Tag Archives: growth

Slow-Growing Beauty

Posted on April 5, 2021 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week I took this photo of magnolia buds on a recent walk. It may be the only time I’ve ever snapped a shot of tree buds. In fact, I rarely even notice them. Instead, early each spring … Continue reading →

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My Experiment in Becoming Human

Posted on October 6, 2020 by mitchteemley

The Key to Fulfilling God’s Promise I recently wrote about my goal of talking less and listening more, of focusing more on others. This, I concluded, meant altering my habit of speaking all of my thoughts aloud. However, there’s often … Continue reading →

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Is It Real?

Posted on September 27, 2020 by mitchteemley

Faith: If it doesn’t change who I am, it isn’t real.

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Isolation Sucks, and yet…

Posted on April 18, 2020 by mitchteemley

We seem to have hit critical mass. More than any other time during the pandemic people are suffering the effects of isolation: loneliness, depression, anger (domestic violence is up), longing for escape (drug sales are soaring). But if we to … Continue reading →

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A Lesson on Achieving from Harry Potter

Posted on January 22, 2020 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Meschach Kanyion. I don’t know much about Meschach, except that he’s a pastor who says “I study the life of Jesus so that I can become like him and help others do the same.” … Continue reading →

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3 Ways To Hear God’s Voice

Posted on January 1, 2020 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on The Church Revolution:
Unfortunately, we don’t have the luxury of audibly hearing the sound of God’s voice with our own two ears. I mean, that would just be awesome! I feel like my life would be so…

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Mixed Blessings

Posted on February 4, 2019 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
Part Two: Oil and Water (To read Part One, click here) Now, about that woman I was “destined to marry”… I was leading the performing artists group at a large church in Southern California. There…

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The Right Person

Posted on November 17, 2018 by mitchteemley

We spend so much of our lives waiting for “the right person.” The right person to marry. The right person to hire us for that career-making job. The right person to make it happen, whatever “it” is. Many years ago, … Continue reading →

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Journaling for Life

Posted on October 15, 2018 by mitchteemley

Part Two: How to Write a Life Journal for Present You and Future You (including suggestions on how to use fewer words than this subtitle does) I argued in Part One that the future benefits of journaling are at least … Continue reading →

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7 Views on Writing

Posted on August 21, 2018 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
Hey, remember that scene where the alien bursts out of the guy’s chest?  “If a story is in you, it has to come out.”  ~William Faulkner Write without restraint! And then…restrain, restrain, restrain. “Write drunk, edit…

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