Tag Archives: grace

Our True Colors

Posted on October 27, 2024 by mitchteemley

I love to see the leaves change color in autumn, don’t you? Except that it’s a myth. Leaves don’t “change color.” My wife and I often walk in the woods. We’re blessed to live near Mount Airy Forest in Cincinnati, the oldest “urban forest” in the U.S., and what we’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 ∞

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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 ‘unclean’? The strict observance of religious ordinances? “You ‘humble’ 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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Throw Your Life Away

Posted on April 16, 2023 by mitchteemley

“Only those who throw their lives away for my sake and for the sake of the Good News will ever know what it means to really live.” ~Mark 8:35 May the good news of God’s grace invade every part of … Continue reading →

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Short Cut?

Posted on March 5, 2023 by mitchteemley

“There is no distinction. For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Yet God, with undeserved kindness, declares us righteous through Jesus.” ~Romans 3:24 “For it is by grace that you are saved, through faith, and … Continue reading →

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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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The Seeds of Grace

Posted on May 29, 2022 by mitchteemley

A pastor friend recently asked me to speak about forgiveness. Knowing my history with the subject as a writer, filmmaker and teacher, he suggested I do a follow-up to his own recent message on forgiveness. This provided a surprising opportunity … Continue reading →

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