Tag Archives: past

While It Is Still Called Today

Posted on December 1, 2025 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Brooding about our past and worrying about our future is the most efficient way to ruin our present. Instead, let us focus on the now, and upon our fellow travelers. And let us: “Encourage each other … Continue reading →

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Looking Back: Ten Years Ago Today

Posted on July 14, 2025 by mitchteemley

Image by Johannes Plenio Thought for the Week Oh, how the world has changed. Ten years ago, I’d just seen Pixar’s Inside Out and cried like a baby; president Obama was normalizing relations with other countries; and Donald Trump had … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2022 by mitchteemley

“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights in whom there is no variation or shadow of changing.” ~James 1:17  

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Learn…and Move On

Posted on June 28, 2021 by mitchteemley

I’m on location shooting a film this week, so my posts will be short but (hopefully) sweet. Thought for the Week If we are wise (and if we are not, no advice will help us) we will learn not to … Continue reading →

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The Good Old Days

Posted on October 20, 2020 by mitchteemley

I’m delighted to bring you this Guest Post by a wonderful blogger and friend, Russell Brown (Russellings of the Spirit). Russell is a recently retired United Methodist pastor who is “still trying to figure out” what his next chapter will look … Continue reading →

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The Present Light

Posted on October 19, 2020 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Brooding about our past and worrying about our future is the most efficient way to poison our present. So instead let us “Encourage each other every day, while it is still called today.” ~Hebrews 3:13

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“Never Forget!” But Why?

Posted on September 12, 2019 by mitchteemley

“If stories weren’t told or books weren’t written, man would live like the beasts, only for the day. The whole world, all human life, is one long story.” ~Isaac Bashevis Singer Yesterday was the 18th anniversary of 9/11, the worst … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2017 by mitchteemley

“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights in whom there is no variation or shadow of changing.” ~James 1:17  

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