Dan Ponder, Author at The Post-Searchlight

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Hot as a July Station Wagon

Years ago, Mary Lou and I took our children on our first trip to Montreat, North Carolina.  It was a paradise hidden in the mountains ... Read more

by Dan Ponder, Saturday, July 13, 2024 3:48 pm

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This is Your Life

My mother, Jobie Ponder, has lived at Huntcliff Summit, an independent living facility in Atlanta for the past 12 years.  This week she was featured ... Read more

by Dan Ponder, Thursday, July 4, 2024 6:33 pm

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How do you see it?

More than once, I have used a topic from a Sunday sermon to write my own weekly column.  It is usually not that I am ... Read more

by Dan Ponder, Saturday, June 29, 2024 1:18 pm

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You will know when it is time.

I was not yet old enough to drive when I found out I had to have knee surgery.  After a football injury at Girard Junior ... Read more

by Dan Ponder, Saturday, June 8, 2024 1:00 pm

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Our Longest Journey

The first step of any journey is usually the most difficult.  It takes us out of our comfort zone and enables us to see life ... Read more

by Dan Ponder, Monday, February 19, 2024 9:26 am

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Antarctic Circle and Beyond

My bucket list visit to Antarctica has been around a long time.  Little did I know that this particular trip would exceed my wildest imagination.  ... Read more

by Dan Ponder, Saturday, February 10, 2024 11:00 am

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And then there was one

J. J. McCarthy felt the sting of defeat in the 2023 College Football Playoffs when the University of Michigan lost to Texas Christian University.  In ... Read more

by Dan Ponder, Sunday, January 14, 2024 2:16 pm

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Ready or not, here it comes

The years go by faster and faster.  My grandfather used to tell me that and I am now old enough to know this to be ... Read more

by Dan Ponder, Sunday, December 31, 2023 12:00 pm

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We will be home for Christmas.

Writing a weekly column is a treat and a challenge at the same time.  Sometimes the words just flow from my fingers as I type.  ... Read more

by Dan Ponder, Sunday, December 24, 2023 11:30 am

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I’ll be home for Christmas

The past few days my wife and I have enjoyed the sights and sounds of New York City.  We love to visit the Big Apple ... Read more

by Dan Ponder, Sunday, December 10, 2023 12:30 pm

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