Tag Archives: murder

Have We Become Desensitized?

Posted on August 7, 2023 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week “Only five?” This is the reaction many (most?) of us have when we hear that yet another mass shooter has struck. “Only five?” I confess, I’ve responded this way. It takes bigger numbers, more deaths to … Continue reading →

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Gun Control vs. Self-Control

Posted on May 26, 2022 by mitchteemley

Two days ago, an 18-year-old murdered nineteen children and three adults in Texas – just ten days after another 18-year-old shot thirteen people, ten fatally, in Buffalo, NY. The New York shooter was a known racist, while the Texas shooter … Continue reading →

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A Real-Life Murder Mystery – with a Twist

Posted on November 3, 2021 by mitchteemley

Photo by Ekrulila My Featured Blogger this week is Thomas Bonich of Common Sense Tom. Tom’s overall theme is right there in his title. But more specifically, his stated goal is to “champion critical thinking, human dignity, equality, levelheadedness, even-handed, … Continue reading →

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St. Valentine’s Day: In Memoriam

Posted on February 15, 2018 by mitchteemley

89 years after the infamous St. Valentine’s Day Massacre: 17 innocent people (unlike the 7 warring mobsters in Chicago) were murdered. They were mown down with a deadly weapon wielded by an emotionally disturbed young man. What can I say … Continue reading →

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Are All Sins the Same?

Posted on October 15, 2017 by mitchteemley

Are all sins the same? God seems to thinks so. (Romans 3:10, 23) But how can this be? Say two men are given responsibility for the oversized buckets designed to carry water to their village. One fills his bucket with straw … Continue reading →

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Double Tragedy

Posted on June 24, 2017 by mitchteemley

When someone harms others publicly, we see two parties: perpetrators and prey. We loathe the monsters and mourn the victims. And yet, to God all crimes are family tragedies. For all, victims and monsters, are his children. His heart is broken twice.

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