Tag Archives: sacrifice

Palm Sunday

Posted on March 25, 2018 by mitchteemley

“The great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. “They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, ‘Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the … Continue reading →

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Fierce Love

Posted on June 19, 2017 by mitchteemley

I’m not a violent person. In fact, when I was studying method acting in college—the tap-into-your-feelings approach made famous by Brando and De Niro—I had difficulty inhabiting a particularly violent role because I’d never felt the desire to hurt anyone. … Continue reading →

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41 Years Ago Today

Posted on August 18, 2016 by mitchteemley

By the time the war ended, 58,220 American soldiers had died in Vietnam. And, in a strange irony, 50,000 of the people they’d gone to save had been evacuated to the United States. It was the largest airlift in U.S. … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 130

Posted on February 3, 2016 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Twenty-Four: The Long Night (continued) Previously: Just when Gina appeared to have accidently stabbed her brother, her sword disappeared. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ She started to look at her hands, but at … Continue reading →

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The Death of Humanity?

Posted on November 20, 2015 by mitchteemley

We’ve heard about the villains. Let us also remember the heroes. At La Belle Equipe, the Parisian café where 19 people died on Friday the 13th, former French Marine Eric Doninichetti shielded his girlfriend from a hail of bullets, then risked his … Continue reading →

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