by jamesbondly | Apr 26, 2023 | About Life, Spiritual, Storytelling-Tall Tales
Living off the Land A Subsistence Way of Life The stairs were steep, and the ceiling was low. I crouched low to enter; the cellar smelled of wet dirt and sulfur from the soft coal. The small windows provided little light, not cleaned in fifty years, and thick cobweb...
by jamesbondly | Apr 14, 2023 | About Life, Spiritual
IT’S A MAD WORLD The lyrics BY Tears for Fears sparked this essay I noticed a sense of constant inadequacy and dread in me. Everything I am trying falls short. People fighting, divided, nations threatening, wars creeping ahead, and deceitful black intentions...
by jamesbondly | Mar 20, 2023 | About Life, About Photography, Spiritual
My Testimony—Why I believe in God The words of 1 Peter 3:15–16 express my core values and goal: “Always be prepared to answer everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear...
by jamesbondly | Feb 15, 2023 | About Life, About Photography, About Writing, Spiritual
Written Before Time Began We are walking documentaries. God wrote our stories before time began. As 2 Timothy 1:8-9 says, “God . . . had saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His purpose and grace which was...
by jamesbondly | Feb 4, 2023 | About Life, About Photography, About Writing, Spiritual
CAST THE FIRST STONE But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. When they kept questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8 Again, he stooped down and...
