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QA: Why is there so much strife & arguing?

My QA: Why is there so much strife & arguing? from August 13, 2023, is now available. Look for the word "FEATURED" or the name of the file in Questions Answered.

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Words of Wisdom May 29-June 2, 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. This week’s lessons are:
- 5/29/2023  Are We Listening? 
- 5/30/2023  The Lazy Man 
- 5/31…

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Sellers Crain's Non-Denominational

Sellers Crain, Jr's Non-Denominational article is now available. Look for the word "FEATURED" or the name of the file in Publications from Sellers Crain.

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Edd Sterchi's Bloom Brightly

Edd Sterchi's poem Bloom Brightly is now available in graphic form on Publications from Guest Authors. Please feel free to download and share this MEME.

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I Can Do - Philippians 4:10 - 13

My sermon slides, I Can Do, based on Philippians 4:10-13 and delivered on October 9, 2022, is now available in Sermon Powerpoints.

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QA: What if a Christian isn't getting anything from church?

My QA: What if a Christian isn't getting anything out of being in the local church? from January 15, 2023, is now available in Questions Answered.

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QA: How Should Christians Face Economic Uncertainty?

My QA: How should Christians face economic uncertainty? from June 19, 2022 and based on Psalm 62:10, is now available in Questions Answered.

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The Almighty Dollar?

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 The Almighty Dollar for June 20, 2022. 

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QA: Is It Wrong to Read "Tell Alls"?

My QA: Is it wrong to read or write "tell all" books? is now available in Questions Answered. It was published in September, 2018.

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Heart Failure

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 Heart Failure for May 1, 2022. 

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The Despair of Death

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 The Despair of Death for April 18, 2022. 

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Sowing the Seed Recklessly: Parts 1 - 3

Gerald Cowan's Sowing the Seed Recklessly, Parts 1 to 3 from October, 2021, is now available in Publications from Gerald Cowan.

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QA: Should I Listen To a Preacher With Wrong Motives?

My QA: Should I listen to a preacher if his/ her motive is wrong? from January 30, 2022 is now available in Questions Answered.

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Bible Outline for Ecclesiastes: Revised

My REVISED Bible outline for Ecclesiastes is now available in Bible Books Outlined.

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The Five Commandments for Christians: Now Available

My sermon The Five Commandments of Christians was delivered October 10, 2021, in Paulding, Ohio, in a gospel meeting. It is now available online in Sermon Audios; the slides are available in Sermon Powerpoints.

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Whom Do You Trust? Sermon Slides Available

My sermon slides for Whom Do You Trust?, taken from Psalm 146, is now available in Sermon Powerpoints.

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Words of Wisdom Radio Available: August 30 - September 3, 2021

My Words of Wisdom minute long thought, which are broadcast after the noon news on WECO radio, are now available for August 30 - September 3, 2021. They are available in Words of Wisdom Radio in audio form and in Words of Wisdom Transcripts in PDF transcripts.

- 8/30/2021 - Peace Haters 
- 8/31/2021 - No Christian Crusades 
- 9/1/2021 - Try, Again 
- 9/2/2021 - Where Angels Dare Not Go
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Who Lights the Fires? - Mini Article Now Available

“A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not find it, But knowledge is easy to him who understands” (Proverbs 14:6). A “scoffer” claims to seek wisdom but contradicts wisdom when presented. Scoffers reject the possibility of wisdom before they open their eyes to it! Therefore, “A scoffer does not love one who corrects him, Nor will he go to the wise” (Proverbs 15:12). Scoffers are destructive …

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How To Stop the Violence - Now Available

Jesus said: "For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies” (Matthew 15:19). Only the Word of God can change the human heart. “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intent…

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QA: Is it wrong to be afraid? - 3/14/2021

QUESTION: Is it wrong to be afraid? - 3/14/2021  

ANSWER: The wisdom of Proverbs cannot be surpassed: Proverbs 10:24-25; Proverbs 28:1; Proverbs 29:25. Wicked people have more reason to live in fear because they do not honor God's wisdom in their lives; they naturally assume others also live as they do. Therefore they cannot assume anyone else lives honourably. A guilty conscience makes one…

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