Pastor Collin Outerbridge felt it as he scrolled through his Facebook feed. That nagging feeling of helplessness that comes with seeing so many people pointing fingers at others for the problems in the United States. Outerbridge, the pastor at Nona Church, was chewing on this for a couple of weeks back when he walked into a staff meeting and said, “What if we could be … [Read more...]
Sunny Side Up: Mosquitoes, I Hate
On the lighter side of the Nonahood, this is a column about the humorous realities of life in Central Florida. We must choose to laugh and sweat rather than cry and sweat. I’m sorry for what you are about to read. Perhaps this column should be renamed Sunny-Side Down. Who else can land on your neck, insert a straw and turn you into their favorite … [Read more...]
Sunny Side Up
On the lighter side of the Nonahood, this is a column about the humorous realities of life in Central Florida. We must choose to laugh and sweat rather than cry and sweat. Traffic. That horrid beast of a word, traffic. I wouldn’t usually write about this despicable topic, save for the fact that humor can be squeezed from even the most dreadful of circumstances. … [Read more...]
Sunny Side Up
On the lighter side of the Nonahood, this is a column about the humorous realities of life in Central Florida. We must choose to laugh and sweat rather than cry and sweat. Is Central Florida a hospitable place for human beings? After living here for seven years, I’m not so sure. Let's do some empirical observation of this environment we’ve chosen to call home. On any given … [Read more...]
Seed Packing Event Follow Up
This fall, Lake Nona folks came together with one common goal: to pack seeds for impoverished communities in Africa. Pioneers (https://www.pioneers.org/), across from Walmart on Narcoossee Road, hosted the event alongside local sponsors University Presbyterian Lake Nona (https://upc-lakenona.com/), and Cru https://www.cru.org/communities/ministries/gain.html). At the event, … [Read more...]
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