Tag Archives: grace

A Love Beyond Forgiveness

Posted on June 22, 2025 by mitchteemley

Imagine meeting someone who is so breathtakingly good, so kind and intelligent that you fall instantly in love with them. So you beg them to come and live with you. And they say, “Yes!” Now imagine they’ve acquired videos of … Continue reading →

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May Your Life Always Reflect That Light

Posted on May 25, 2025 by mitchteemley

May your life always reflect that light. โˆด

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The Reason He Came to Earth

Posted on December 22, 2024 by mitchteemley

“And so the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. And we have seen his glory, glory as of a Father’s only son, full of grace and truth.” ~John 1:14 ~Aฮฉ~

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How to Curse

Posted on October 28, 2024 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week When I was in my 20s, I was proud of my liberated use of profanity. It was what set me apart from the uptight older generation who simply needed to โ€œget over it.โ€ Words were just … Continue reading →

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Our True Colors

Posted on October 27, 2024 by mitchteemley

Iย loveย toย seeย theย leavesย changeย colorย inย autumn,ย donโ€™tย you? Except that itโ€™s a myth. Leaves donโ€™t “change color.” My wife and I often walk in the woods. Weโ€™re blessed to live near Mount Airy Forest in Cincinnati, the oldest โ€œurban forestโ€ in the U.S., and what weโ€™ve learned … Continue reading →

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Can an “Un-Saved” Person Be Redeemed?

Posted on August 12, 2024 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Not everyone uses the term un-saved. But Jesus said, and our own eyes confirm, that there are people who are on paths of self-destruction, whose choices are toxic to themselves and to others. I know, because … Continue reading →

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Fit Us for Heaven

Posted on June 3, 2024 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Bill was a proud man. Trust me, I know because I have an excess of pride myself. Bill played the lead role in my production of A Man for All Seasons, a play about the British … Continue reading →

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Two Things

Posted on April 7, 2024 by mitchteemley

The first is greater than I can bear to think. And the latter is greater than I dare to hope. “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.” ~John 15:13 โˆž

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Set Others Free

Posted on August 6, 2023 by mitchteemley

Image by Anne Wipf What is it that God requires of us? The careful construction of holy places in which to live apart from people who are โ€˜uncleanโ€™? The strict observance of religious ordinances? โ€œYou โ€˜humbleโ€™ yourselves by observing the … Continue reading →

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The Purpose of the Cross

Posted on July 16, 2023 by mitchteemley

The cross isn’t a means of forgiveness. It’s proof of it. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that everyone who believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” ~John 3:16 … Continue reading →

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