By Tom Poland: A Southern WriterTomPoland.net My June 15 post, The Kerosene Lamp, received reader comments that deserve sharing. Who in this era of ultra-dark-defying lighting would take the time to comment on the old kerosene lamp? Well, several did. Their responses made me glad I chose such an obscureContinue Reading

By Eileen Renders In 1922, Dr. London, A Cardiologist and Surgeon, was interviewed in TODAY magazine. He shared how he began to experience some subtle (initially) symptoms and, not unlike many of us, passed them off as inconsequential. However, as a couple of these symptoms began to intensify, he foundContinue Reading

By Mike DuBose In preparation for this series of articles, we examined the latest findings from the leading universities and medical schools studying this essential biological function. For most of my life, I was fortunate to sleep soundly. That changed following open-heart surgery for an aneurysm 15 years ago. AfterContinue Reading

By Eileen Renders Because the Bible tells us that God created the world in seven days, He made the Sun, the earth, the water, and created us. We are also told that Jesus is quoted as saying, I made these herbs, leaves, and berries for your food and your medicine.Continue Reading

By Tom PolandTomPoland.net I inherited an old Bible, so old I can’t determine its age. I see my ancestors reading that Bible by the light of a my kerosene lamp. The kerosene lamp, legendary for the destruction it caused. No cowboy scuffle was complete without a knocked over kerosene lamp.Continue Reading

By Eileen Renders Mayo Clinic provides much information regarding the stomach and how we can take measures to ensure that we are being proactive in avoiding diseases of the stomach to the best of our ability. The stomach is a muscular hollow organ that receives, stores, and initiates the digestiveContinue Reading

By Mike DuBose Archaeologists determined human music originated 40,000 years ago when they discovered bone flutes, clay drums, rattles, and shell trumpets across the globe. Music plays an important role in all human cultures and worship services, dating back to Genesis 4:21 where Jubal played string instruments and pipes inContinue Reading

By Tom Poland, A Southern WriterTomPoland.net Last fall I knew something wasn’t right with me. The feeling worsened over the winter. Then one March afternoon a walk to the mailbox and back felt like a forced march through the Mojave. I made an appointment with my physician and that ledContinue Reading

Rows of nails, a security measure of old. Photo by B. Newman Bancroft By Tom PolandTomPoland.net Old doors rife with nails. Rows and rows of nails. Studs. Like handsome lads, all in a row. All in precise order. I’ve come across two such doors. Brenda N. Bancroft, historian and co-founderContinue Reading