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REVISED Outline of the Song of Solomon

My 2022 Revised outline of the Song of Solomon is now available in Bible Books Outlined.

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Was Jesus Married?

My updated sermon Was Jesus Married? is now available in Sermon Powerpoints. It is also available in Bible Content On Jesus Christ.

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Words of Wisdom: May 16-20, 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:
- 5/16/22    Graduation Skills   
- 5/17/22    The Meaning In Lif…

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Graduation Skills

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 Graduation Skills for May 17, 2022. 

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Commentary on Proverbs Continued

My commentary of Proverbs continues with the following segments:

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Song of Solomon: Outline Now

My REVISED outline for the Song of Solomon is now available in Bible Content.

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Bible Outline for Esther

My outline for Esther is now available in Bible Books Outlines.

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Love Is What You Do

Dale Jerrie Jones DuVerney's Love Is What You Do post is now available in Publications from Guest Authors.

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QA: How Can True Love Be Recognized?

My QA: How can "true love" be recognized? from February 7, 2021, is now available in Questions Answered.

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Life Without God: Mini Article Now Available

My mini article Life Without God, published in the Oneida, TN Independent Herald online epaper for October 18, 2021, is now available in Words of Wisdom Newspaper Articles.

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Proverbs 11:22, 23, 30: The Results of Cosmetics Without Character

My Proverbs Commentaries continue with Segment 45: Cosmetics Without Character, based on Proverbs 11:22, Proverbs 19:11, Proverbs 31:30, and Proverbs 2:16-22; Segment 46: Determining Determination, based on Proverbs 11:23, Proverbs 12:5-6; Proverbs 12:20; Proverbs 14:22; and Proverbs 21:10; and Segment 50: The Results of a Good Life, taken from Proverbs 11:30-31. These and the entire Proverbs Comm…

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Psalm 45: The Glorious Marriage

My Psalms Commentary continues with Psalm 45: The Glorious Marriage, which is now available in Devotions from Psalms.

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Real "Child Abuse" and Double Mindedness

My mini articles Real "Child Abuse" and Are You Double-Hearted? are now available in Publications On Family.

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Contempt for Contempt: Slides Available

My sermon slides for Contempt for Contempt, based on 2 Samuel 6:20-23, is now available in Sermon Powerpoints.

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Proverbs Commentary #14: Be Faithful in Marriage

My Proverbs Commentary #14: A Father's Wisdom: Be Faithful in Marriage, taken from Proverbs 5:1-23, is now available in Studies in the Book of Proverbs.

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QA: Are Homosexuals Born of God?

QUESTION: Since "everyone who loves is born of God and knows God" (1 John 4:7), then are homosexuals who love each other "born of God"? - June 2, 2019   

ANSWER: This is a very good question in view of our present society. Presenting homosexuality as an "alternate lifestyle" in schools, popularising representatives in movies, entertaining the idea on TV, or defending as "legal rights" wit…

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Creation ID: Mini Article Now Available

Jesus Christ endorsed the Genesis Creation account when He said “He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female’” (Matthew 19:4). There is condemnation for all who cross, or ignore, this distinction. “Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge” (Hebrews 13:4). Gender benders can change. “Do not be deceived. Neithe…

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Proverbs Commentary #97: Home Grown Heartbreak

My Commentary segment #97: Home Grown Heartbreak, focused on Proverbs 15:20, is now available in Studies on the Book of Proverbs.

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QA: Is a Marriage Ceremony Necessary?

QUESTION: Do we have to have a "marriage ceremony" to be married? - August 26, 2018

ANSWER: It is difficult to define "adultery" and "fornication" without a proper ceremony. Jesus used both words for that which mars a marriage (Matthew 5:32; 19:9). Adultery is fornication that dirties a marriage by taking intimacy outside of it. (Genesis 2:22-25). God began marriage with a "wedding ceremony" t…

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Help Wanted! - Mini Article Out Now

“Moreover the profit of the land is for all; even the king is served from the field” (Ecclesiastes 5:9). No society thrives or survives without workers earning wages. God made the basis of society a man-woman marriage (Genesis 2:22-24); and, after sin, women were given difficult childbirth and subjection to their husbands, and men were given work to live by (Genesis 3:16-19).“Man goes out to …

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