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Banned From the Bible #5

Words of Wisdom Articles are mini articles that have been printed in the Oneida, TN, Independent Herald newspaper since September 2019. “Words of Wisdom” is published online weekly and available on: https://www.indherald.com/p/words-of-wisdom.

This week’s contribution is Banned From the Bible #5 from May 8, 2026. 

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Walking in Wisdom #105 - Bible and Science "Kinds"

Walking in Wisdom, Edition 105 is now available. Look for it on my Walk in Wisdom Periodical page. If you'd like to receive it by email, please use the Response page.

Edition 105 - Bible and Science “Kinds”, released April 27, 2026, contains:

  • QA: Doesn’t scientific law disprove God’s involvement in Creation? - John T Polk II
  • Cosmetics Without Character - bonus article from John T Polk II 
  • God’s Wisdom in National Governing - John Kachelman, Jr
  • Salted Speech - quotes and images from Pythagoras, German proverbs, and others about parenting, justice, debate, equality, alcoholism, children, legacy, speech, and communication 

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Banned from the Bible #2

Words of Wisdom Articles are mini articles that have been printed in the Oneida, TN, Independent Herald newspaper since September 2019. “Words of Wisdom” is published online weekly and available on: https://www.indherald.com/p/words-of-wisdom.

This week’s contribution is Banned From the Bible #2 from April 17, 2026. 

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Walk in Wisdom #103 - If Life Is Worship

Walking in Wisdom, Edition 103 is now available. Look for it on my Walk in Wisdom Periodical page. If you'd like to receive it by email, please use the Response page.

Edition 103 - If Life Is Worship, released April 13, 2026, contains:

  • QA: Does Everything I do Glorify God? - John T Polk II
  • QA: If Life Is Worship, Why Attend Church? - bonus article from John T Polk II 
  • Excuse Busters - Anonymous
  • First Questions God Asks in the Old Testament - Donnie Barnes chart
  • First Questions God Asks in the New Testament - Donnie Barnes chart
  • Salted Speech - quotes and images from Robert Brault, J Larson, and others about Bible reading, sleep, God’s gift, wisdom, proof, Nature, and God’s work

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Walk in Wisdom #101 - Are the Jews God's Chosen People Today?

Walking in Wisdom, Edition 101 is now available. Look for it on my Walk in Wisdom Periodical page. If you'd like to receive it by email, please use the Response page.

Edition 101 - Are the Jews God’s Chosen Today?, released March 30, 2026, contains:

  • QA: Are the Jews God’s Chosen People Today? - John T Polk II
  • Galatians 3: Why NO Old Testament Prophecy of Christ or His Kingdom is Unfulfilled - bonus article from John T Polk II 
  • Excuses  - The Kingsmen Quartet lyrics, from Through the Years with the Kingmen
  • Assessing Our Life in Christ - Edd Sterchi
  • Salted Speech - quotes and images from Henry Ford, Robert Louis Stevenson, Michelangelo, and others about life, character, unity, legacy, social media, and goal setting

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Walk In Wisdom #99 - Protected Revelation

Walking in Wisdom, Edition 99 is now available. Look for it on my Walk in Wisdom Periodical page. If you'd like to receive it by email, please use the Response page.

Edition 99 - Protected Revelation, released March 16, 2026, contains:

  • Protected Revelation - John T Polk II
  • QA: Did Roman Catholicism Give Us Our Bible? - bonus article from John T Polk II 
  • It’s a Lot Bigger Than the Weather  - Robert Lupo
  • The Word of God Is Powerful - Donnie Barnes chart (based on ideas from John Ritchie)
  • Salted Speech - quotes and images from various sources about the Bible, Christian life, God’s Word, perseverance, and Bible Study

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Walking in Wisdom #96 - God's Burden Against America

Walking in Wisdom, Edition 96 is now available. Look for it on my Walk in Wisdom Periodical page. If you'd like to receive it by email, please use the Response page.

Edition 96 - God’s Burden Against America, released February 16, 2026, contains:

  • God’s Burden Against America - John T Polk II
  • Are We Led By the Spirit of God?  - free bonus article from John T Polk II
  • Lessons from a Snowflake - Matt Clifton
  • Salted Speech - quotes and images from George Washington, Adlai Stevenson, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, George Orwell, and James Madison about defence, society, truth, hate speech, government, liberty, God’s authority, and negotiations

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Walking In Wisdom #95 - Love That God Deserves

Walk in Wisdom, Edition 95 is now available. Look for it on my Walk in Wisdom Periodical page. If you'd like to receive it by email, please use the Response page.

 

Edition 95 - Love That God Deserves, released February 9, 2026, contains:

  • The Love and Respect God Deserves From Man - John T Polk II
  • Book of Ruth Outlined - free bonus outline by John T Polk II
  • Theophilus: Classic Evolution - Bob West cartoon
  • How Much of Your Heart Have You Given to God? - Edd Sterchi
  • Salted Speech - quotes and images from Karl A Menninger, Terri Guillemets, and various others about marriage, love, duty, and hatred

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Walk in Wisdom #92 - Saved By Grace, What Else? Now Available

Walk in Wisdom, Edition 92 is now available. Look for it on my Walk in Wisdom Periodical page. If you'd like to receive it by email, please use the Response page.

Edition 92, released January 22, 2026, contains:

  • Saved By Grace, What Else Need I Do? - John T Polk II
  • I Have a Dream - Free bonus slides from John T Polk II
  • Theophilus: Where Your Treasure Is - Bob West cartoon
  • More Than a Slave - Dan Jenkins
  • Salted Speech - quotes and Chinese Proverbs about looking up, God’s providence, last words, and education

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Walk In Wisdom #88 - Terms for God

Walk in Wisdom, Edition 88 is now available. Look for it on my Walk in Wisdom Periodical page. If you'd like to receive it by email, please use the Response page.

Edition 88, released December 22, 2025, contains:

  • What Difference Does It Make How We Worship? - John T Polk II
  • No One Can Corner Jesus - Free bonus material from John T Polk II
  • Theophilus: Too Busy - Bob West cartoon
  • Who Is Your God? - Ron Bartanen
  • Salted Speech - quotes from Agatha Christie, Roy T Bennett, and others about Instinct, believing, gratefulness, Christian life, and political correctness

 

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Walk in Wisdom #86 - Pagan "Christianity"

Walk in Wisdom, Edition 86 is now available. Look for it on my Walk in Wisdom Periodical page. If you'd like to receive it by email, please use the Response page.

Edition 86 - Pagan “Christianity”, released December 8, 2025, contains:

  • Pagan “Christianity” - John T Polk II
  • Jesus is NOT the “Reason for the Season” - Free bonus material from John T Polk II
  • Salted Speech - quotes and JLW Brooks and James Russell Lowell about entertainment, education, children, Christmas, love, generosity, sharing, and Christian fellowship

 

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Walk in Wisdom #85 - Credit Rules

Walk in Wisdom, Edition 85 is now available. Look for it on my Walk in Wisdom Periodical page. If you'd like to receive it by email, please use the Response page.
Edition 85 - Credit Rules, released December 1, 2025, contains:

  • What Can We Do About Seasonal Debt? - John T Polk II
  • Why Only “Ten Commandments” - Free bonus material from John T Polk II
  • The Cyrus Cylinder - British Museum
  • What a Difference Social Media World Would Be - Dan Lietha cartoon @ Answers in Genesis 
  • Theophilus: The Author of Division? - Bob West cartoon
  • Salted Speech - quotes from Alexis de Tocqueville and others about parenting, church growth, spiritual growth, relationship with God, church assembly, American greatness, and spiritual life

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Walk in Wisdom #42 - Quoting the Bible

Walking in Wisdom, Edition 42 is now available. Look for it on my Walk in Wisdom Periodical page. If you'd like to receive it by email, please use the Response page.

Edition 42 - Quoting the Bible, released February 3, 2025, contains:

  • QA: Why Do You Keep Quoting the Bible? - John T Polk II
  • The Absolute Authority of the Silence of the Scriptures - bonus article from John T Polk II 
  • Unauthorised Jesus? -  John T Polk II 
  • Let Us Pray! - Edd Sterchi
  • Peace From Pain - Edd Sterchi
  • Salted Speech - quotes and images from Mike Waters, Henry Van Dyke, Paul, and others about resurrection, forgiveness, time, love, loneliness, intelligence, and maturity

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Walk in Wisdom #39 - The Tribe of Judas

Walking in Wisdom, Edition 39 is now available. Look for it on my Walk in Wisdom Periodical page. If you'd like to receive it by email, please use the Response page.

Edition 39 - The Tribe of Judas, released January 13, 2025, contains:

  • The Tribe of Judas - John T Polk II
  • Modern Day Tongue-Speaking in the Churches of Christ - bonus article from John T Polk II 
  • Peanuts: Praying - Charles Schultz cartoon
  • Salted Speech - quote from Terri Guillemets, Benjamin Disraeli, and Nathaniel Hawthorne about alcohol, speech, power, and prayer

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Walking in Wisdom #38 - Satan’s Prayer

Walking in Wisdom, Edition 38 is now available. Look for it on my Walk in Wisdom Periodical page. If you'd like to receive it by email, please use the Response page.

Edition 38 - Satan’s Prayer, released January 6, 2025, contains:

  • Satan’s Prayer and Jesus’ Prayer - John T Polk II
  • Shrines to Apostasy - bonus article from John T Polk II 
  • Get the Word In, Then Live It Out - Edd Sterchi
  • Theophilus: You Don’t Tell - Bob West cartoon
  • Salted Speech - quote from Robert Brault, Charles F Raymond, Paul, and Solomon about talebearers, history, progress, failure, persistence, righteous, success, and a Godly life

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Walk in Wisdom #37 - Solving Illegal Immigration

Walking in Wisdom, Edition 37 is now available. Look for it on my Walk in Wisdom Periodical page. If you'd like to receive it by email, please use the Response page.

Edition 37 - Solve Illegal Immigration, released December 30, 2024, contains:

  • How to Solve the “Illegal Immigration” Problem - John T Polk II
  • Terrorism In the Streets - bonus tract from John T Polk II 
  • Paul’s Advice for the New Year - Edd Sterchi
  • Salted Speech - quote from Bill Vaughn, Earl Wilson, Kim Culbertson, and others about loneliness, friendship, Christmas, New Year’s Day, youth, optimism, and pessimism

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Walking in Wisdom #36 - The Virgin Birth

Walking in Wisdom, Edition 36 is now available. Look for it on my Walk in Wisdom Periodical page. If you'd like to receive it by email, please use the Response page.

 

Edition 36 - The Virgin Birth, released December 23, 2024, contains:

  • QA: Was Jesus born of a virgin? - John T Polk II
  • What’s in Baptism? - bonus article from John T Polk II 
  • The One Thing Everyone Gets Wrong About Christmas - John T Polk II
  • Salted Speech - quote from Charles Dickens about Christmas, charity, society, and kindness

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Walk in Wisdom #35 - Millennialist Mistakes

Walking in Wisdom, Edition 35 is now available. Look for it on my Walk in Wisdom Periodical page. If you'd like to receive it by email, please use the Response page.

 

Edition 35 - Millennialist Mistakes, released December 16, 2024, contains:

  • Millennial Mistakes - John T Polk II
  • Theophilus: Whose Job Description? - Bob West cartoon
  • Salted Speech - quotes and images from Elbert Hubbard, Harriet Martineau, Earl Wilson, Bill Vaughan, Benjamin Franklin, and others about social media, childhood, new year, Christmas, celebrations, optimism, pessimism, life lessons, church assembly, church participation, and hiring preachers

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Walking in Wisdom #34 - No Wise Men at the Manger

Walking in Wisdom, Edition 34 is now available. Look for it on my Walk in Wisdom Periodical page. If you'd like to receive it by email, please use the Response page.

 

Edition 34 - No Wise Men at the Manger, released December 9, 2024, contains:

  • QA: Why is the idea of “Santa Claus” so popular? - John T Polk II
  • QA: Who were the “wise men” who saw baby Jesus? - John T Polk II
  • Theophilus: A Matter of Faith - Bob West cartoon
  • Real Zeal! - Edd Sterchi
  • Salted Speech - quotes and images from Nikita Khrushchev, James Freeman Clarke, Arnold H Glasow, and others about pain and suffering, politicians, elections, statesman, honesty, and miracles

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Walk in Wisdom #32 - Government Unchanged

Walking in Wisdom, Edition 32 is now available. Look for it on my Walk in Wisdom Periodical page. If you'd like to receive it by email, please use the Response page.

 

Edition 32 - Government Unchanged, released November 25, 2024, contains:

  • QA: Why does it seem that governments never seem to change, no matter what people are voted into office? - John T Polk II
  • Eunices, Loises, and Timothys! - Danny Douglas
  • Ten Ways to Love - selected
  • Salted Speech - quotes and images from Abraham Lincoln, Robert Frost, Bill Keane, Aristotle and others about purpose of life, life lessons, reflection, being present, focus, love, good works, and contribution
  • Theophilus: Me! Me! Me! - Bob West cartoon
  • Preaching That Causes Men to Tremble - Dan Jenkins
  • Listen to These Women of God - Edd Sterchi

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