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"Sticks & Stones" - Published Today

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 “Sticks & Stones” from October 24, 2025

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A Timeless Psalm - Published Today

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 A Timeless Psalm from October 3, 2025

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Walking in Wisdom #51 - Forgive Your Brother

Walking in Wisdom, Edition 51 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 51 - Forgiving Your Brother, released April 7, 2025, contains:

  • Can You Forgive Your Brother? - John T Polk II
  • Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Fight No Evil - Free bonus material from John T Polk II
  • Greet One Another - David Sproule
  • After Eden: Know Christians? - Dan Lietha cartoon
  • Salted Speech - quotes and images from Elbert Hubbard, William Browne, Leo F Buscaglia, Dan Lieitha, and others about time, friendship, seasons, science, hugs, social media, parenting, spiritual growth, and identity theft

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Love is NOT a Valentine - Published Today

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 Love is NOT a Valentine from February 13, 2025

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Walking in Wisdom #34 - No Wise Men at the Manger

Walking in Wisdom, Edition 34 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 34 - No Wise Men at the Manger, released December 9, 2024, contains:

  • QA: Why is the idea of “Santa Claus” so popular? - John T Polk II
  • QA: Who were the “wise men” who saw baby Jesus? - John T Polk II
  • Theophilus: A Matter of Faith - Bob West cartoon
  • Real Zeal! - Edd Sterchi
  • Salted Speech - quotes and images from Nikita Khrushchev, James Freeman Clarke, Arnold H Glasow, and others about pain and suffering, politicians, elections, statesman, honesty, and miracles

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Weddings Are Essential - Published Today

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 Weddings Are Essential from October 1, 2024

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Walk In Wisdom #21 - QA: Social Media Dangers?

Walk in Wisdom, Edition 21 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 21 - QA: Why Is There Outcry About the Dangers of Social Media?, released September 9, 2024, contains:

  • QA: Why is there so much outcry about the Dangers of Social Media? - John T Polk II
  • Worship of Entertainment - Bob Pritchard
  • Theophilus: Bible Commentary - Bob West cartoon
  • 15 Things Spouses Need to Eliminate - Kevin Rhodes
  • Salted Speech - quotes and images from Peter Drucker, Alice Wellington Rollins, and Thomas Paine about leadership, virtue, vice, education, study, marriage, relationships, and commentaries

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Donnie Barnes' Practical Rules for a Happy, Successful Marriage

Donnie Barnes' charts on Marriage and Parenting are available in Charts from Donnie Barnes. Today I feature the following additions:

  • Great Bible Statements About Marriage
  • A Successful Marriage
  • Practical Rules for a Happy Marriage

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Edd Sterchi's What Makes a Gift So Special?

Edd Sterchi's What Makes a Gift So Special? is now available in Publications from Guest Authors. Look for the name of the article or the word FEATURED.

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A Husband's and Wife's Obligations in Marriage

Donnie Barnes' charts for A Husband's Obligations to His Wife and A Wife's Obligations to Her Husband are now available in Charts from Donnie Barnes. They are also displayed in Publications On Family.

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Love Invests

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 Love Invests for February 14, 2023

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Dealing with Anger and Conflict Resolution

In light of the family holiday season, Donnie Barnes' charts Dealing with Anger and Some Do's and Don'ts of Conflict Resolution are now available in my NEW PAGE for Charts from Donnie Barnes.

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Proverbs Commentary Continues

My Proverbs commentary continues with the following segments available in Studies in the Book of Proverbs:

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Proverbs Commentary Continues

My Proverbs commentary continues with the following segments available in Studies in the Book of Proverbs:

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Listen To Your Mama About Women

My Proverbs commentary continues with #189: Beware of the Merciless Poor based on Proverbs 28:3 and Proverbs 28:13; and #208: Listen To Your Mama About Women based on Proverbs 31:1-3, Proverbs 17:11Proverbs 2:16-22, Proverbs 5:1-23, Proverbs 6:20-35, Proverbs 7:1-27, Proverbs 9:13-18. My complete commentary and these segments are available in Studies in the Book of Proverbs.

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Edd Sterchi's Church On the Go

Edd Sterchi's The Church on the Go is now available in my page for Guest Authors.

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QA: What Must Christians Do To Remember the Crucifixion?

My QA, What Must Christians Do To Remember the Crucifixion of Christ?, is now also available in Publications On "End Times". It is also available in Questions Answered.

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Proverbs Segment #118: Hurtful Holidays?

My Proverbs Commentary continues with Commentary Segment #118: Hurtful Holidays? focusing on Proverbs 17:1. It is now available in Studies in 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" that consisted of ... Read More of this and other QA in Questions Answered.

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Can You Forgive Your Brother? - Proverbs 18 Commentary

My commentary segment for Proverbs 18:19, Can You Forgive Your Brother?, is now available in Studies in the Book of Proverbs.

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