Tag Archives: future

Looking Back: Ten Years Ago Today

Posted on July 14, 2025 by mitchteemley

Image by Johannes Plenio Thought for the Week Oh, how the world has changed. Ten years ago, I’d just seen Pixar’s Inside Out and cried like a baby; president Obama was normalizing relations with other countries; and Donald Trump had … Continue reading →

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What If There’s No New Normal?

Posted on June 9, 2025 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Five years ago, in the midst of the pandemic, there was a lot of talk about adjusting to “the New Normal.” The phrase got old fast. But not the struggle. And now, it seems, we’re adjusting … Continue reading →

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He Is Not Here…

Posted on April 20, 2025 by mitchteemley

He is risen! Wishing you a blessed Easter, dear friends. Today, tomorrow, and forever! -AΩ~

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What We Will Be Has Not Yet Been Revealed

Posted on January 5, 2025 by mitchteemley

“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, they are a new creation. The old things have passed away; behold, the new has come into being.” ~2 Corinthians 5:17 “I have come that you may have life, and have it abundantly.” ~John … Continue reading →

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To Avoid an Unthinkable Future

Posted on November 16, 2024 by mitchteemley

Artist: M-Tau “There are times we must face the unbearable now in order to avoid an even more unthinkable future.” ~The Wishing Map φ

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Facing the Unbearable Now

Posted on November 16, 2024 by mitchteemley

Source: GoodFon.com The Wishing Map is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site. To read the previous episode click here. To read it from the start, click here. Gina and her brother Zack were battling her monstrous nemesis when her sword simply disappeared. … Continue reading →

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23 Years Ago Today

Posted on September 11, 2024 by mitchteemley

It was the worst terrorist attack in American history, and as a result, people born after 9/11/2001 have lived their entire lives in the age of terrorism. But what does that actually mean? Remembrances of 9/11 receive less attention every … Continue reading →

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Happy Earth Day, Earth!

Posted on April 22, 2024 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Year This year for Earth Day, instead of giving our planet a Present Let’s give it a Future ⊕

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Facing the Future

Posted on January 1, 2024 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week A new year looms, and we ponder the road ahead, a road that existed long before we arrived and will continue long after we are gone. Yet each of us has a role to play in … Continue reading →

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Mapping Out My Future

Posted on September 19, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir Fall and winter of my senior year had turned out just the way I’d planned. But spring took an unexpectedly dark turn. First, our lovably nebbish Choir instructor Mr. Brock developed a bad case of the hiccups. … Continue reading →

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