"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."
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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
"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 π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0"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)
π·: An icon of St. George slaying the dragon @princetonartmuseum.bsky.social
#art #chesterton #fairytales #photography
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
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
Ruby-throated Hummingbird in our garden (August 10, 2025)
#birds #rubythroatedhummingbird #hummingbird #nature #wildlife #photography
Tonight's sunset in Ocean County, NJ
#sunset #photography #reflection #nature
Yellow-crowned Night Heron in Ocean City, NJ (April 29, 2025)
#birds #yellowcrownednightheron #heron #nature #wildlife #photography
White-throated Sparrows in Ocean County, NJ this afternoon
#birds #whitethroatedsparrow #sparrow #nature #wildlife #photography
Red-tailed Hawk at Edwin B. Forysthe NWR this afternoon
#birds #redtailedhawk #hawk #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500
A juvenile Little Blue Heron at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive (November 7, 2025)
#birds #littleblueheron #heron #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500
A male Ceraunus Blue butterfly at Circle B Bar Reserve (November 6, 2025)
#ceraunusblue #butterfly #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500
Ospreys at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive (November 7, 2025)
#birds #osprey #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500
American Coots at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive (November 7, 2025)
#birds #americancoot #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500
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 π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Tricolored Heron at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive this morning
#birds #tricoloredheron #heron #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500
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
Eastern Phoebes at ChampionsGate Golf Club (November 5, 2025)
#birds #easternphoebe #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500
Yellow-throated Warbler at ChampionsGate Golf Club this evening. This was a new bird for me.
#birds #yellowthroatedwarbler #warblers #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500
The Beaver Moon this evening
#beavermoon #supermoon #photography #nature #nikond500
Western Cattle-Egrets at ChampionsGate Golf Club (November 3, 2025)
#birds #westerncattleegret #cattleegret #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500
Golden Silk Orb-weaver (aka Banana Spider) at The Nature Conservancy's Disney Wilderness Preserve this afternoon
#spiders #bananaspider #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500
Red-shouldered Hawk at ChampionsGate Golf Club this evening
#birds #redshoulderedhawk #hawks #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500
Anhinga drying its wings at Circle B Bar Reserve (November 2, 2025)
#birds #anhinga #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500
Osprey at Circle B Bar Reserve this morning, scanning Lake Hancock for a potential meal
#birds #osprey #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500
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
Viceroy, Monarch, Zebra Longwing, and Gulf Fritillary butterflies at Circle B Bar Reserve this morning
#butterflies #viceroybutterfly #monarchbutterfly #zebralongwingbutterfly #gulffritillarybutterfly #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500
Pied-billed Grebes in the water hazards at ChampionsGate Golf Club (November 1, 2025)
#birds #piedbilledgrebe #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500
Loggerhead Shrike @ Kissimmee Lakefront Park
#birds #loggerheadshrike #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500
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.
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Absolutely brutal troll job of #Giants fans by the NFL Shop on Facebook π€¦π»ββοΈ
#NYGiants #GoGiants
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