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Blessed Are the Peacemakers

Posted on May 21, 2025 by mitchteemley

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.” ~Matthew 5:9 ≅

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How to Change the World: Step One

Posted on May 18, 2025 by mitchteemley

“For the prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” ~James 5:16 Prayer changes people, and people changed by prayer change the world. ~AΩ~

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“Thank You” – They Really are Magic Words

Posted on May 4, 2025 by mitchteemley

“Please” and “thank you.” Those were “the magic words,” Mom and Dad taught me. Corny? You betcha. But you know what? When I taught my kids to say them, they really did turn out to be kind of magical. Why? … Continue reading →

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Get Real, Especially With Yourself

Posted on April 21, 2025 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week “She couldn’t tolerate lying from anyone, except when absolutely necessary, herself.” ~The Wishing Map “The truth about lies is that first, it’s to fool others, and later it’s to fool yourself.” ~Mystqx Skye “You can fool … Continue reading →

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An Invitation to Walk in the Light

Posted on April 9, 2025 by mitchteemley

~from The Simon Peter Chronicles by Mitch Teemley “Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” ~John 8:12 ~AΩ~

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How to Get a RISE Out of Your Readers

Posted on March 22, 2025 by mitchteemley

How to be Funny Whether you’re a writer, teacher, politician or mortician, this three-part series will help you be wittier. In the previous post, we learned that a funny story begins with a crisis. Now we’ll talk about how to build … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Reality 2.0

Posted on March 14, 2025 by mitchteemley

Reality isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Our external senses don’t tell us everything, just enough to function in the world around us, to pretend it’s orderly and makes sense. But meanwhile, there’s a whole other world inside of … Continue reading →

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Behold, What Manner of Love

Posted on March 2, 2025 by mitchteemley

I considered my smallness, and said, “Lord, I am nothing. Who am I that You should even notice me?” And a still, small voice answered, “You are the one who asks the question. And that is not nothing.  It is … Continue reading →

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My Secret Search for That Missing Something

Posted on February 25, 2025 by mitchteemley

Photo by Marco Carmona My Real Memoir I was a romanticist who was disappointed in romance, an idealist who was disappointed in his ideals. I’d once seen a hippy-ish movie about Francis of Assisi, and thought about him now. Like Francis, I … Continue reading →

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Are We Crossing the Line of Despair?

Posted on February 24, 2025 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week I believe our modern culture is taking the road followed by ancient Rome. One that embraced two continually escalating ideologies: pantheism (everything is divine) and paganism (design your own god). The merging of the two led to … Continue reading →

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