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Jeff Maziarek, author of Spirituality Simplified and Codi's Journey, available in both print and eBook formats, launched Pondercentral.com in May 2007 as a web-based forum for "PONDER on THIS," a series of weekday inspirational email messages he began sending to subscribers in March 1999.
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Category Archives: God
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, September 13th, 2012 by Neale Donald Walsch in FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD
“You are made in the image and likeness of God. Now this you have always understood, for this, too, you have been taught. Yet you are mistaken about what My image and likeness is. Thus have you been mistaken about … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 16th, 2012 by Terry Cole-Whittaker in LIVE YOUR BLISS
“God does not judge and punish us; we judge ourselves and administer our own punishment. Shame and guilt for our so-called past mistakes can cause us to be too embarrassed to face God, to come back home and receive all … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, July 9th, 2012 by Emmet Fox in YOUR HEART’S DESIRE
“Whoever you are, God has not made you without a definite purpose in view. The Universe is a universe; that is, it is a unified harmony, a Divine Scheme. There can, therefore, be no such thing as a misfit, or … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, July 4th, 2012 by John Randolph Price in LIVING A LIFE OF JOY
“Going all the way back to Sanskrit, we find that the root word of God is “invoked.” Invoke means “to call forth, to summon.” So in this context, God is whatever we call forth and give power to. And that’s … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, June 15th, 2012 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“From all that I’ve read and experienced, I have come to believe that the God-Force is not some autocratic monarch in the sky, but is actually a pure loving energy that supports us in our growth in a detached manner. … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Monday, March 19th, 2012 by Jenniffer Weigel in I’M SPIRITUAL DAMMIT
“You remember the movie Toy Story?” “Of course I said.”… “Well, we are all like the toys in that movie. We are on the shelf, and God knows we are there. But sometimes he prefers Woody and sometimes Buzz. We … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, November 4th, 2011 by Ken Keyes, Jr.
“Meher Baba described the relationship between God and humanity this way: “It is for the sake of Love that the universe sprang into existence, and for the sake of Love that it is kept going.” God decided to play a … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, October 19th, 2011 by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD BOOK 1
“Some of your religions have built up whole theologies around the misconception that God would – or could – create anything imperfect. And that is what it is, literally: a misconception. For anything I conceive – all that to which … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, August 4th, 2011 by Paul Ferrini in THE SILENCE OF THE HEART
“To learn to trust you must experiment being neutral about what happens in your life. You don’t have to see things in a positive light. Just stop seeing them in a negative light. Stop imposing your expectations on the events … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, July 12, by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE VOICE OF KNOWLEDGE
“There is nothing to fear anymore; we don’t have to be afraid to die. There is only one force that exists, and when we die, everybody is going back to the same place. Even if we don’t want to, even … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, June 23rd, 2011 by Terry Cole-Whittaker in LIVE YOUR BLISS
“The idea that God is angry and must be pacified by means of blood sacrifice and violence against others came from the teachings of Zoroaster, an ancient prophet and religious poet from Babylon. His teachings about an angry, vengeful, and … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, June 14th, 2011 by Therese Benedict in DAYS GO BY, NOT LOVE
“There is so much pain that scours this earth and demeans our way of life. All of us can help change this chain of misery. We can do this by starting with ourselves. Work from the inside out. Start within … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, May 18th, 2011 by Gary Spinell in IT WAS YOU, ALL ALONG
“We have been taught that there is only so much to go around for everyone, whether it is love, money, or success. Some religions teach that God has reasons that some of us fail. They teach that if we do … Continue reading
PONDER on THIS for Thursday, April 28th, 2011 by Megan Don in MEDITATIONS WITH TERESA OF AVILA
“We are called to the ever-present and ongoing journey of surrendering ourselves to the divine will. Through this continual act of surrender we come to find our essential nature and thus our true freedom. Even though at times we may … Continue reading
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 by Neale Donald Walsch in COMMUNION WITH GOD
“Death does not exist. To say that death exists would be to say that you do not exist, for you are Life itself. To say that death exists would be to say that God does not exist, for if God … Continue reading