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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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Was Jesus a Socialist?

Walk in Wisdom, Edition 78 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 78, released October 13, 2025, contains:

  • QA: Was Jesus a Socialist? - John T Polk II
  • Jesus Christ vs. Karl Marx Free bonus article - John T Polk II
  • Can You Say, “Jesus Christ, My Lord”? - End Sterchi
  • Old Versus New System of Sacrifice - Donnie Barnes chart
  • Salted Speech - quotes about attitude and discipline

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Walk in Wisdom #75: Free Speech

Walk in Wisdom, Edition 75 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 75, released September 22, 2025, contains:

  • QA: What was the SCOTUS free speech Decision in June, 2023? - John T Polk II
  • Were Adam & Eve Real Or Just a Story? Free bonus article - John T Polk II
  • Let There Be Truth - Answers in Genesis cartoon by Dan Leitha
  • Humble Yourselves? Not As Simple As You Think - Robert Lupo
  • What Does Real Faith Involve? - Edd Sterchi
  • Looking To the Cross - John Newton, lyrics
  • Salted Speech - quotes about atheism, evolution, discussion, pessimism, and liberty

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Walk in Wisdom #56 - Choosing an Apostle

Walk in Wisdom, Edition 56 is now available. Look for it on my Walk in Wisdom Periodical page. If you'd like to receive my weekly periodical by email for free, please use the Response page.

Edition 56, released May 12, 2025, contains:

  • Choosing an Apostle in the New Testament Church - John T Polk II
  • Having a Heart Like God - Edd Sterchi
  • People Whom God Loves - chart from Donnie Barnes
  • Salted Speech - quotes from James Madison and Tiffany Nairne

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Marriage Is For All Time

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 Marriage is for All Time from October 8, 2024. 

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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 9 is Available

Walk in Wisdom, Edition 9 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 9, released June 17, 2024, contains:

  • Restoring the Restoration Movement - John T Polk II
  • Actions Without Authorization - Edd Sterchi
  • Salted Speech - quotes from anonymous on truth

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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 5: Out Now

Walk in Wisdom, Edition 5 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 5, released May 20, 2024, contains:

  • The Things I Can Control: A Lesson Outline - John T Polk II
  • History’s Mysteries: The Petrified Tree Stump - John T Polk II

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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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QA: I Am Already a Church Member And Have Been Baptized. Why Should I Change?

My QA: If I am already a church member and have been baptized, why should I change? from February 11, 2024, is now available. Look for the name of the file or the word "FEATURED" in Questions Answered.

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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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The Bible: God's Autobiography

My sermon on The Bible: God's Autobiography, taken from Galatians 3:1-29 and delivered April 7, 2024, is now available. Look for the word "FEATURED" or the name of the file in Sermon PowerPoints.

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