Tag Archives: light

Be the Light, Share the Light

Posted on October 9, 2025 by mitchteemley

Be the Light Share the Light ψ

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Remember to Look for the Crack

Posted on October 4, 2025 by mitchteemley

“Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me… Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.” ~Shel Silverstein “Hold fast to dreams, … Continue reading →

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May Your Life Always Reflect That Light

Posted on May 25, 2025 by mitchteemley

May your life always reflect that light. ∴

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How I Discovered the Real Me

Posted on February 9, 2025 by mitchteemley

I prayed before sunrise this morning, confessing my failings, admitting my fears, seeking to better know my God. Later on, at the bathroom mirror, I was startled to see the face of an adult staring back at me. Why? Because … Continue reading →

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A Christmas That Lasts Forever

Posted on December 26, 2024 by mitchteemley

Most westerners think of the Christmas season as the period between late November and December 25th. But technically that was Advent. The season of Christmas begins on December 25th. Does it matter? Yes. The reason is in the words themselves: … Continue reading →

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Ending Evil

Posted on November 23, 2024 by mitchteemley

Photography by Johannes Plenio “In the end, evil always turns out to be transitory, even illusory. For it cannot remain where it is disinvited.” ~The Wishing Map φ

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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 Content of Our Character

Posted on January 15, 2024 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week The problem with quoting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lies not in finding meaningful words, but in knowing where to stop! Imagine if he’d lived beyond his brief thirty-nine years — oh, how we need his … 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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The Holes in Our Reality

Posted on December 17, 2023 by mitchteemley

The familial warmth and sentiment of Christmas can, ironically, obscure the real reason Christ came: to reveal the holes in our reality. Our world isn’t a natural one, he showed, but an unnatural one, a broken shadow place hidden from … Continue reading →

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