Tag Archives: God

Don’t Trust God?

Posted on October 2, 2022 by mitchteemley

“Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?” ~Romans 8:35 “For we know that God works all things together for the good of those who … Continue reading →

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Shift Your Focus

Posted on September 11, 2022 by mitchteemley

“Although we tend to think about saints as holy and pious, and picture them with halos above their heads and ecstatic gazes, true saints are much more accessible. They are men and women like us, who live ordinary lives and … Continue reading →

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Parable of the Spare Change

Posted on September 8, 2022 by mitchteemley

Hey, I’m Brandon. So I lost my job. On Labor Day, no less. Which isn’t funny. It actually kinda sucks. I mean, everybody tells you what you wanna hear: “It’ll work out. You got this!” Only nobody means what they … Continue reading →

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Be Real

Posted on August 28, 2022 by mitchteemley

“Humility makes us real.” ~Thomas Merton †

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To Be Like Him

Posted on August 21, 2022 by mitchteemley

I’m particularly taken with this translation of Revelation 22:4 by theologian Dallas Willard. It captures viscerally the heart-stirring truth that to know God, “to see Him as He truly is,” is to be like Him (1 John 3:2). Oh, that … Continue reading →

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Another Thief on the Cross

Posted on August 11, 2022 by mitchteemley

Photo by My Ticklefeet I’d just finished a month-long gig, teaching acting in London and Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare’s birthplace, and had said goodbye to the last of my students. It had been a heady time, suffused with history. I had tickets … Continue reading →

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What is Real

Posted on July 31, 2022 by mitchteemley

“The prayer preceding all prayers is, ‘May it be the real I who speaks. May it be the real Thou that I speak to.’” ~C. S. Lewis ∞

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A Hard School

Posted on June 26, 2022 by mitchteemley

Photo by Alex Conchillos My cousin Cody struggled his entire short life with depression, addiction, and soul crushing self-doubts. He learned to drive that wretched machine in a hard school. And yet in the midst of the struggle he found … Continue reading →

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An Inspirational Journey

Posted on June 5, 2022 by mitchteemley

I’m up to my proverbial eyeballs in projects once again – the chiefest of which is my daughter’s wedding (which I’m officiating, btw)! Hence, I’ll be on hiatus for a week or so. Therefore, this is the perfect time for you … Continue reading →

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An Unknown Future

Posted on May 22, 2022 by mitchteemley

“Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.” ~Corrie ten Boom ~AΩ~

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