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Words of Wisdom: April 4 - 8, 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:

    - 4/4/2022    A Shameless Existence 
    - 4/5/22   Questi…

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Words of Wisdom Radio: March 7 - 11, 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 and the 3pm news. Transcripts are available at Words of Wisdom Radio Transcripts, for lessons 2014 till now. This week’s lessons are:

    - 3/7    Cyber Bullies            
    - 3/8    Jewish Special D…

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Proverbs Commentary Continues

My Proverbs commentary continues with Segment #144: Proverbs 20:1 Make that "Toast" Toast; #145: Proverbs 20:6 Don't Ask Me; and #146: Proverbs 20:15 What's It Worth To You? These and others are available in Studies in the Book of Proverbs.

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REVISED Outline of Isaiah Now Available

My REVISED outline for the book of Isaiah is now available in Bible Books Outlined.

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QA: Why Aren't Church of Christ Preachers Humble?

My QA: Why aren't church of Christ preachers humble like denominational pastors are? from October 13, 2019, is now available in Questions Answered.

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Proverbs Commentary Continues: Proverbs 16:16, 17, 19

My Proverbs commentary continues with  Segment #110 - Proverbs 16:16 - Coins or Christ?; Segment #111 - Proverbs 16:17 - There Is Only One Highway to Heaven; and Segment #112 - Proverbs 16:19 - To the Victor Goes the Spoil, which are now FREE and available in Studies in the Book of Proverbs.

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Radio Broadcasts from November 15-19, 2021

Listen to the Radio!  “WORDS OF WISDOM” is broadcast Monday through Friday after the noon news on WECO, 101.3 FM WARTBURG, TN. It is also streamed live and posted on www.wecoradio.com. My programs for the following dates are now available also in Words of Wisdom Radio (transcripts are available at Words of Wisdom Radio Transcripts):

    - 11/15 - Sin Is Sin
    - 11/16 - Against Nat…

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Joe Chesser's The Most Oft Repeated Command

Joe Chesser's article The Most Oft Repeated Command is now available in Publications from Guest Authors.

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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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Bible Talent Is Money: Mini Article Now Available

Jesus taught about a man going on a journey who distributed talents to his servants, “to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability” (Matthew 25:15). But he rebuked the one-talent man by saying: “you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers” (Matthew 25:27). Sad, isn’t it, that people have crowded God out of their worship by …

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Proverbs Commentary Continues With Segments #77 and #184

My Proverbs Commentary continues with Segment #77: Clean Trough, No Food, based on Proverbs 14:4; and Segment #184: Are You Too Full to Eat? taken from Proverbs 27:7.

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Proverbs Segment #76: You Said Wha-a-t?

My Proverbs commentary continues with Proverbs 14:3 featured in Segment #76: You Said Wha-a-t?, which is now available in Studies from the Book of Proverbs.

 

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Proverbs Commentary #93: Wasted Worship

My Proverbs Commentary continues with Segment #93: Wasted Worship, taken from Proverbs 15:8. This is now available in Studies in the Book of Proverbs, as is my complete commentary for Proverbs.

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Psalm 94: God Is the Rock of My Refuge

My Psalms commentary continues with Psalm 94: God is the Rock of My Refuge, which is now available in Devotions From Psalms.

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Proverbs Commentary Segment #34: The Shame of Pride

My Commentary of Proverbs continues with Segment #34: The Shame of Pride, based on Proverbs 11:2. It is available now from Studies in the Book of Proverbs.

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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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Commentary Segment #133: Do You Have Social Or Spiritual Security?

My Proverbs Commentary #133: Do You Have Social Or Spiritual Security? taken from Proverbs 18:10-11, is now available in Studies in the Book of Proverbs.

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What Is a Dad?

The short verse What Is a Dad? is now available in Publications On Family.

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God Help Us! Sin's Unchanging Nature

My outline for A Contrast of the First and Second Adam Shows Sin's Unchanging Nature is available within my Catalog of Sin.

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QA: If the Bible is God's Word, Why Are There Atheists?

QUESTION: If the Bible is the word of God, why are there so many atheists? - 7/28/2019   

ANSWER: There are two kinds of atheists: practical and doctrinal.

1. Practical atheism is described in Titus 1:15-16. Many people practice atheism, that is, they live their lives as though there is no God. They think they exist because of godless evolution; or they are totally in charge of their lives…

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