Tag Archives: wisdom

True Success

Posted on July 7, 2024 by mitchteemley

“May you be so successful that people attribute all kinds of things to you that you never actually said!” ~Albert Einstein But seriously… Remember that true success is living out the purpose for which you were made. “For many are … Continue reading →

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Count the Cost

Posted on June 16, 2024 by mitchteemley

“Count the cost… Those of you who do not give up all you possess cannot be my disciples.” ~Luke 14:28, 33 “(But) if you continue in my word, then you are truly my disciples. And you will know the truth, … Continue reading →

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Speaking the Truth

Posted on June 9, 2024 by mitchteemley

God is love. ~1 John 4:8 Therefore, if we do not speak out of love, we do not speak for God Period ∗

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Take All of Me

Posted on May 19, 2024 by mitchteemley

“If (we) hope to produce work that will bear good fruit, we must draw our life from the true source–our living Savior. He is real. He is present. But all too often we reduce him to an abstraction, giving him … Continue reading →

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Seeing by the Light of Humility

Posted on May 15, 2024 by mitchteemley

Studies have shown that most eyewitnesses of an event believe they have observed everything that occurred. And yet, the same studies reveal, not one witness can ever accurately recount the entire event. Until we turn on the light of humility, … Continue reading →

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The Sense of God

Posted on February 28, 2024 by mitchteemley

“The mind which thinks it knows Reality because it has made a diagram of reality, is merely the dupe of its own categories. The ‘sense of God’ is not a metaphor. Innumerable declarations prove it to be a consciousness as … Continue reading →

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Be Real

Posted on February 26, 2024 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Perhaps never before has our world been so full of people who’ve forgotten how to be themselves. Be the one who shows them. “Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. … Continue reading →

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The Lives of Trees

Posted on February 16, 2024 by mitchteemley

Of all the flora upon the earth, none seem quite so human as trees. Endlessly varied, not only by species, but individually, they strive to find nourishment, to grow and produce offspring. They struggle to weather the storms of life, … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day Reminder

Posted on February 12, 2024 by mitchteemley

Wednesday is Valentine’s Day! Don’t forget to buy something for that special creep in your life. Thought for the Week “We accept the love we think we deserve.” ~Stephen Chbosky “Let men tremble to win the hand of woman, unless … Continue reading →

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Only in the Winter…

Posted on February 8, 2024 by mitchteemley

The world is born in the spring rejoices in summer and bundles its blessings in autumn ∗ But only in the winter does it learn who it is ∗

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