Tag Archives: hope

Love Is Inconvenient

Posted on June 25, 2026 by mitchteemley

Source: pinterest.com There’s No Doubt About It Love is inconvenient Before it can be a noun it must be a verb And yet if you don’t love when it’s inconvenient you don’t love at all “Love suffers long, it is … Continue reading →

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It’s Time to Share Your Story

Posted on June 7, 2026 by mitchteemley

Acts 22:15-16 “You Will Be His Witness” It’s time to share your story. Has Jesus changed your life? That’s the story he calls you to tell. You don’t have to know the Bible inside and out (although knowing it, really … Continue reading →

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Be the Miracle Others Need

Posted on May 31, 2026 by mitchteemley

Source: From the Inside Out Pray for Power to Equal Your Tasks Be the miracle others need: Perhaps God’s most remarkable accomplishment is not that he can work miracles, but that he can work them through us. If we are … Continue reading →

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There Is No Greater Love

Posted on May 24, 2026 by mitchteemley

“Sacrifice…should be done from love…from necessity…it should be done for people who need your strength because they don’t have enough of their own.” ~Veronica Roth There is no greater love than this. Tomorrow is Memorial Day in my country, a day … Continue reading →

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There Is Not Room for Death

Posted on April 5, 2026 by mitchteemley

Risen!  “There is not room for Death, Nor atom that his might could render void: Thou – Thou art Being and Breath, And what Thou art may never be destroyed.” ~Emily Bronte    “Easter says you can put truth in a … Continue reading →

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Forty-Nine Years Ago This Week

Posted on April 2, 2026 by mitchteemley

On Easter Morning… Forty-nine years ago this week, for the first time in my life, I thought, Maybe I’ll go to church. There, for the first time, I heard the phrase “He is risen,” and the traditional response, “He is … Continue reading →

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Be Someone’s Answer

Posted on March 22, 2026 by mitchteemley

There’s a Reason… …Alcoholics Anonymous sponsors are recovering addicts. Lost people don’t want slogans, they want to be shown the way out by someone who’s actually found it. So don’t just give answers. Whenever possible, be someone’s answer, even if only … Continue reading →

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Hope Springs Eternal…

Posted on March 20, 2026 by mitchteemley

Source: Farmers’ Almanac Today is the official first day of spring, the Spring Equinox, (in my hemisphere). It’s the time every year that our Creator says, in living color, “I haven’t given up on you yet.” “Hope springs eternal in … Continue reading →

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In a False World Be Real

Posted on March 1, 2026 by mitchteemley

Image source: barrietoday.com In a False World, Be Real “From your precepts, I gain true understanding. Therefore, I hate every false way. Your word alone is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” ~Psalm 119:104-105 In … Continue reading →

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But Where Is God?

Posted on February 22, 2026 by mitchteemley

 But Where Is God? “God is the author of the cosmos, not a character within it. Since he created space-time, it is pointless to try to find him in the heavens. Could one find Handel himself by searching through the … Continue reading →

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