Paul Ponders

Hello and welcome to my blog, where I savor the journey through life. I write posts here about events in my life beyond Valparaiso University, my graduation from which inspired the launch of this blog. I also offer musings on life in the world, the past, what it means to be human, and on faith.

Monday, December 31, 2018

The Grapes of Reflection 2018

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I'm pleased to once again spend some time reflecting on the calendar year that is drawing to a close.  In keeping with what I've don...
Sunday, December 30, 2018

2018 News and Events in Review

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As was scheduled, this year 2018 brought another round of midterm elections. In Illinois, that meant it was time for elections for constit...
Saturday, December 29, 2018

The Larger-than-Life Experience of Texas

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Today, December 29, is Texas's Statehood Day.  This occasion makes me think back to my first trip there, which was 6 years ago next week...
Monday, December 24, 2018

Peace so Heavenly

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There was a conundrum at a church in Austria on December 24, 1818, that produced one of the most beloved and cherished Christmas Carols of a...
Friday, December 21, 2018

In Celebration of 200 Years of Illinois and Beyond

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The yearlong Illinois Bicentennial Celebration came to wonderful culmination earlier this month at a fine concert celebration of the officia...
Monday, December 3, 2018

Partying 1818-Style: An Illinois Bicentennial Salute

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It's time to party like it's 1818 all over again as we say, Happy 200th Illinois! It was on today's date, December 3, in 1818,...
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