Tag Archives: prayer

This Is My Thanksgiving Prayer

Posted on November 28, 2024 by mitchteemley

My Thanksgiving prayer is for perfect peace, for atheists, Christians, Muslims, Jews… for all to sit down at a glorious feast upon hearing the most incomparable news of a king who can make us sisters and brothers, forgiving our foolish, desperate paths, … Continue reading →

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When Does the Impossible Become Possible?

Posted on November 17, 2024 by mitchteemley

Source: Mehmet Turgut Kirgoz A man where I live died. But he’s feeling much better now. In 2013, Anthony Yahle went into cardiac arrest and was rushed to Kettering Medical Center. Doctors tried for 45 minutes to restart his heart. … Continue reading →

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Ruffled Feathers and Unanswered Prayers

Posted on October 13, 2024 by mitchteemley

“God is in the discipleship business, not the insurance business.” But that doesn’t mean he ignores our prayers. Quite the opposite. For God, answering prayers is “an inside job.” Continue reading →

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Unsavable?

Posted on September 7, 2024 by mitchteemley

Image by Nathan J. Hilton “Is there anything more agonizing than being unable to save someone whose fate you’ve helped create?” ~The Wishing Map φ

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Dishonest Prayers?

Posted on August 25, 2024 by mitchteemley

Back when I was an atheist, I thought this progressively self-centered mock-prayer by Danish humorist Piet Hein summed up the essence of faith. I thought prayer was, in fact, nothing more than a method of flattering God in order to … Continue reading →

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Bee Happy

Posted on July 17, 2024 by mitchteemley

I found a bee in my house. The poor thing was weak, struggling to move. So I picked it up. It barely budged. I was going to put it out of its misery, but then I thought, “Wait, why not … Continue reading →

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My Dress Rehearsal for Death

Posted on July 11, 2024 by mitchteemley

In the year 2000, I found a golf-ball-sized lump in my neck. Not having swallowed any golf balls recently, I decided I’d better see a doctor. Dr. Yamagata was the opposite of the cold-but-efficient Asian doctor stereotype. He was friendly … Continue reading →

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How to Overcome “That Guy”

Posted on February 5, 2024 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Have you ever crashed head-on into the old you, and discovered how much you dislike that worldly, self-absorbed person? I have. And, truth be told, there’s still far too much of him in me. 1% would … Continue reading →

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“Get Real.” Sincerely, God

Posted on December 31, 2023 by mitchteemley
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If You Think This Season’s Hard for You…

Posted on December 18, 2023 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week The holidays are, for some, about present love and past pain. But for others they are the reverse, a time of loneliness and isolation, of only faintly remembered love. I’ve had both, as I’m sure you … Continue reading →

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