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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 #3 from April 24, 2026. 

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Walking in Wisdom, Edition 102 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 102 - What God Hates, released April 6, 2026, contains:

• What God Hates - John T Polk II
• How to Recognize Bad Avice- bonus article from John T Polk II 
• Theophilus: Sunday School Lessons - Bob West cartoon
• Salted Speech - quotes and images from Aristotle and others about truth, slander, light, sin, resurrection, and being a new creation

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Walk in Wisdom, Edition 94 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 94 - How To Pray for Others, released February 2, 2026, contains:

• How To Pray For Others sermon outline - John T Polk II
• Seven Steps to Division - free bonus download from John T Polk II
• Theophilus: Evolution of the Clock - Bob West cartoon
• Creation Plants Attract Pollination - Mary Batten in Today’s Creation Moment 
• Which Classical Writing Is Best Preserved? - Josh McDowell
• Salted Speech - quotes and cartoons from various authors about the legal system, leadership, justice, medicine, marriage, and fear mongering

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Walk in Wisdom, Edition 91 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 91, released January 16, 2026, contains:

• What Are People Protesting? - John T Polk II
• Street Protesters - Free bonus article from John T Polk II
• Theophilus: The Same Mouth? - Bob West cartoon
• Making the Most of Every Opportunity- End Sterchi
• Salted Speech - quotes and proverbs about anger, prejudice, speech, Ann Landers on Mahatma Gandhi quote

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Walking in Wisdom, Edition 83 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 83 - A Skeptic Believes In Resurrection, released November 17, 2025, contains:

• A Skeptic Believes in Resurrection - John T Polk II 
• Modern Tongue-Speaking in the churches of Christ - Free bonus material from John T Polk II
• Theophilus: Selective Reasoning - Bob West cartoon
• Salted Speech - quotes about direction, the goodness of God, direction, and character 

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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 at the start of football season is Let the Games Begin from August 29, 2025. 

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Walking in Wisdom, Edition 67 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 67 - Book of Revelation, released July 28, 2025, contains:

• The Gospel in Five Seconds (The Book of Revelation) Sermon Outline - John T Polk II
• Millennialism Is Antichrist - Free bonus material from John T Polk II
• Handy Hints for Parents - Susie MacNelly Lansing cartoon
• Let There Be Truth: Earth Special? - cartoon by Dan Lietha
• Let There Be Truth: Global Warming? - cartoon by Dan Lietha
• Salted Speech - quotes and images from John Locke, Seneca, Will Carleton, Solomon, and others about gender, actions, motivation, adversity, test, wisdom, parenting, Bible study, waiting, time, and pessimism.

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Walking in Wisdom, Edition 54 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 54 - Catholic Teaching About Mary, released April 28, 2025, contains:

• What the Roman Catholic Church Teaches About Mary - John T Polk II
• The Jerusalem Council in Acts 15 - Free additional material from John T Polk II
• Ten Qualities of a Good Bible student, Part 1 and Part 2 - Donnie Barnes chart
• Christ’s First Words From the Cross - Ron Bartanen
• Salted Speech - quotes and images from Solomon, Louisa May Alcott, John W Gardner, and others about Bible study, memories, opportunities, problem solving, Christian life, and Jesus’ kingdom - “no kings”?

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Walking in Wisdom, Edition 43 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 43 - Are We In the “End Times”?, released February 10, 2025, contains:

• Are We in the “End Times”? - John T Polk II
• Are These the “End Times”? - Free bonus material from John T Polk II
• Salted Speech - quotes and images from Cid Ricketts Sumner, Voltaire, and others about end of the world, doomsday, destruction, bomb, trust, prayer, clockmaker, intelligent Design, and Christian evidence

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