Tag Archives: hell

Dream Logic

Posted on August 31, 2018 by mitchteemley

Production on my new feature film has been completed! I’ll write about the experience in a new Filmmaker’s Journal entry next week. Meanwhile, here’s a meditation on something infinitely more important, no matter how passionate I may be about my … Continue reading →

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Is Robin Williams in Hell?

Posted on August 11, 2018 by mitchteemley

Here’s a re-post of one of my earliest blogs, dedicated to actor-comedian Robin Williams, who died on this date four years ago. Robin Williams’ death brought on the expected flood of tributes, but also a smaller wave of hellfire pronouncements … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 107

Posted on March 14, 2018 by mitchteemley

Have you ever found a cherished friend in someone you’d mistaken for an enemy?

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The Power of Words

Posted on February 2, 2018 by mitchteemley

Start Here I believe in the power of story to speak truth into people’s lives (including my own), hence the name of this blog site. I also believe in the power of words to change how I think and live—and … Continue reading →

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The Waiter from Hell?

Posted on May 1, 2017 by mitchteemley

All I wanted from our server was for him to tell us what the specials were, to make a few recommendations, and then bring us our food, quickly and hotly (is that a word?). Instead, he seemed offended at everything, … Continue reading →

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Shake the Gates!

Posted on April 30, 2017 by mitchteemley

You have the key. Use it!

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Can the Unbelieving be Saved?

Posted on February 7, 2017 by mitchteemley

Not everyone relates to the word “saved.” But Jesus said, and our own eyes tell us, that there are people who are on paths of self-destruction, whose choices are toxic to themselves and others. Not just violent or abusive types, … Continue reading →

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Summer’s Here!

Posted on July 10, 2015 by mitchteemley

When I was a teenager, my dad used to chant, “Spring has sprung, the grass has riz, wonder where all the little flowers is.”  So I said I’d come up with something for summer.  Here it is.  Not terribly original, … Continue reading →

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