THE RELATIONSHIP Christian salvation is a strange beast. Some think it is a “search for God.” For many religions, that is exactly the point. But for Christianity it is entirely wrong. Christianity is God’s search for us. Genesis 1 & 2 clearly proclaims that God created the world, then (day 6) he created Adam (adam is also the word for …
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GUEST POST from Don – The Relationship
GUEST POST from Don – Protesting Safely
PROTESTING SAFELY Protesting is unsafe. It always has been. There are many risks and few personal benefits. First, there are ALWAYS potential consequences that come with being part of a protest. The ground is uneven and you can fall down and go “boom.” One should consider all the things that can happen and evaluate the value of the protest. Realize …
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GUEST POST from Don – Put Away Your Pets
PUT AWAY YOUR PETS People get ~strange~ when it comes to their phones and their pets. Don’t tell them to put either away, right! As a former service tech (the following was not something I could say aloud at the time): “Please put your pets away BEFORE the service tech arrives!”** (**Professionally trained and certified service dogs …
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GUEST POST from Don – Six Lessons
SIX LESSONS from history we ignored in 2020 Ancient scientists were often wrong. So are modern ones, but the ancients got a few critical things right. Greek philosopher Thales taught that the Earth was suspended on water.Aristarchus however believed the Earth orbited the Sun – and he was dismissed by his contemporaries. One was wrong. How can …
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GUEST POST from Don – The Unsettling, chapter 1
PREQUEL to BLURRY MOUNTAIN: “THE UNSETTLING” ©️2026 Donald Whelpley Several mentioned they wanted to read “more” about Blurry Mountain*, a short story from Christmas 2024. I thought I would, then I thought maybe I should write how we got here. Who founded the farm? Looking back at the early 1800s I had fun and learned much. Not only who, …
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GUEST POST from Don – Sunk Cost Fallacy
To my readers:Hey! Last year I shared “Christmas on Blurry Mountain” and several indicated they would like to see more about Blurry Mountain. I am working on a prequel “The Unsettling” about the family which founded the farm on the mountain. I’ve gotten them from Wales to North Carolina. Am working on getting them to the mountains of Tennessee/North …
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Ponderings, Musings, Speculations, & Smiles – Jan 13, 2026
GUEST POST from Don – Hair vs. Beard
Visiting with friends over the Christmas holidays an engaged woman stroked her beau’s beard and asked “Where does the hair end and the beard begin?” All it takes for me is a good title. I wrote it down. The following flash story has nothing to do with that holiday visit except the question. Turns out that bias can be …
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GUEST POST from Don – It Doesn’t Hurt
IT DOESN’T HURT RICH PEOPLE. Exactly how does it hurt you if someone else has a billion dollar income? That person isn’t taking YOUR money away from you. If that person suddenly went bankrupt it wouldn’t help you one little bit. Here’s where it helps you a lot: That person pays more in taxes every year than you will …
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