Tag Archives: faith

The Power of Story

Posted on December 26, 2020 by mitchteemley

Guest Blog by Dora A K Dora AK affably accepted my request to write a guest blog about this site’s key idea, “the power of story to speak truth into people’s lives.” Here, she addresses not only the power of … Continue reading →

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Harvest of Hope

Posted on November 27, 2020 by mitchteemley

“Hope means hoping when things are hopeless, or it is no virtue at all… As long as matters are really hopeful, hope is mere flattery or platitude. It is only when everything is hopeless that hope begins to be a … Continue reading →

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Who Do You Thank?

Posted on November 26, 2020 by mitchteemley

When I first heard the song “All Good Gifts” in the adorably ragamuffin movie version of Godspell way back in 1973, I got choked up. I didn’t understand why. And then, even though I considered God (“if there even is … Continue reading →

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Is It Real?

Posted on September 27, 2020 by mitchteemley

Faith: If it doesn’t change who I am, it isn’t real.

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A Film That Inspired Me

Posted on July 29, 2020 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Dora A.K. of The Jolly Beggar and its sister site Dreams From a Pilgrim. I only recently began following Dora, but already both of her sites are among my favorites. In Beggar, Dora writes … Continue reading →

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The devils are here

Posted on May 13, 2020 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Benyamin Bensalah of Benyapoesy. Calling himself a “pocket poet” (I’m not sure what that means, but I like it), Benyamin is of Algerian/Hungarian extraction. By his own description he is “a strange production of … Continue reading →

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Long Live the Spirit of Notre Dame!

Posted on April 16, 2019 by mitchteemley

“I once toured Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and was astonished to see gargoyles (demons) all along its spectacular roofline. When I asked why they would include such symbols of evil, the translator replied, ‘Ho-ho, we do not embrace evil, monsieur, … Continue reading →

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My Leap of Life

Posted on February 11, 2019 by mitchteemley

You’re caught in a blinding blizzard and you reach the edge of a cliff. The way back is death. The way forward is unknowable. And so you leap, hoping—without evidence—that you will land on something, rather than plunge into the … Continue reading →

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Writing – Self-Publishing and Self-Doubt

Posted on February 6, 2019 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Andrew Reynolds, who blogs under the title (and sometimes above it) of Andrew’s View of the Week. Andrew, whose stated goal is to become an “unsuccessful blogger,” writes bluntly, insightfully, and often wittily, about … Continue reading →

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Doubt and Faith: Christmas Edition

Posted on December 14, 2018 by mitchteemley

Painting by Gari Melchers (1860 – 1932) I struggled with my faith recently. I do that. Cyclically. Some proxigean tide will send a wave of doubt crashing over me, producing the impression of drowning. I’ll flail and gasp, sometimes for … Continue reading →

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