GUEST POST from Don – Kentucky History: The Meat Shower

KENTUCKY HISTORY – THE MEAT SHOWER Only one sample of the mystery meat remains.  It sits in a glass bottle of alcohol at the Monroe Moosnick Medical and Science Museum at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. Meat from heaven?  Manna?  Nope. Best guess, by several knowledgeable people, experienced in the weirdness of nature, is that a passing kettle …
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GUEST POST from Don – Fires & Health

FIRES & HEALTH Did you know that NEARLY HALF of residential fires are caused by the kitchen range?  What are the issues with that device which make it so likely to cause a fire?   GREASE.  The number one cause is greases and oils (either in the oven or on the stove top).   Let’s think, β€œWhat is the …
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GUEST POST from Don – Century of “Christian” Asian Writers

CENTURY of β€œCHRISTIAN” ASIAN WRITERS Watchman NeeLin YutangToyohiko Kagawa Two from China, one from Japan…they spoke and wrote about a century ago although some of their writings did not come to America until later. Kagawa from Japan grew up among Christians (no picture available).  He had a philosophy of service.  He spent his life and fortune helping …
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GUEST POST from Don – The Unsettling, chapter 3

PREQUEL to BLURRY MOUNTAIN:Β Β β€œTHE UNSETTLING” ©️2026 Donald Whelpley CHAPTER THREE.  ANCHORS AWAY. Not long into May the family loaded the wagon and hitched a draft horse.  They had a canvas tarp over their luggage, crates, and gifts because, of course, it was drizzling.  Branwyn baked a few loaves of bread and packed some cheese for the trip to …
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GUEST POST from Don – Fruit Inspectors

FRUIT INSPECTORS It sounded wrong.Β Β The man I spoke with seemed spiritual, but he said something which grabbed my gizzard and gave a twist.Β Β Don’t get me wrong, just because someone is spiritual doesn’t mean he won’t make an occasional error in thought.Β Β The human part of us is pesky that way! What he said was β€œI’m not …
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GUEST POST from Don – Half The Story

HALF THE STORY The Smithsonian Magazine recently engaged in fear mongering:Β Β β€œGas Stoves Are Poisoning Americans by Releasing Toxic Fumes Associated With Asthma and Lung Cancer.” In the article they quote a co-author, Robert Jackson, of a study on gas stoves, β€œWe’ve spent billions of dollars cleaning up our air outdoors and nothing to clean up …
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GUEST POST from Don – “On Leaving The 99”

NOTE: I am working on something for Resurrection Sunday (April 5th); I’m using the following texts: Job 38:4a, 7, John 1:1-5, and Luke 24:1-9. The theme is awe. Here’s where it gets fun … I’m inviting my readers to write something with the same theme and the same texts. I’d love to see where you …
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GUEST POST from Don – Global Warming Re-Imagined (Again)

GLOBAL WARMING RE-IMAGINED (AGAIN) Popular Mechanics, a left-leaning publication, had this headline recently:  β€œEarth’s Disastrous 10th Tipping Point Has Been Identified.” Seriously?  The earth NEEDS another β€œtipping point?”  Aside from the humor, considering the earth is basically a BALL … there is no β€œtipping point.”  If the earth were a table it COULD have a tipping point.  (Before you respond …
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GUEST POST from Don – The God of Miriam, Job, and Joel

THE GOD OF MIRIAM, JOB AND JOEL…Three lessons about God. MIRIAM’S GOD A friend from church told about her acquaintance in another state.Β Β The older acquaintance is a strong follower of Christ and lives that way, being that she doesn’t hide or apologize for it. A few years ago Miriam had a chance to buy a …
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GUEST POST from Don – As It Turns Out

AS IT TURNS OUT More and more evidence is coming to the fore that shows that Americans have been greatly mislead about many things.  (If it were only ONE thing, I think we could let it go…right?) SCIENCE IS NOT β€œSCIENTIFIC” As it turns out strange things, which do not make a bit of sense, are …
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