Greater Yellowlegs at Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (September 3, 2025) #birds #greateryellowlegs #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500

At back-to-school night. Kid's ROTC class has 4 things they're responsible for everyday. First on the list is: "Be a good human being." Maybe we should put the ROTC instructors in charge of the military.

Sanderling at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park (September 4, 2025) #birds #sanderling #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500

The workaholic believes that by achieving their material goals they will finally be worthy of love and happiness, Arthur C. Brooks writes. The first step to rectifying this erroneous mindset is recognizing that it exists: https://theatln.tc/ZHLFB0A0

"The things we carry around with us—unsaid, unacknowledged, unconfessed—the amount of stuff we insist on carrying around with us in that little sack on our shoulders is killing us. It is killing us literally and figuratively, spiritually and emotionally, quietly and surely." (Robert Benson)

Easy to blame the absolute garbage pitching staff that Stearns assembled for the #Mets collapse, but this offense (which should have been much much better) came up incredibly small every time it mattered. You're allowed to score 4 runs if your starter gives up 3. #LGM #Mets #MetsSky

I feel absolutely nothing about today possibly being Pete's last home game as a Met. Actually, strike that. What I feel is regret that he passed Straw as the franchise HR leader. Worst team money could buy. #LGM #Mets #MetsSky

We must not assume that our family, church, community, country, or organization is always right just because the people in it use the right words. We must never agree to “protect” the name of God by covering ungodliness.

When you sit with someone who is suffering, grieving, or sorrowing, you are sitting face-to-face with a grief that your Lord has carried. There is no tragedy that you will encounter in another’s life or in your own that He has not borne.

Stearns and the coaching staff should be fired and the core needs to be broken up. Keep Soto and the young pitching. Everyone else should be available for the right price. This team is a disgrace. Worse than the worst team money could buy. #Mets #LGM #MetsSky

Black Skimmers at Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (September 3, 2025) #birds #blackskimmers #shorebirds #nature #photography #nikond500

Double-crested Cormorant drying its wings at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park (September 4, 2025) #birds #doublecrestedcormorant #nature #wildlife #photography #nikond500

A juvenile Ruby-throated Hummingbird taking a break in our garden this afternoon #birds #rubythroatedhummingbird #hummingbirds #nature #flowers #garden #photography #nikond500

Monarch butterflies in our yard/garden this afternoon #butterfly #butterflies #monarchbutterfly #nature #photography #nikond500

Pulling McLean here is another in a long line of horrendous decisions by Mendy this season. Maybe he'll be a good manager some day, but he's not now. #LGM #Mets #MetsSky

Spicebush Swallowtail butterflies in our garden (August 15, 2025) #spicebushswallowtail #butterflies #butterfly #photography #nature #nikond500

Ruby-throated Hummingbirds in our garden this afternoon #birds #rubythroatedhummingbird #hummingbirds #nature #photography #nikond500

This pitching staff is a major problem. #Mets #LGM #MetsSky

"The more my woes are multiplied, the gentler will be your mercy." (St. Augustine of Hippo, 'Expositions of the Psalms') #SermonPrep

#Mets bats have underperformed to the point that no one could have expected lineup to be this bad. But SP is shaking out exactly like all of us feared when they made Holmes & Montas their big acquisitions. Completely predictable. Stearns' plan was flawed & Mets losing because of it. #LGM #MetsSky

Bring both Sproat and McLean up and send Holmes to the bullpen too. #Mets #LGM #MetsSky

A monarch butterfly in our garden this afternoon #butterfly #butterflies #monarchbutterfly #nature #photography #nikond500

Many times as leaders, we ignore marriages saturated with sin and deceit without truth or care because we value the external appearance of marriage over the holiness of God lived out in hidden places.

A female Ruby-throated Hummingbird in our garden this afternoon #birds #rubythroatedhummingbird #hummingbird #nature #photography #nikond500

Last year, every decision Mendy made was the right one. This year, every decision he makes is the wrong one. He's been as bad as his players have been. stanek has no business being anywhere near a high leverage situation. #Mets #LGM #MetsSky

I can't believe I'm watching Montas instead of Sproat or McLean. This is one of the most unlikeable and unenjoyable teams that I can remember. It's a miserable experience to watch them. #Mets #LGM #MetsSky

Lindor needs to sit a game. Gotta start holding guys accountable. And maybe it will help him clear his head. He's lost. #Mets #LGM #MetsSky

NJ's largest military base was used to temporarily house Afghan refugees after the US withdrawal. Now ICE will use it as a detention facility. If Trump's ending of TPS goes through, it's possible Afghans could go back there as detainees patch.com/new-jersey/m...

“Who is your neighbor? According to Jesus, your neighbor is not limited to your friends, your family, and your fellow citizens. Your neighbor is anyone in need of your mercy.” - @brianzahnd.bsky.social

"#Mets winning everyday but Soto's doing nothing" > "Soto's hitting a HR everyday, but Mets keep losing" #LGM #MetsSky

I saw a series of images from Josh Howerton getting tons of attention on several social media platforms. It’s world refugee day, so a little tongue in cheek (though serious issues are at stake), I thought I’d “grade” this as a theology professor.

This is a must-read, albeit a heavy one. "The moral dimension of capital punishment is not just about what we do to others. It’s also about what we do to ourselves."

Such a frustratingly predictable player #Mets #LGM #MetsSky

The longer I live, the more convinced I am that the most powerful gift we can give in almost any human situation is our unhurried presence.

David Peterson: Bonafide ace

My trust level with #Mets starters: 1. Peterson 2. Senga 3. Holmes 4. Canning 5 (by default). Megill I know Senga has the stupid ERA, but he's essentially a 5-inning pitcher. Peterson is consistently going 7 innings recently. That gives him the edge. #LGM #MetsSky

Your regular reminder... #Mets #LGM #MetsSky

Difficult and good are not antonyms.

Tylor Megill is this generation's Mike Pelfry: all the potential in the world and shows occasional flashes while being given opportunity after opportunity, but never puts it all together and always seems to revert to a near-5.00 ERA. #Mets #LGM #MetsSky

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Two “check engine lights” for leadership burnout: 1. Escapism. Numbing, distracting, self-medicating, procrastinating, avoidance of silence. 2. Self-righteousness. Entitlement, superiority, martyr complex, resenting the people you serve.

Last off-season, Leon Rose went all in on two players (Towns and Bridges) who ended up not being good fits for his coach and/or his star PG. How does he fix that this off-season? Can't run it back with the same team. One or both of them have to be shipped back out. #Knicks #KnicksSky

Northern Mockingbird in Ocean County, NJ this afternoon #birds #northernmockingbird #mockingbird #nature #photography #nikond500

Gary and Keith wondering what Mauricio's role on the #Mets could be while Jared Young is at bat is a rare miss by this booth. #LGM #MetsSky

Barn Swallow in Ocean County, NJ (May 30, 2025) #birds #barnswallow #nature #photography #nikond500

A male Red-winged Blackbird in the NJ Pine Barrens this afternoon #birds #redwingedblackbird #nature #photography #nikond500

Congratulations, Faizan Zaki! #NewYorkerCartoons A cartoon by Jimmy Craig, from 2021. See more from New Yorker Humor: glmr.co/ZvkxGj3

By the time you’re in your 40s you should have: - no idea what anyone is going on about

Rejoicing in human suffering because it angers your political enemies is antichrist, the way of the beast rather than the way of the Lamb. Image bearers are not pawns in a game of perceived grievances.

Jalen Brunson deserves as much criticism for his play in this series as he received praise for his play the first 2 series. #Knicks #KnicksSky