Tag Archives: faith

Doubt and Faith

Posted on August 7, 2018 by mitchteemley

Part Two: Faith (To read Part One, click here) “Count it all joy when various trials fall upon you, because the testing of your faith produces perseverance; and perseverance, when it has completed its work, will make you whole and … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 98

Posted on January 10, 2018 by mitchteemley

Has anyone ever restored your faith in you, when you were unable to do so yourself?

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I’m Adorable!

Posted on August 29, 2017 by mitchteemley

Rhonda at Pollyanna’s Path nominated me for a Liebster Award (liebster means “favorite” or “adored” in German). I’m flattergasted (Rhonda’s site is pretty adorable too, btw). Rules: I’m required to Thank the nominator (gladly), answer the Questions (below), and Nominate … Continue reading →

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Unseen

Posted on August 13, 2017 by mitchteemley

Companion piece: Eclipse

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Love is Inconvenient

Posted on August 6, 2017 by mitchteemley

“Love suffers long, it is kind and does not envy…it is not easily provoked and keeps no record of wrongs. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. It never fails. Only three things will last forever: … Continue reading →

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Call Me Mr. Sunshine

Posted on May 13, 2017 by mitchteemley

In honor of my birthday (as if I needed an excuse to talk about myself), here’s a reblog of a post about me (aren’t you lucky?).

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Goodnight, Sweet Princess…

Posted on December 28, 2016 by mitchteemley

Nimble-witted, tempestuous, and almost too tender-hearted for her own good–that’s the Carrie Fisher I remember. Goodnight, sweet princess. Praying* for the girl I met long ago and for the woman she became. I wrote an indirect tribute to her a while back. If … Continue reading →

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Ticket to Heaven?

Posted on July 31, 2016 by mitchteemley

Real faith, life-changing faith, isn’t legal, it’s relational. So if you’re asking, “How do I get into heaven?” you’re asking the wrong question. Heaven is God’s home, as it were, and the way to “get in” isn’t to pick the … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 98

Posted on October 10, 2015 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Twenty: Tea for One (Continued) Previously: Zack was offered a strange tea by the mysterious Rhema. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ Gina watched in astonishment as a … Continue reading →

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Life with a Purpose

Posted on September 28, 2015 by mitchteemley

Connecting With God, Part 8 (To read Part 1, click here) Purpose. No amount of Freudian psychoanalysis can explain away the need for it. Unless we succeed in drowning it out, all of our lives we will hear that still, small voice calling us … Continue reading →

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