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David Teems - who has written 9 posts on Transparent Christian Magazine.
David Teems is a published author, songwriter and stellar musician, who has lived 'by means of the word' for over 20 years. David was "Indie" long before that term was used to described working artists and writers. It is the privilege of Transparent Christian Magazine to have David 'sign on' for a regular column. "With Love in Mind" will highlight his writing, and from time to time will reference his book "To Love is Christ" (which is an amazing devotional that I am reading) and his upcoming publication "And Thereby Hangs a Tale--Finally, it was my dogs who taught me to stop and smell, well, everything.". ( Click here for an excerpt).
The Duty of Poets
Take the time to study the craft, to study the architecture and weight of a line. Actually read what you are about to post before posting it. Say it out loud. Get your ear involved. Get in the habit of rewriting, that is, going over a piece of text until it shines, until all the lumps are gone. Read great writers. There are many of them still out there, both Christian and non-Christian. There are bad writers out there as well, and their numbers are increasing. But they have something to teach us too, even if it is simply what not to do.
Continue reading...An Unlikely Hero
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
A HERO? THIS IS AN EASY ONE. When it was first suggested to me, a single image flashed in my mind. There was no debate. I loved my father, and because he is gone, it would be only right for the honor to go to him.
Continue reading...You Don’t Resume Life Here, You Remember It
Saturday, July 26, 2008
I WAS TOLD IT WAS USED AS AN ARMY HOSPITAL DURING THE CIVIL WAR. It is now a retreat center operated by the Episcopal Church.
Continue reading...Do Not Weep For Me
Thursday, July 17, 2008
IN LAST WEEK’S COLUMN, I began a story I did not finish, the story of a beautiful young woman who died, leaving a husband and a small child behind. I’d like to tell the rest of the story now, or at least the small part I had in it.
Continue reading...Will You Miss Me?
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Will you miss me when I’m gone? Years ago, my wife and I became friends with a young couple at our church. They had been married perhaps a year or so when we first met them. He had grown up as an only child from a family in Atlanta. She had been the only child of a couple in a small town in south Georgia.
Continue reading...Box Number Three
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Who chooseth me must give and hazard all he hath. William Shakespeare NO, IT’S NOT SCRIPTURE, but it’s close enough. In Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, suitors from all over the world come to Belmont to seek the hand of fair Portia. These men cross continents and great seas for the beautiful rich prize that [...]
Continue reading...Of Captain Kirk and Mother Teresa– David Teems
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
IN LAST WEEK’S COLUMN I mentioned my wife’s inability to move without pain in her back. She is better now, but it is still a work in progress. We’ve both had to adjust to the change in velocity. Her usual lightning speed has slowed to the pace of a good book. Still, in all the [...]
Continue reading...Intreat Me Not To Leave Thee– David Teems
Monday, June 9, 2008
I WAS SCHEDULED TO OFFICIATE a wedding this past weekend. I stayed home instead. But before passing judgment on me, here’s my story. Just days earlier, my wife was stricken with some mysterious pain in her back, a pain so intense it made her cry, and often. I made the only decision there was to [...]
Continue reading...With Love in Mind-David Teems
Monday, June 2, 2008
Touch me, remind me who I am. Stanley Kunitz Scripture says, “Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near.” If only it was as simple as singing another song, reciting a few oaths, lifting up hands, or even reading his book. These are all fine, but I think [...]
Continue reading...CIA Summit Christian Music Conference
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Thursday, September 25, 2008
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