Tag Archives: meaning of life

Running the Race Set Before Me

Posted on June 1, 2025 by mitchteemley

It’s true, Jesus is my hero. But he’s so much more than that. And, yes, I’m aware that some (non-historian) people believe he never existed. Or that he was only loosely based on an obscure, deluded rabbi. And then later … Continue reading →

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This Is the Only Thing That Matters

Posted on May 31, 2025 by mitchteemley

“The only thing that matters is faith expressing itself through love.” ~Galatians 5:6 So love who you can as much as you can for as long as you can ≅

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How to Remember Your Future

Posted on May 19, 2025 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Thirteen Years. That’s how long Marcel Proust spent writing and expanding his seven-volume autobiographical novel. He obsessed over getting every detail right, and leaving nothing out. Only no one would publish it. So he published it … Continue reading →

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Slowly Drowning With No One “Up Top”

Posted on April 29, 2025 by mitchteemley

“Deep Sea Diver” by TolyanMy My Real Memoir I was busy, but not fulfilled. When I wasn’t writing, directing, acting, or falling in love, I felt empty, isolated. My big little academy The Newport Institute of the Arts had become a turnkey … Continue reading →

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This Is the Meaning of Life

Posted on April 27, 2025 by mitchteemley

I don’t usually get choked up over doctrinal statements. But the first time I read this summary of the purpose of human life drafted by the Westminster Assembly, a gathering of English and Scottish clergy in 1646, something in me … Continue reading →

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Our Hearts Will Remain Restless Until…

Posted on April 17, 2025 by mitchteemley

I have but one longing that can never be fully satisfied: my longing for my Creator. And yet, paradoxically, while it is the only thing I can never fully possess in this life, it is the only thing that gives … Continue reading →

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An Invitation to Walk in the Light

Posted on April 9, 2025 by mitchteemley

~from The Simon Peter Chronicles by Mitch Teemley “Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” ~John 8:12 ~AΩ~

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Putting My Search for Meaning On Hold

Posted on March 11, 2025 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir I’d been admitted, I discovered, to one of the top drama schools in the country. The “Welcome Theatre Majors! Party” at a wealthy alumna’s pad, revealed two other things: they could drink and they could think. If they’d been … Continue reading →

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Caterpillars Don’t Become Butterflies!

Posted on March 10, 2025 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Did you know that caterpillars are not “transformed” into butterflies? In metamorphosis (the name of the process), a caterpillar is liquefied. Only after its actual death can an entirely new creature, a butterfly, emerge! Most people’s … Continue reading →

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My Secret Search for That Missing Something

Posted on February 25, 2025 by mitchteemley

Photo by Marco Carmona My Real Memoir I was a romanticist who was disappointed in romance, an idealist who was disappointed in his ideals. I’d once seen a hippy-ish movie about Francis of Assisi, and thought about him now. Like Francis, I … Continue reading →

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