Tag Archives: message

GrrAttitude! When We Forget to Be Grateful.

Posted on November 13, 2025 by mitchteemley

A Funny and Surprisingly Touching Thanksgiving Message! Dear pastors, teachers, and church drama groups: My wife and I were not happy when our washing machine and dryer both gave up the ghost within a week of each other! But then, … Continue reading →

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Halloween Is Almost Here!

Posted on October 30, 2025 by mitchteemley
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An Unforgetable Lesson in Grace

Posted on August 27, 2025 by mitchteemley

Preachers, teachers and group leaders: Classes have resumed at schools and universities, or will soon. If you’re looking for an unforgettable illustration to set up a talk on grace, my 2-minute video Grace 101 (below) may be just the thing! It’s available from my church … Continue reading →

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Tapping Into the Power of Story

Posted on February 1, 2025 by mitchteemley

How to Choose a Blog Name I admitted in my last post that, while I can construe my name to mean almost anything, it really is simply my name. Hence, the need for a subtitle. I’ve always been a storyteller. As … Continue reading →

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100 Years Ago (But It Could Have Been Today)

Posted on January 22, 2025 by mitchteemley

In 1925, Westminster Cathedral’s newly-established canon preached a message on contemporary sins. Reflecting on the traditional “7 deadlies” and upon his work among the poor, Canon Donaldson suggested these 7 Social Sins were the challenge of his time. They might … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 113

Posted on December 5, 2015 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Twenty-Two: Everything (Continued) Previously: As they journeyed east, Zack and Gina were haunted by increasingly violent nightmares. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ Gina had slept less than two hours, two frightening, fitful … Continue reading →

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“If Ya Wanna Send a Message…”

Posted on August 15, 2014 by mitchteemley

Picking a Blog Name, Part Five The old movie mogul Samuel Goldwyn is reputed to have snarled at a screenwriter, “If ya wanna send a message, use Western Union!” And yet so many of the greatest storytellers (novelists, filmmakers, playwrights) … Continue reading →

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