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Walking in Wisdom #121 - Corrupt Commerce
Walking in Wisdom, Edition 121 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 121 - Corrupt Commerce, released August 17, 2026, contains:
- Corrupt Commerce - John T Polk II
- Is It Love or Lust? - Free bonus material from John T Polk II
- Do You Possess Good People Skills? - unknown
- Salted Speech - quotes and images from David, Margaret Thatcher, and others about parenting, twisted scripture, socialism, democracy, contentment, ambition, teenagers, and children.
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Walking in Wisdom #119 - Bible Words Matter
Walking in Wisdom, Edition 119 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 119 - Bible Words Matter, released August 3, 2026, contains:
- QA: Why do you place so much emphasis on the particular wording in various versions of the Bible? - John T Polk II
- How Long Were Creation Days? - Free bonus material from John T Polk II
- Cling to the Cross - Michael W Kiser
- Salted Speech - quotes and images from Paul, Andrew Carnegie, Herbert Hoover, and others about speech, founding fathers, control, ambition, freedom, blessings, beauty, foolishness, and idolatry.
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Walk in Wisdom #117 - Seven Ways to Grow in Christ
Walking in Wisdom, Edition 117 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 117 - 7 Ways to Grow, released July 20, 2026, contains:
- Seven Ways to Grow in the Christian Life - John T Polk II
- God Created Humans, Only God Can Provide - Free bonus material from John T Polk II
- Salted Speech - quotes and images from Isaiah, Robert Boyle, Rick Warren, and others about humility, God’s word, belief, God the Creator, science, Christian apologetics, and Bible translations.
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Walking in Wisdom #116 - Attending Church
Walking in Wisdom, Edition 116 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 116 - Do We Have To Attend Church?, released July 13, 2026, contains:
- QA: Do We Have to Attend Church? - John T Polk II
- God Created Humans, Only God Can Provide - Free bonus material from John T Polk II
- Concerning Heaven - Donnie Barnes Chart
- He’s Still Working On Me - hymn lyrics by Joel Hemphill
- Salted Speech - quotes and images from David, Ronald Reagan, and others about prayer, enemies, socialism, Karl Marx, Lenin, perspective, priorities, opportunity, and correction.
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Walking in Wisdom #113: I Have Kept the Faith
Walking in Wisdom, Edition 113 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 113 - Kept the Faith, released June 22, 2026, contains:
- I Have Kept the Faith: 2 Timothy 4:7 Sermon Outline - John T Polk II
- Four Rules For a Happy Life - Free additional material from John T Polk II
- Six Problems that Frustrate the Human Heart - Donnie Barnes chart
- Perpetually Holding Someone’s Past Against Him - David Sproule
- Get the Word In, Then Live It Out - Edd Sterchi
- Salted Speech - quotes and images from John and others about emergencies, aging, friendship, God’s love, lukewarm, preaching, Mount St Helens, young earth, and Creation.
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Walking in Wisdom #112 - Sheep Security Psalm
Walking in Wisdom, Edition 112 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 112 - Sheep Security Psalm, released June 15, 2026, contains:
- Sheep Security Psalm 23 - John T Polk II
- Four Rules For a Happy Life - Free additional material from John T Polk II
- What Will It Take to Bring You to God? - Donnie Barnes chart
- Join the Psalmist and Sing to the Lord! - Edd Sterchi
- 7 Things Every Child Needs To Hear - anonymous
- Salted Speech - quotes and images from Winston Churchill and others about parenting, socialism, love, lying, experience, and envy
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Walking in Wisdom #109 - Evolution
Walking in Wisdom, Edition 109 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 109 - Evolution, released May 25, 2026, contains:
- QA: Since Evolution is taught in all schools, in museums, tv, and movies, doesn’t the Bible also teach it? - John T Polk II
- Does the Bible Uphold Evolution? - Free bonus material from John T Polk II
- Salted Speech - quotes and images from Ken Ham and others about education, atheism, science, Paul, evolution, archaeology, time, petrify, biology, microbiology, proof, and Intelligent Design
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Walking in Wisdom #106 - The Sin of Hate Speech
Walking in Wisdom, Edition 106 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 106 - The Sin of Hate Speech, released May 4, 2026, contains:
- The Sin of hate Speech - John T Polk II
- Sword for Sword - bonus article from John T Polk II
- Rules for Rearing a Juvenile Delinquent, Part 2 - Donnie Barnes chart
- How a Faithful Wife Can Save Her Husband - Robert Lupo
- Single Parents in God’s Family - David Sproule
- Salted Speech - quotes from George Washington, Charles de Gaulle, William Arthur Ward,, and others about war, patriotism, nationalism, hatred, Christian life, purpose in life, and marriage
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Banned From the Bible #3
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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Walk in Wisdom #102 - What God Hates
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 #101 - Are the Jews God's Chosen People Today?
Walking in Wisdom, Edition 101 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 101 - Are the Jews God’s Chosen Today?, released March 30, 2026, contains:
- QA: Are the Jews God’s Chosen People Today? - John T Polk II
- Galatians 3: Why NO Old Testament Prophecy of Christ or His Kingdom is Unfulfilled - bonus article from John T Polk II
- Excuses - The Kingsmen Quartet lyrics, from Through the Years with the Kingmen
- Assessing Our Life in Christ - Edd Sterchi
- Salted Speech - quotes and images from Henry Ford, Robert Louis Stevenson, Michelangelo, and others about life, character, unity, legacy, social media, and goal setting
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Walking in Wisdom #97 - No “Saint” Days
Walking in Wisdom, Edition 97 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 97 - NO “Saint” Days, released March 2, 2026, contains:
- There Are NO “Saint” Days for Christians - John T Polk II
- QA: Did Roman Catholicism Give Us Our Bible? - bonus article from John T Polk II
- Bible & What History Books Omit - Anonymous
- The Gospel Will Be Preserved - John T Polk II
- Theophilus: Thy Will Be Done - Bob West cartoon
- Salted Speech - quotes from Mark Twain, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and others about the Holy Bible, Christian life, believers, greatness, and understanding
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Walking In Wisdom #95 - Love That God Deserves
Walk in Wisdom, Edition 95 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 95 - Love That God Deserves, released February 9, 2026, contains:
- The Love and Respect God Deserves From Man - John T Polk II
- Book of Ruth Outlined - free bonus outline by John T Polk II
- Theophilus: Classic Evolution - Bob West cartoon
- How Much of Your Heart Have You Given to God? - Edd Sterchi
- Salted Speech - quotes and images from Karl A Menninger, Terri Guillemets, and various others about marriage, love, duty, and hatred
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Walking in Wisdom #94 - How to Pray for Others
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 #92 - Saved By Grace, What Else? Now Available
Walk in Wisdom, Edition 92 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 92, released January 22, 2026, contains:
- Saved By Grace, What Else Need I Do? - John T Polk II
- I Have a Dream - Free bonus slides from John T Polk II
- Theophilus: Where Your Treasure Is - Bob West cartoon
- More Than a Slave - Dan Jenkins
- Salted Speech - quotes and Chinese Proverbs about looking up, God’s providence, last words, and education
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Walk in Wisdom #90 - New Year Thoughts
Walk in Wisdom, Edition 90 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 90, released January 5, 2026, contains:
- New Thoughts for a New Year - End Sterchi
- God Didn’t Do It - Free bonus article from John T Polk II
- Theophilus: How To Rear Children- Bob West cartoon
- God’s Missionary to the World - Mike W Kiser
- Salted Speech - quotes and Chinese proverbs about good deeds, preparation, and work
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Walk in Wisdom #89 - Living Faithfully
Walk in Wisdom, Edition 89 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 89, released December 29, 2025, contains:
- Living Faithfully To the End - He Psalm 119:33-44 - John T Polk II
- What About Profanity? - Free bonus article from John T Polk II
- Theophilus: Through the Years - Bob West cartoon
- First a String - Barry Haynes
- Showing Compassion - Bruce Sexton
- Salted Speech - quotes from Seneca and Chinese proverbs about greed, wisdom, and happiness
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Walk In Wisdom #88 - Terms for God
Walk in Wisdom, Edition 88 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 88, released December 22, 2025, contains:
- What Difference Does It Make How We Worship? - John T Polk II
- No One Can Corner Jesus - Free bonus material from John T Polk II
- Theophilus: Too Busy - Bob West cartoon
- Who Is Your God? - Ron Bartanen
- Salted Speech - quotes from Agatha Christie, Roy T Bennett, and others about Instinct, believing, gratefulness, Christian life, and political correctness
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Walk in Wisdom #85 - Credit Rules
Walk in Wisdom, Edition 85 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 85 - Credit Rules, released December 1, 2025, contains:
- What Can We Do About Seasonal Debt? - John T Polk II
- Why Only “Ten Commandments” - Free bonus material from John T Polk II
- The Cyrus Cylinder - British Museum
- What a Difference Social Media World Would Be - Dan Lietha cartoon @ Answers in Genesis
- Theophilus: The Author of Division? - Bob West cartoon
- Salted Speech - quotes from Alexis de Tocqueville and others about parenting, church growth, spiritual growth, relationship with God, church assembly, American greatness, and spiritual life
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