- Follow Mitch Teemley on WordPress.com
-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
nickigist on Broken Relationships nickigist on Broken Relationships Damyanti Biswas on Things Change Garrulous Gwendoline on Things Change oneta hayes on An Unknown Future Archives
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
Categories
Meta
Tags
- 1960s
- adventure
- animals
- art
- autumn
- beauty
- blogger
- blogging
- C.S. Lewis
- cats
- childhood
- children
- Christmas
- comedy
- compassion
- coronavirus
- courage
- Covid-19
- cute
- danger
- death
- discipleship
- dragon
- Easter
- eternity
- evil
- faith
- family
- fantasy
- fear
- featured
- Featured Blogger
- filmmaking
- forgiveness
- freedom
- funny
- future
- God
- gratitude
- happiness
- healing
- Healing River
- heaven
- hope
- imagination
- Jesus
- journey
- joy
- kindness
- life
- love
- magic
- marriage
- monster
- My Real Memoir
- mystery
- nature
- nostalgia
- Notzilla
- pandemic
- parenting
- peace
- photoblog
- photography
- politics
- prayer
- pride
- purpose
- spring
- The Wishing Map
- thought for the week
- trust
- truth
- wisdom
- young adult
Tag Archives: forgiveness
When Life Gives You Lemons…
Photo by Aleviva-Medien Thought for the Week Be quick to protest when you see others treated wrongly–and slow to protest on your own behalf. Rather, learn to use what happens to change your circumstances. Here’s a brief account of one … Continue reading
Posted in Quips and Quotes
Tagged challenges, courage, forgiveness, Genesis 50:20, kindness, motivation, overcoming, thought for the week, wisdom
23 Comments
Making Something Real
Five years ago this month, we dared to enter our not-yet-finished movie Healing River (then titled after its setting, Cincinnati’s gritty inner-city neighborhood Over-the-Rhine) in the world’s largest Christian film festival. It was my first feature film as a writer-director-producer, … Continue reading
Our Unnatural Love
It’s my wife Trudy’s birthday. We celebrated with dinner and a concert last night and will continue celebrating this weekend. And then, two weeks from now, we’ll celebrate our engagement anniversary—the day we chose to do something completely unnatural, to … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor
Tagged birthdays, commitment, forgiveness, grace, love, marriage, monogamy, peace
70 Comments
The Inspirational Collection
Dear blogger friends, and normal people, I’m up to my creative eyeballs with a new in-development film project, as well as doing background research for my in-progress Memoirs. So I’m on a weeklong blogging hiatus, of sorts. Meanwhile, may I … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged courage, forgiveness, God, hope, inspiration, motivation, wisdom
7 Comments
Full of Forgiveness
May your life be filled with forgiveness– both for others and for yourself (there is a connection) “Cast all your cares upon Him, for He cares for you.” ~1 Peter 5:7
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged 1 Peter 5:7, anxiety, C.S. Lewis, forgiveness, love, others, self
12 Comments
Mercy Is Strength in Disguise
Thought for the Week Our current culture loves to point out people’s failings. It makes us feel strong, righteous. But how often do we really know why others act–or fail to act–the way they do? Before we ridicule or punish … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes
Tagged courage, failure, forgiveness, J.R.R. Tolkein, Jodi Picoult, mercy, thought for the week, understanding
28 Comments
Self-Delusion
Photo by Ante Gudelj “Love, real love, is the ultimate antidote for self-delusion.” ~from The Wishing Map ♥
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith, The Wishing Map
Tagged forgiveness, God, healing, love, Psalm 51:17, self-delusion
7 Comments
Finish It!
Just a quick post. I’m at film festival this week, where my feature film Healing River has been nominated for Best Picture of the Year by ICVM (International Christian Visual Media). My wife Trudy and our terrifying six pound watch-cat … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Movies, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith, Writing
Tagged best picture, faith-based, forgiveness, Healing River, nominee, novel
31 Comments
On Being a Real-Life Dad
I confess, I’m cheating a little, since I’ve posted this short dad video before, along with some thoughts on my own dad. But, hey, I’m also a dad, and I’m busy being celebrated today. So just a brief meditation here, … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Humor
Tagged dads, Father's Day, forgiveness, funny, imperfect, love, parenting
42 Comments
My Feature Film Has Been Nominated for a Major Award!
Healing River, a movie I wrote and directed, has received nominations for three ICVM Crown Awards: Best Narrative Film, Best Actor, and Best Evangelistic Production! Now in their 48th year, the ICVM presentation (International Christian Visual Media) is the world’s … Continue reading