Category: Ponderings
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Rob Bell & a new American Christianity
I grew up in the church and after nearly 30 years of weekly sermons, bible studies, sunday school, kids events, youth events, as an attendee and volunteer, the message can sometimes feel a bit redundant, albeit still good. In my 20’s my mind was asking lots of question and pondering ideas that didn’t have specific…
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…To Love Well
Eight ladies and three men decided to take a trip to Guyana, South America. To share God’s love. I didn’t know what to expect, but I wanted to join. On Friday, June 24, we headed out to begin the adventure. For those of you familiar with the 80’s movie “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” staring Steve…
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11,000+ miles in 30 days
I had great photo plans for this roadtrip but it didn’t quite go as planned. I’ve come to realize when I’m traveling to visit friends and family I haven’t seen in a while, the photography goes on the backburner as there’s so much to catch up on. Even though I love shooting photography, my top…
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We are like the orange…
Sitting outside on an unusually crisp and cool morning with my orange in hand, I begin peeling back the skin and tossing it into my bowl so I can get to the “good part.” A hundred different thoughts about the past and the upcoming week flood my mind. Then I remember that I’m trying to…
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My poppa, the bus driver
“…at his last stop everybody gets off before he drives the bus over the bridge [back into the city] where the bus is parked overnight. As he’s pulling the bus up to the last stop, he tells the people on the bus to give him their problems. He tells them he knows that life is…
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Feel the excitement…
Today could be the day that changes the direction of your life and propels you into your destiny. Or maybe you wake up and it’s just another day. It’s up to you. Life is all about the choices you make. You are not a victim. You, and you alone, determine your destiny. Make today the…
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All is one and one is all is…
Sitting here pondering the interconnectedness of all things in the universe. It’s kind of mind-boggling to think that all is one and one is all is one and one is all is one… you get the drift. I find it easy to connect with nature because it has “weight.” You step outside and you can…
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Hug a stranger
It’s so refreshing to watch little kids play. They say and do exactly what’s in their miniature minds. They hear no and it doesn’t phase them. They move on. Uninhibited. Free. They are able to quickly let go of what didn’t work out and move on to the next adventure. They see someone they don’t…
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Silence and s’mores
Sitting here in silence. Eating a s’more. I’m enjoying solitude more and more every day. Give me a decade, and I might be a monk. You just don’t get moments of silence in our world today. You have to create them. Enjoy them. Treasure them. It’s the perfect opportunity to grow. It’s hard to evolve…
Angel K Will 