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Noah Lang

@noahjlang.bsky.social

Pastoral counselor focused on shame, trauma, and addiction | Community & Discipleship director at Redeemer Fellowship in Toms River, NJ | D.Min. in Pastoral Care & Counseling | Hobby Photographer (mostly birds) | Mets | Knicks | Opinions are my own

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Opinion | The Quest for Perfection Is Stunting Our Society

"You cannot learn or grow while trying to appear as if you have everything figured out. You cannot talk to God by trying to avoid doing something wrong."

30.11.2025 11:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"The baby has known the dragon intimately ever since he had an imagination. What the fairy tale provides for him is a St. George to kill the dragon." (G. K. Chesterton)

πŸ“·: An icon of St. George slaying the dragon @princetonartmuseum.bsky.social

#art #chesterton #fairytales #photography

29.11.2025 03:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We visited the Princeton University Art Museum this morning. Here are a few pictures of the campus on our way back to our car.

#photography #princeton #newjersey

28.11.2025 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A few familiar favorites from an early Thanksgiving morning walk: Great Blue Heron, Northern Cardinal, Mallard, and White-throated Sparrow

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.

#birds #greatblueheron #northerncardinal #mallard #whitethroatedsparrow #nature #wildlife #photography #Thanksgiving

27.11.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird in our garden (August 10, 2025)

#birds #rubythroatedhummingbird #hummingbird #nature #wildlife #photography

27.11.2025 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tonight's sunset in Ocean County, NJ

#sunset #photography #reflection #nature

26.11.2025 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yellow-crowned Night Heron in Ocean City, NJ (April 29, 2025)

#birds #yellowcrownednightheron #heron #nature #wildlife #photography

24.11.2025 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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White-throated Sparrows in Ocean County, NJ this afternoon

#birds #whitethroatedsparrow #sparrow #nature #wildlife #photography

23.11.2025 00:34 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Red-tailed Hawk at Edwin B. Forysthe NWR this afternoon

#birds #redtailedhawk #hawk #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500

15.11.2025 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A juvenile Little Blue Heron at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive (November 7, 2025)

#birds #littleblueheron #heron #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500

15.11.2025 03:13 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A male Ceraunus Blue butterfly at Circle B Bar Reserve (November 6, 2025)

#ceraunusblue #butterfly #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500

11.11.2025 11:41 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ospreys at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive (November 7, 2025)

#birds #osprey #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500

10.11.2025 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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American Coots at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive (November 7, 2025)

#birds #americancoot #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500

09.11.2025 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We kept track of license plates on vacation. We saw 44 states + the District of Columbia + 3 Canadian provinces + a diplomat plate + several U.S. Government plates.

09.11.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tricolored Heron at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive this morning

#birds #tricoloredheron #heron #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500

08.11.2025 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Three new birds for me today at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive: Gray-headed Swamphen, Painted Bunting, and Fulvous Whistling-Ducks

#birds #grayheadedswamphen #paintedbunting #fulvouswhistlingduck #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500

07.11.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Eastern Phoebes at ChampionsGate Golf Club (November 5, 2025)

#birds #easternphoebe #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500

06.11.2025 12:14 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yellow-throated Warbler at ChampionsGate Golf Club this evening. This was a new bird for me.

#birds #yellowthroatedwarbler #warblers #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500

06.11.2025 02:14 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Beaver Moon this evening

#beavermoon #supermoon #photography #nature #nikond500

06.11.2025 00:29 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Western Cattle-Egrets at ChampionsGate Golf Club (November 3, 2025)

#birds #westerncattleegret #cattleegret #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500

05.11.2025 00:57 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Golden Silk Orb-weaver (aka Banana Spider) at The Nature Conservancy's Disney Wilderness Preserve this afternoon

#spiders #bananaspider #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500

04.11.2025 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Red-shouldered Hawk at ChampionsGate Golf Club this evening

#birds #redshoulderedhawk #hawks #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500

04.11.2025 00:58 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Anhinga drying its wings at Circle B Bar Reserve (November 2, 2025)

#birds #anhinga #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500

03.11.2025 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Osprey at Circle B Bar Reserve this morning, scanning Lake Hancock for a potential meal

#birds #osprey #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500

03.11.2025 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ocola Skipper, Monarch, White Peacock, and Cloudless Sulphur butterflies at Circle B Bar Reserve this morning

#butterflies #ocolaskipperbutterfly #monarchbutterfly #whitepeacockbutterfly #cloudlesssulphurbutterfly #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500

02.11.2025 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Viceroy, Monarch, Zebra Longwing, and Gulf Fritillary butterflies at Circle B Bar Reserve this morning

#butterflies #viceroybutterfly #monarchbutterfly #zebralongwingbutterfly #gulffritillarybutterfly #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500

02.11.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pied-billed Grebes in the water hazards at ChampionsGate Golf Club (November 1, 2025)

#birds #piedbilledgrebe #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500

02.11.2025 12:18 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Loggerhead Shrike @ Kissimmee Lakefront Park

#birds #loggerheadshrike #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500

01.11.2025 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The more vulnerable and needy we feel, the more dangerous our use of power becomes, because we are far more likely to exploit the vulnerable to feed ourselves. Compelled by their own anxieties, fears, and weaknesses, leaders often abuse the power they have been entrusted with.

30.10.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#NYGiants #GoGiants

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21.10.2025 01:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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