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Walking in Wisdom #106 - The Sin of Hate Speech

Walking in Wisdom, Edition 106 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 106 - The Sin of Hate Speech, released May 4, 2026, contains:

  • The Sin of hate Speech - John T Polk II
  • Sword for Sword - bonus article from John T Polk II 
  • Rules for Rearing a Juvenile Delinquent, Part 2 - Donnie Barnes chart
  • How a Faithful Wife Can Save Her Husband - Robert Lupo
  • Single Parents in God’s Family - David Sproule
  • Salted Speech - quotes from George Washington, Charles de Gaulle, William Arthur Ward,, and others about war, patriotism, nationalism, hatred, Christian life, purpose in life, and marriage 

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Walking in Wisdom #81 - Why Is Faith Hard?

Walking in Wisdom, Edition 81 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 81 - Why Is Faith Hard?, released November 3, 2025, contains:

  • QA: Why Is It So Hard to Have Faith Today?- John T Polk II 
  • UFOs & Alien Sightings - Free bonus material from John T Polk II
  • The Biblical Husband & Father - Donnie Barnes chart
  • The Example of Children- Edd Sterchi
  • Jesus is the Mighty God - David Sproule
  • Salted Speech - quotes from Fyodor Dostoevsky and others about enemies, light, curses, tolerance, thought, atheism, and searching for God

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Walk in Wisdom #56 - Choosing an Apostle

Walk in Wisdom, Edition 56 is now available. Look for it on my Walk in Wisdom Periodical page. If you'd like to receive my weekly periodical by email for free, please use the Response page.

Edition 56, released May 12, 2025, contains:

  • Choosing an Apostle in the New Testament Church - John T Polk II
  • Having a Heart Like God - Edd Sterchi
  • People Whom God Loves - chart from Donnie Barnes
  • Salted Speech - quotes from James Madison and Tiffany Nairne

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Walking in Wisdom #55 - Jesus Taught Scripture

Walking in Wisdom, Edition 55 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 55 - Jesus Taught Scripture, released May 5, 2025, contains:

  • Jesus Taught Old Testament Scripture As Authority - John T Polk II
  • The Jerusalem Council in Acts 15 - Free additional material from John T Polk II
  • THE Facts About THE Faith - Edd Sterchi
  • Salted Speech - quotes and images from Aesop, Danny Kaye, Confucius, and others about kindness, cooking, hatred, love, science, life, water, bread, breath, light, maturity, and intelligence

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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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Walking in Wisdom #26 - No Minor Servants

Walk in Wisdom, Edition 26 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 26 - No Minor Servants, released October 17, 2024, contains:

  • There Are No Minor Servants of the Lord - John T Polk II
  • The Value of Every Scripture - John T Polk II
  • Salted Speech - quotes from Alan Saporta, Winston Churchill, and G K Chesterton about problem solving, endurance, Roman Empire, and nationalism

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Walk in Wisdom #17 - The Devastation of Division

Walk in Wisdom, Edition 17 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 17 - The Devastation of Division, released August 12, 2024, contains:

  • The Devastation of Division - John T Polk II
  • Theophilus: Mything Evolution - Bob West cartoon
  • After Eden: Trusting Science - Dan Lietha cartoon
  • Salted Speech - quotes and images from Frederik Douglas, Mike Brzezinski, and various others about propaganda, lies, parenting, nature of God, hope, beginnings, progress, regret, and self doubt

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Christmas in July

My Words of Wisdom Audios are 1-minute radio lessons which are studies from the Bible for our current times. They are broadcast on www.wecoradio.com/ FM 101.3 after the 12 noon news and after the 3pm news. Transcripts are available at Words of Wisdom Radio Transcripts, for lessons 2014 till now. Lessons available from December 2023 are:

    - 12/11/2023 - Be Merry Without Alcohol    
    - 12/12/2023 - Profane Pleas                           
    - 12/13/2023 - Getting Jesus Right: No Mass   
    - 12/14/2023 - Jesus More Than Meets the Eye   
    - 12/15/2023 - Christ Or Christmas?     

    - 12/18/2023 - What Peace Did Jesus Bring?   
    - 12/19/2023 - No Seasonal Goodwill     
    - 12/20/2023 - Who Has Seen Jesus?  
    - 12/21/2023 - How God Delivers         
    - 12/22/2023 - Apollo 8 Tribute to God  

    - 12/25/2023 - Christmas Day Peace  
    - 12/26/2023 - Christian Living            
    - 12/27/2023 - The First Day of the Week 
    - 12/28/2023 - Labels Are Not Arguments 
    - 12/29/2023 - Insane New Year               

Older Words of Wisdom radio minutes from 2014 onwards are found in Words of Wisdom Archive

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Walk In Wisdom, Edition 7 Now Out

Walk in Wisdom, Edition 7 is now available. Look for it on my NEW Walk in Wisdom Periodical page. If you'd like to receive it by email, please use the Response page.

Edition 7, released June 3, 2024, contains:

  • How Can We Trust the Scriptures?: A Lesson Outline - John T Polk II
  • Lessons From the Tornado - Bill Brandstatter
  • Salted Speech - quotes from Aesop and Anonymous
  • Shameful, Irrational, and Erroneous Efforts of False Teachers - David Sproule
  • Pearls Before Swine: A National Pastime cartoon

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AI: Ageless Intelligence Sermon Now Available

My sermon slides for AI: Ageless Intelligence based on Leviticus 19:31-37, is now available in Sermon Powerpoints.

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The Problem of "Racism" ... and National Righteousness

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: www.ihoneida.com/words-of-wisdom. Last week's contribution is The Problem of “Racism” for October 3, 2023. This week’s contribution is National Righteousness for October 10, 2023.

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Give a Tenth Part

My sermon slides for Give a Tenth Part, taken from Hebrews 7:1-7 and delivered October 23, 2022, is now available. Look for the word "FEATURED" or the name of the file in Sermon Powerpoints.

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The God Who Sees

My Sermon slides for The God Who SeesGenesis 16:7-13, delivered November 27, 2022, is now available. Look for the word "FEATURED" or the name of the file in Sermon Powerpoints.

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Dangers That All Parents Should Avoid

Donnie Barnes' chart Dangers That All Parents Should Avoid is now available in my dedicated page, Charts from Donnie Barnes.

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QA: How Can a Christian Be Important to God?

My QA: What significant work(s) can a Christian do to be important to the LORD? from April 2, 2023, is now available. Look for the word "FEATURED" or the name of the file in Questions Answered.

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QA: How Do Governments Get Oppressive?

My QA: How do governments get so oppressive? from July 17, 2022, is now available. Look for the word "FEATURED" or the name of the file in Questions Answered.

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Interesting Facts About the Judges

Donnie Barnes' chart Interesting Facts About the Judges is available now in Bible Books Outlined.

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A Brief Chronology of the Bible

Donnie Barnes' A Brief Chronology of the Bible is now available in The Bible and Evolution. It is also available on my dedicated page Charts from Donnie Barnes.

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Words of Wisdom: January 16 - 21, 2022

My Words of Wisdom Audios are 1-minute radio lessons which are studies from the Bible for our current times. They are broadcast on www.wecoradio.com/ FM 101.3 after the 12 noon news and after the 3pm news. Transcripts are available at Words of Wisdom Radio Transcripts, for lessons 2014 till now. This week’s lessons are:
- 1/16/2023    Bothering a Christian  
- 1/17/2023  The Sin of Lawlessness 
- 1/18/2023  Unqualified Love of God  
- 1/19/2023  Who Has Failed         
- 1/20/2023  Each Death               

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Donnie Barnes' Historical Periods in the Bible

Donnie Barnes' chart Historical Periods in the Bible is available in Church History. It is also available on the NEW PAGE dedicated to Charts from Donnie Barnes.

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