Tag Archives: Jesus

Shine!

Posted on February 18, 2024 by mitchteemley

I’m not called to show people their darkness– They already know about that. I’m called to show them God’s light.  “Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father … Continue reading →

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The Ultimate Epiphany

Posted on January 7, 2024 by mitchteemley

Dictionaries define epiphany as a sudden or divine revelation. The annual celebration called Epiphany, traditionally on January 6th, commemorates the ultimate epiphany: the revelation that Yeshua Ha’Mashiach (Jesus the Messiah) came to save not only the people of Israel, but … Continue reading →

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About Those New Year’s Resolutions…

Posted on January 3, 2024 by mitchteemley

Ah, yes, New Year’s Resolutions, those things half of us make and the other half mock. Much has been said about how badly people follow through on their resolutions. After all, the statistical success rate is something like -33%, which … Continue reading →

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The Person in the Title

Posted on December 24, 2023 by mitchteemley

I love Christmas. And with all my heart I love the One whose birth it celebrates. But it wasn’t always so. I grew up in a nonbelieving home. Yes, we called it “Christmas,” but for us it was a secular … Continue reading →

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“While Shepherds Watched Their (Kids) by Night…”

Posted on December 23, 2023 by mitchteemley

Some years back, I wrote a four-scene Modern Day Christmas Experience that’s performed by churches and drama groups every year. Here’s a brief version of one of these, The Shepherds. Merry Christmas! The moment Dan and Trish Shepherd dragged their kids into … Continue reading →

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The Three Wisemans

Posted on December 21, 2023 by mitchteemley

Some years back, I wrote a four-scene Modern Day Christmas Experience that’s performed by churches and drama groups every year. Here’s a brief version of one of these, The Wisemans. Merry Christmas! Middleton Mall had seen better days. But the … Continue reading →

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Was Mary a Virgin?

Posted on December 12, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir My first semester of college was ending and Winter Break was looming like mistletoe. So my Folklore and Mythology teacher Dr. Glickman, to whom Christianity was the biggest myth of all, decided to treat us to a … Continue reading →

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How to Fix Our Broken World

Posted on November 26, 2023 by mitchteemley
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The Race Set Before Us

Posted on November 19, 2023 by mitchteemley

Paul, the traditional author of Hebrews (though some think it was his fellow apostle Barnabas), repeatedly used racing as a metaphor for faith. In an endurance race the real competitor is ourselves (“the sin that so easily entangles”). The key … Continue reading →

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The Road to Wisdom

Posted on November 6, 2023 by mitchteemley

Image by Johannes Plenio Thought for the Week “I shot through my twenties like a luminous thread through a dark needle, blazing toward my destination: Nowhere.” ~Carrie Fisher A very old patient visited a doctor friend of mine. “Good to … Continue reading →

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