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About Pondercentral, PONDER on THIS, and me, author Jeff Maziarek
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.
Selected from a vast library of spiritual growth books, the messages are currently received by hundreds of people all over the world. Please note that in addition to Pondercentral.com, Jeff occasionally posts to his Spirituality Simplified blog. To contact Jeff via email please click here.
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Category Archives: God
PONDER on THIS for Friday, May 30th, 2008 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“Our negative thoughts are receiving the attention that our prayers deserve, and are manifesting in our lives. If you don’t believe this, then you probably believe that the negative things in your life are being thrown your way by a … Continue reading
Posted in God, Prayer
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 by Marianne Williamson in THE GIFT OF CHANGE
“Often I’ve heard people complain about a plan that failed. “But it was a good idea! I don’t know why it didn’t succeed!” But though we might have thought something was a good idea, the mortal mind has a limited … Continue reading
Posted in God
Tagged Marianne Williamson, The Gift of Change
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PONDER on THIS for Friday, May 9th, 2008 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“We can’t truly control any single aspect of God or creation, yet we continue to make our own attempts to control God by limiting God to a human’s descriptive terminology. In other words, we have decided amongst ourselves that it … Continue reading
Posted in God
Tagged Pete Koerner, The Belief Formula
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PONDER on THIS for Friday, May 2nd, 2008 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
“The very questioning of the origin of the Bible is often considered sacrilegious by many a devout Christian, but is it unreasonable to want to know who wrote such an important literary work? Of course not. It is not solid … Continue reading
Posted in God, Religion
Tagged Jeff Maziarek, Spirituality Simplified
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PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 28th, 2008 by Carolyn J. Gable in EVERYTHING I KNOW AS A CEO I LEARNED AS A WAITRESS
“Every morning when I wake up, I have a conversation with God. I say, “Today, let me be everything you want me to be. How can I serve you today?” Before going to bed at night, we talk again. I … Continue reading
Posted in God, Intuition, Prayer
Tagged Carolyn J. Gable, Everything I Know as a CEO I Learned as a Waitress
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PONDER on THIS for Monday, April 14th, 2008 by Dr. Joseph Murphy in THE AMAZING LAWS OF COSMIC MIND POWER
“Millions of people believe in a God that sends sickness, pain, and suffering; they believe in a cruel and vindictive Deity. They do not have a good God, and, to them, God is not a loving God. Having such weird, … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Joseph Murphy, The Amazing Laws of Cosmic Mind Power
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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 by Shirley MacLaine in SAGE-ING WHILE AGE-ING
“I think we need to reconsider the whole idea of fear, especially in its Biblical context. The word most often translated in the Old Testament as fear is yirah, but it also means awe, reverence, respect, and devotion. The King … Continue reading
Posted in Fear, God
Tagged Sage-ing While Age-ing, Shirley MacLaine
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PONDER on THIS for Monday, February 25th, 2008 by Marianne Williamson in EVERYDAY GRACE
“Our problems in this world can surely be huge, but they are never as huge as God. The issue is never how bad things are, but how good God is. Hope lies in having more faith in the power of … Continue reading
Posted in Fear, God
Tagged Everyday Grace, Marianne Williamson
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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, February 20th 2008, by Neale Donald Walsch in CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD, BOOK 2
“Neale Donald Walsch: You call our theologies insane but how can any theology work without a system of Reward and Punishment? God: Everything depends on what you perceive to be the purpose of life and therefore the basis of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Conversations with God Book 2, Neale Donald Walsch
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BEST PONDER on THIS Message for Saturday, January 26th, 2008
“In the audio program called “Wake Up to Life” by the late Fr. Anthony DeMello, I was was struck by the following statement he made: “The reality is there is too much God talk; the world is sick of it, … Continue reading
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Tagged Fr. Anthony DeMello, Wake Up to Life
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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, November 7th, 2007 by Marianne Williamson in EVERYDAY GRACE
“Forget the idea that God has more important things to think about than you. This thought is not humble, but actually a thinly disguised arrogance. Could the Lord of the universe work at anything less than full capacity, surveying just … Continue reading
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Tagged Everyday Grace, Marianne Williamson
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PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, October 31st, 2007 by Neale Donald Walsch in FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD
“Spirituality says that all things are part of life, and that is a statement with which no one can disagree. You can argue all you want about whether there is a God, and whether all things are part of God, … Continue reading
Posted in God, Nature of Existence
Tagged Friendship with God, Neale Donald Walsch
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PONDER on THIS for Saturday, July 7th, 2007 by Todd Rundgren in GOD SAID
“Nearly everyone I know claims to have heard your voice And every time they do, I know I should rejoice Because one day you’ll break your silence And speak just to me But I feel like time’s running out And … Continue reading
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Tagged Todd Rundgren
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