Tag Archives: My Real Memoir

This Is My Real Memoir (Honest)

Posted on October 14, 2025 by mitchteemley

Now’s your chance! How’s that for a generically exciting lede? On Tuesdays, I normally post my epic birth-to-infinity memoirs (eat your heart out, Ulysses). But I’ve just started a week-long project, so I’m taking a break from blogging. And this … Continue reading →

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When the Spell Suddenly Breaks

Posted on October 7, 2025 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir My anxiety was still on the hunt. It whispered from under the bed and grinned at me from darkened hallways. But I drowned it with hope, and crowded its specter with friends, new comrades in faith. My … Continue reading →

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On Being Awake in the Dark

Posted on September 30, 2025 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir A year after I first met icon-in-the-making Keith Green, he released a song about religious complacency. Interestingly, its title “Asleep in the Light” was the mirror opposite of a phrase I’d used to describe my own spiritual … Continue reading →

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The Public Debut of Me #2

Posted on September 23, 2025 by mitchteemley

Left to Right: Maranatha Concerts Live album, Keith Green, Greg Laurie, Sweet Comfort My Real Memoir Mark Twain didn’t say, “The two most important days of your life are the day you’re born and the day you find out why.” … Continue reading →

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The New Me (Some Assembly Required)

Posted on September 16, 2025 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir I was a new creation. Which was even more wonderful than it sounded—I finally knew my purpose. But new creations have bugs, most of which are holdovers from earlier, bungled versions. It was time to rethink every … Continue reading →

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Learning About Human (and Inhuman) Nature

Posted on September 9, 2025 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir It was my last term of graduate school. I’d become engrossed in researching my final thesis paper, “Moral Disintegration in the Roman Theatre.” During its last 100+ years, I discovered, the empire had abandoned the Greek model … Continue reading →

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Please Don’t Make Me Religious!

Posted on September 2, 2025 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir Funny thing. I knew my leap of faith was the most important thing I’d ever do. But I didn’t run and sing like Julie Andrews. Instead, with quiet conviction, I simply told my Creator, “I want to … Continue reading →

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The Biggest Leap of My Life

Posted on August 26, 2025 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir “You don’t have to cough,” I told God. To wit, “You don’t have to make a sound or produce a theatrical burst of light for me to believe you’re here.” In fact, looking back, it seemed God … Continue reading →

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There Really Was Someone “Up Top”

Posted on August 19, 2025 by mitchteemley

Source: Animalia Life Club My Real Memoir I was reading it in secret, The Bible. I couldn’t help it. I hadn’t chosen it. “It” had chosen me. I was finally encountering Jesus in context. And in the process, discovering the kind … Continue reading →

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We Were Hungry for Real Love

Posted on August 12, 2025 by mitchteemley

Photo by cottonbro studio My Real Memoir Dinah was stately. She would have made an excellent queen. But she was also sensuous and bohemian. And underneath that creamy skin was a woman hungry for real love, rather than a repeat … Continue reading →

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