians 6:2

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