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How to Fix Almost Everything

Posted on August 20, 2025 by mitchteemley

Photo by Andrea Piacquadio “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” ~Anne Lamott ζ

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Windows Are Never “Just Windows”

Posted on February 7, 2025 by mitchteemley

Few objects are so suffused with meaning. Windows are symbols of the past or of the future, of possibilities or missed opportunities. They taunt us with freedom. Or separate the unruly world outside from the neat little worlds we’ve made … Continue reading →

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Are We Nothing More Than Blades of Grass?

Posted on January 26, 2025 by mitchteemley

A personal paraphrase of Psalm 90 Father You have always been our home Before the mountains were thrust up Or the earth itself was shaped You were our God Yet at your word we turn to dust For time has no … 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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Four Steps to Becoming a Superhero

Posted on January 15, 2025 by mitchteemley

1) Choose the right costume (very important). 2) Wear costume no matter how hard it is to put on. 3) Practice being super every day. 4) Choose a Super-name no one else has (very important). Have a Super Year, friends! … Continue reading →

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Our Entire Peception of Reality Is False

Posted on December 23, 2024 by mitchteemley

Image source: Stubborn Dad Thought for the Week “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” ~Hamlet I’ve had hearing loss ever since a wildly flailing college racquetball partner smashed a ball … Continue reading →

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The Reason He Came to Earth

Posted on December 22, 2024 by mitchteemley

“And so the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. And we have seen his glory, glory as of a Father’s only son, full of grace and truth.” ~John 1:14 ~AΩ~

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The Road We All Must Travel

Posted on December 14, 2024 by mitchteemley

Photo by Mikko Lagerstedt “Failure, not success, is the shortest path to victory. But be warned: it leads through a broken heart.” ~The Wishing Map φ

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Happy 200th Birthday to the Father of Modern Fantasy!

Posted on December 9, 2024 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week You may not know George MacDonald, but you know the writers he inspired. Without him, there would likely be no Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia, or A Wrinkle in Time. Considered the father … Continue reading →

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About Your Purpose in Life

Posted on December 7, 2024 by mitchteemley

“The purpose of your life did not begin with you, and it will not end with you.” ~The Wishing Map φ

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