Tag Archives: responsibility

What Is Freedom?

Posted on July 4, 2024 by mitchteemley

Today, July 4th, is Independence Day in my country, the day we officially celebrate our freedom. But that’s not enough. Freedom must be celebrated, protected, and exercised every day. Why? Because: Freedom is Necessary “Life without liberty is like a … Continue reading →

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“Get Real.” Sincerely, God

Posted on December 31, 2023 by mitchteemley
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Are All Sins the Same?

Posted on November 7, 2022 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week It’s election week in my country, so it seemed an appropriate time to post this, although the point extends far beyond politics. Infinitely far, you might say. Are all sins the same? God seems to thinks … Continue reading →

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The Cost of Freedom in 2020

Posted on November 5, 2020 by mitchteemley

I wrote the words below after the 2016 U.S. elections. This year, the issues seem completely different. But are they? True, we’ve had four years of bluster from a man who believes not so much in conservative values as in … Continue reading →

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Our Greatest Fear

Posted on August 18, 2019 by mitchteemley

     “Live life with a due sense of responsibility, not as those who do not know the meaning of life, but as those who do.” ~Ephesians 5:15

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The Meaning of Life

Posted on November 5, 2017 by mitchteemley

“Live life with a due sense of responsibility, not as those who do not know the meaning of life, but as those who do.” ~Ephesians 5:15 If you know the way, show the way.

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The Wishing Map 38

Posted on November 9, 2016 by mitchteemley

Have you ever experienced a pampered but temporary retreat from regular life and longed to remain there forever? Would you be a different person now if you had?

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Real Fatherhood

Posted on October 3, 2016 by mitchteemley

During self-introductions a college student of mine once boasted that he’d fathered 11 children by 11 different mothers. I normally avoid judgmental statements. Not this time. “Do you support them?” I asked. “Uh, no!” he said with a grin. “Then … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 21

Posted on July 13, 2016 by mitchteemley

We are always making choices, even when we don’t know we are. And those are usually the ones that count the most.

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The Wishing Map 32

Posted on January 31, 2015 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Eight: Liulah (Continued) Previously: Feeling guilty about having kidnapped Zack, Liulah dragged him into an immense cloud.  But why? ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ By piercing their … Continue reading →

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