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What Is Prayer?

Posted on September 6, 2026 by mitchteemley

Photo © by Mitch Teemley What Is Prayer? It’s a deceptively simple question. Consider pondering each of the following perspectives thoughtfully and, of course, prayerfully.  “Prayer is a refusal to settle for what is.” ~Walter Brueggemann “To clasp the hands … Continue reading →

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I’m Learning to Love My Broken Self

Posted on September 3, 2026 by mitchteemley

Image source: Kim Brown Today I’m Learning to Love My Broken Self Yes, I know the idea that we’re all broken isn’t a popular one. It seems many dislike the term because they assume it means either unfixable or unlovable. But … Continue reading →

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Why Do We Need to Believe in Him?

Posted on August 30, 2026 by mitchteemley

Photo by Mitch Teemley Why do we need to believe in him? One night many years ago, I ran into a young woman “witnessing” on a street corner. She told me Jesus loved me, but that I needed “to believe … Continue reading →

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We Accept the Love We Think We Deserve

Posted on August 23, 2026 by mitchteemley

Photo by Elisabeth Wales “We accept the love we think we deserve” (Stephen Chbosky). Sadly, we are not only prone to accepting the love we think we deserve, but only the love we think we deserve. And it severely limits … Continue reading →

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An Unforgettable Lesson

Posted on August 20, 2026 by mitchteemley

Pastors, teachers and group leaders: Classes have resumed at schools and universities, or will soon. In my 2-minute video (below), a harsh Religious Studies professor threatens to fail his students unless they can describe in one minute “the essence of … Continue reading →

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Love vs. Power

Posted on August 16, 2026 by mitchteemley

Photo by Tante Tati Love vs. Power “Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his love for us in that, while we were still … Continue reading →

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Who Makes Your Decisions?

Posted on August 9, 2026 by mitchteemley

Artwork source: Diamond Consultants Who makes your decisions? In Genesis 13, we’re told that Abram (whose spiritual legacy is immeasurable) and his nephew Lot had done exceedingly well as shepherds. So much so, that they needed to divide their flocks … Continue reading →

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God Spoke Today in Flowers

Posted on August 2, 2026 by mitchteemley

All photos © Copyright by Mitch and Trudy Teemley “God spoke today in flowers, and I, who was waiting for words, almost missed the conversation.” ~Ingrid Goff-Maidoff ℘ “Ask now the beasts, and they will instruct you, or the birds of … Continue reading →

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Share the Reason for Your Hope

Posted on July 26, 2026 by mitchteemley

Photo by Lina Trochez Share the Reason for Your Hope “Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them become what they are capable of being.” ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ≅

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A Taste of Heaven

Posted on July 19, 2026 by mitchteemley

Photo by Roman Odintsov A Taste of Heaven “For I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son … Continue reading →

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