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Walk in Wisdom #24 - Disaster Responses

Walk in Wisdom, Edition 24 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 24, released September 30, 2024, contains:
* QA: Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People? - John T Polk II
* What Motivates You? - Edd Sterchi
* Salted Speech - quotes from Karl Marx and Seneca

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Words of Wisdom June 24 - July 5, 2024

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:

    - 6/24/2024 - Pluto Points to God          
    - 6/25/2024 - Doctrine By the People     
    - 6/26/2024 - Bible Over False Prophets   
    - 6/27/2024 - Escaping Immorality          
    - 6/28/2024 - The Holy Spirit or the Written Word?  

    - 7/1/2024 - Tragic Events and Innocent People       
    - 7/2/2024 - Church of Love                                   
    - 7/3/2024 - The Church of Your Choice        
    - 7/4/2024 - Freedom to Obey Christ  
    - 7/5/2024 - The Cost of Liberty   

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Falling Short ... and It's Good to Win

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 was Falling Short for June 24, 2024. This week’s contribution is It’s Good to Win for July 2, 2024, to celebrate University of Tennessee’s baseball national championship

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Walk In Wisdom, Edition 11

Walk in Wisdom, Edition 11 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 11, released July 2, 2024, contains:

  • Why Does Violence Erupt? - John T Polk II
  • Rules to Teach Your Son - Anonymous
  • Awake Yet? - MEME by Anonymous
  • Salted Speech - quotes from Leonardo da Vinci & Aesop

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Gerald Cowan's Where Are the Others?

Gerald Cowan's Where Are the Others? featured in his personal periodical. It is also available in Publications from Gerald Cowan. Look for the name of the file or the word "FEATURED".

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Assorted Sermon Audios Now Available

Look for Assorted Sermon Audios on the Sermon Audios page. What's New there includes:

  • Bible Claims
  • Bible Claims: Ephesians 4:17-32
  • Bible Claims: How God Speaks To Us Today
  • Sermon on 1 Thessalonians 5:17-22
  • Sermon on Exodus 34:29-35
  • Jesus: Approved Of God
  • Jesus: Unfinished Works
  • Jesus: The Last Day, based on John 6:38-45

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Words of Wisdom: November 20 - December 8, 2023

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. Previous lessons now available are:

    - 11/20/2023 - Street Crime
    - 11/21/2023 - Who’s Killing Jesus? Part 2 - Keepers of Moses’ Law 
    - 11/22/2023 - [Thanksgiving] Thank God
    - 11/23/2023 - What Is Discrimination?
    - 11/24/2023 - Being Religious Without Jesus - Cornelius

    - 11/27/2023 - Getting Jesus Right: Bible Order 
    - 11/28/2023 - Getting Jesus Right: Birth Date  
    - 11/29/2023 - Baby Jesus, Part 1
    - 11/30/2023 - Baby Jesus, Part 2
    - 12/1/2023 - What Is Your Truth?
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    - 12/4/2023 - The Influence of Jesus Christ
    - 12/5/2023 - We have Found the Messiah: Came From God
    - 12/6/2023 - We have Found the Messiah: No One Spoke Like Him
    - 12/7/2023 - We have Found the Messiah: Speaks Boldly
    - 12/8/2023 - What Peace Did Jesus Bring?

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Walk In Wisdom, Edition 10

Walk in Wisdom, Edition 10 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 10, released June 24, 2024, contains:

 

  • QA: Are All Bible Versions the Same? What is the real difference between a translation, interpretation, or paraphrase Bible? - John T Polk II
  • 8 Fights Worth Picking With Your Kids - David Morris
  • Why I Am Not Afraid - Gus Nichols
  • Salted Speech - quotes from Benjamin Disraeli, William Arthur Ward, and Theodore Roosevelt

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Reeling From Stealing

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 . This week’s contribution is Reeling From Stealing for June 17, 2024. 

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Walk in Wisdom: Edition 8 Now Available

Walk in Wisdom, Edition 8 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 8, released June 10, 2024, contains:

  • QA: How Does Scripture Align to Contemporary History? - John T Polk II
  • What To Do During a Boring Sermon - David Sproule
  • Salted Speech - quotes from Benjamin Disraeli and Texas Gulnan
  • The Crime Against A King - Donnie Barnes chart
  • Do You Want to Prosper? - Edd Sterchi

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Words of Wisdom Radio: June 3 - 14, 2024

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. The last two week’s lessons from June 2024 are:

    - 6/3/2024 - Try The Right Way
    - 6/4/2024 - The Soul Exchange 
    - 6/5/2024 - Self Identification 
    - 6/6/2024 - Live In Not Of The World 
    - 6/7/2024 - Fear Or Salvation?  

    - 6/10/2024 - The Influence of Jesus Christ 
    - 6/11/2024 - No Unity In Diversity
    - 6/12/2024 - Planned Parenthood or Murder? 
    - 6/13/2024 - Against Nature   
    - 6/14/2024 - Missing Father’s Day  

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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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Words of Wisdom: Edition 6 Now Out

Walk in Wisdom, Edition 6 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 6, released May 27, 2024, contains:

  • The Cross of Christ: A Lesson Outline - John T Polk II
  • Where Are You Going to Place Your Bet? - Edd Sterchi
  • Salted Speech - quotes from Aly Raisman, Steven Wright, and Anonymous
  • Six Four-Letter Words for Christians - Donnie Barnes chart

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Walk in Wisdom: Edition 4 Is Out

Walk in Wisdom, Edition 4 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 4, released May 13, 2024, contains:

  • Till I Come, Give Attention to Reading: A Lesson Outline - John T Polk II
  • Creation Shouts - Edd Sterchi
  • Parables from Nature - Donnie Barnes chart
  • Theophilus: A Word of Caution - Bob West cartoon

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QA: Why Is There Outcry Over the Dangers of Social Media?

My QA: Why is there so much outcry about the dangers of social media (such as Facebook, Twitter aka X, Zoom, etc.)? from April 2, 2024, is now available. Look for the name of the file or the word "FEATURED" in Questions Answered.

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Dinner on the Grounds

My sermon Dinner on the Grounds, based on Matthew 14:13-21 and delivered April 2, 2023, is now available. Look for the word "FEATURED" or the name of the file in the Sermon PowerPoints page.

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Walk in Wisdom Edition 3 Is Published

Walk in Wisdom, Edition 3 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 3, released May 6, 2024, contains:

 

  • Proving [Anarchism] Can Be Done: A Response to Mel Category - John T Polk II
  • Who Are You Going to Believe- God or the Devil? - David Sproule
  • Five First Steps to Success - Donnie Barnes chart

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Walk in Wisdom, Edition 2 is Out Now

Walk in Wisdom, Edition 2 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 2, released April 29, 2024, contains:

  • Millennial Antichrists - John T Polk II
  • Salted Speech - quotes from Socrates & Ronald Reagan

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The Whole Saved Family

My sermon The Whole Saved Family, based on Ephesians 3:14-19 and delivered June 25, 2023, is now available. Look for the word "FEATURED" or the name of the file in Sermon PowerPoints.

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Lessons from April 8 Solar Eclipse ... and Mankind's Moral Eclipse

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 Lessons from the April 8, 2024, Solar Eclipse for April 9, 2024. This week’s contribution is Mankind’s Moral Eclipse for April 16, 2024. 

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