Most of last year, WordPress’s Machiavellian master processor (AI with a lot of A and too little I) busied itself with systematically removing my subscribers. The only upside was that I had more time for other projects. Then, last spring, … Continue reading → The post A Bit of Urgent WordPress Housekeeping first appeared on Mitch Teemley.| Mitch Teemley
My Real Memoir A year after I first met icon-in-the-making Keith Green, he released a song about religious complacency. Interestingly, its title “Asleep in the Light” was the mirror opposite of a phrase I’d used to describe my own spiritual … Continue reading → The post On Being Awake in the Dark first appeared on Mitch Teemley.| Mitch Teemley
Thought for the Week We are not the only creatures on earth who look up at the stars. But we are the only ones who look up and ask, “Why?” “Yes, your life has a purpose.” said Rhema. “What?” Gina … Continue reading → The post Yes, Your Life Has a Purpose first appeared on Mitch Teemley.| Mitch Teemley
I asked God for advice, and he said, “OK. Change.” I replied, “No, no, there you go again misunderstanding my requests!” Warning: If you ask God for guidance, he’s going to tell you to change. This is why prayer is so … Continue reading → The post Warning: Prayer Is Dangerous! first appeared on Mitch Teemley.| Mitch Teemley
Photo by Johannes Plenio Do you call it Fall, from the old Germanic word fallan? Which literally means to “fall,” as in the temperatures or the leaves, or both. Or do you call it Autumn? A prettier-sounding word from the … Continue reading → The post Hurry Up Fall and Stick Around! first appeared on Mitch Teemley.| Mitch Teemley
Skewed (def) – Marked by a sudden, unexpected change in direction. Synonyms: lurching, asymmetrical, off-kilter. Our world has always been a little skewed. And no one captures that reality better than cartoonists. 2025 has been full of off-kilter events that … Continue reading → The post Skewed Humor for a Skewed World first appeared on Mitch Teemley.| Mitch Teemley
I’d been sleeping like a rock lately. Which is to say, badly. (Rocks can’t sleep.) And that night was no exception. Brain woke me up at 2 a.m. “Hey!” “Go back to sleep, Brain!” “I can’t. I’m feeling weird and … Continue reading → The post Producing Pearls Late at Night first appeared on Mitch Teemley.| Mitch Teemley
Christmas 2025? First, tell yourself, “I’m having deep thoughts here. True, there are things I need to do, but this is more important(ish). What I’m pondering right now could actually make the world a better(ish) place!” Here are some ponderables … Continue reading → The post Eight Ways to Avoid Actually Working first appeared on Mitch Teemley.| Mitch Teemley
Left to Right: Maranatha Concerts Live album, Keith Green, Greg Laurie, Sweet Comfort My Real Memoir Mark Twain didn’t say, “The two most important days of your life are the day you’re born and the day you find out why.” … Continue reading → The post The Public Debut of Me #2 first appeared on Mitch Teemley.| Mitch Teemley
Thought for the Week “Love your enemies?” Outrageous! No one had ever dared propose such a thing before. It’s called grace, unmerited favor toward those who don’t deserve it (which is everyone, by the way). And it’s at the very … Continue reading → The post The Revolution to End All Revolutions first appeared on Mitch Teemley.| Mitch Teemley
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Picking Kathy up before the Prom (vintage super-8 film) My Real Memoir How could I forget my first love? Every now and then, when I was a teenager, Dad would drive us all the way to Hollywood for dinner. And that usually meant the Small World Importium, a wondrous imports shop and restaurant featuring international| Mitch Teemley - The Power of Story