GUEST POST from Don – Faces Of God

FACES OF GOD In Genesis 32:22-32 we have the story of Jacob wrestling with God.  He, alone in the wilderness,  wrestled with him until the break of day.  I won’t tell the whole story here (you can read it for yourself).  But Jacob would not let go of God unless God blessed him.  So Jacob received a new name.  “…Israel, for …
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GUEST POST from Don – THE UNSETTLING, chapter 5

PREQUEL to BLURRY MOUNTAIN:  “THE UNSETTLING”© 2026 Donald Whelpley CHAPTER FIVE.  SLOW AND PURPOSEFUL. On the coastal plains there were more slave than free, more black than white.  The Negroes were not talkative.  They always seemed to move with purpose, and looked neither left nor right.  Once Grigor stopped negro man to ask directions.  The man was furtive and only answered …
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GUEST POST from Don – Interpreting Scripture

INTERPRETING SCRIPTURE There are many paths to false interpretation.  There is only one path to the truth.  That path starts and ends with KNOWING THE MIND OF GOD.  Find God’s purpose for including those words. THEOLOGY.  Using theology to interpret Scripture is backward.  If the Bible is God’s word, then why use man’s word to interpret?  Theology should be informed by …
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GUEST POST from Don – THE UNSETTLING, chapter 4

PREQUEL to BLURRY MOUNTAIN:  “THE UNSETTLING”©️ 2026 Donald Whelpley CHAPTER FOUR.  EVERYTHING NEW. Glad to be on land, they couldn’t wait for the trip which would carry them closer to their destination.   Grigor had heard the the mountains of North Carolina/Tennessee were cooler than the coastal plains and was good for cattle and sheep.  That was his goal.  On …
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