Tag Archives: Jesus

Count the Cost

Posted on June 16, 2024 by mitchteemley

“Count the cost… Those of you who do not give up all you possess cannot be my disciples.” ~Luke 14:28, 33 “(But) if you continue in my word, then you are truly my disciples. And you will know the truth, … 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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Take All of Me

Posted on May 19, 2024 by mitchteemley

“If (we) hope to produce work that will bear good fruit, we must draw our life from the true source–our living Savior. He is real. He is present. But all too often we reduce him to an abstraction, giving him … Continue reading →

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Becoming Complete

Posted on May 2, 2024 by mitchteemley

There’s a paradox in Jesus’ teachings: Again and again he tells me that what I want I must give. But I don’t have it to give because I am incomplete. So what must I do? I must let him invade … Continue reading →

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Change a Life

Posted on April 21, 2024 by mitchteemley

Dear Fellow Believer, Just a reminder that Jesus never called us to “witness” to others. He called us to be his witnesses.* And not just on Sundays, but 365 days a year. It’s who we are that matters, and who … 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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Freedom From Death

Posted on March 30, 2024 by mitchteemley

We are born in the shadow of death. No one gets out of here alive. But 2,000 years ago, Jesus signed Death’s death warrant. On the night before his crucifixion he taught his disciples to live in the light of … Continue reading →

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What’s Wrong With These Pictures?

Posted on March 29, 2024 by mitchteemley

It’s Good Friday, the day people throughout the world commemorate the most impactful death in human history. And yet, if these images, and even the suffering they depict, are all we see, then something’s wrong with every single one of … Continue reading →

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Sunday Is Coming!

Posted on March 28, 2024 by mitchteemley

Am I jumping the gun, celebrating too early? Maybe. But like the little guy in the photo, I can’t wait. Because I know Sunday is coming! And after that? Nothing will ever be the same. ~AΩ~

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How To Be Free

Posted on March 11, 2024 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week As a kid growing up in smog-strangled Los Angeles I heard a radio ditty about a magical island “26 miles across the sea.” But I could never see it, so I assumed it was a myth. … Continue reading →

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