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Thanksgiving Without God? - Independent Herald

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 Thanksgiving Without God? from November 28, 2025

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Walking in Wisdom #84 - Thank God

Walking in Wisdom, Edition 84 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 84 - Thank God, released November 24, 2025, contains:

  • ThanksGIVING? - Edd Sterchi
  • Thank God - John T Polk II 
  • The Goals of Financial Freedom - Donnie Barnes chart
  • Turn It Around - David Pharr
  • Salted Speech - quotes about Christian life, God, self importance, service, heart, mission, missionary, and the great commission 

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Freedom to Obey Christ

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 Freedom to Obey Christ for June 27, 2023. Look for the word "FEATURED" or the name of the file.

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Happy Thanksgiving 2022

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Thanksgiving Is a Mouthful

“But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks” (Ephesians 5:3-4). Surely we can see that filthy, smutty, dirty language that spews from a person's heart cannot be canceled out by an hour or a day of “Thanksgiving.”  Jesus made this very clear when He said: “Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks” (Matthew 12:34). “Thanksgiving” should not be confined to a day, but to a way of life, and a change of heart. David said: “I will wash my hands in innocence...That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving” (Psalm 26:6-7). - November 22, 2021

This and other short thoughts are published in the e-version of the Independent Herald newspaper, as well as available in Words of Wisdom Newspaper Articles.

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