Dan Ponder, Author at The Post-Searchlight

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It is time for football

Auburn’s first game of the season was last Saturday, the last day of August.  Coincidentally, it was during one of the hottest days of the ... Read more

by Dan Ponder, Sunday, September 8, 2024 10:45 am

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Foods from our Past

Mary Lou and I drove to Atlanta on Sunday to take my mother to her old church.  Roswell United Methodist Church became part of her ... Read more

by Dan Ponder, Saturday, August 31, 2024 4:44 pm

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Family Adventure

The excitement continued until the very end.  Catherine’s family was flying home into the yet undetermined path of Hurricane Debby.  Thanks to an eastward turn ... Read more

by Dan Ponder, Saturday, August 10, 2024 12:30 pm

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Cowboy Country

Several years ago, Mary Lou and I began a plan to travel with our children and grandchildren on a regular basis.  We planned to take ... Read more

by Dan Ponder, Saturday, August 3, 2024 3:36 pm

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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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