Proverbs: Anger 008

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Proverbs: Gossip 007

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Proverbs: Overindulgence 006

http://traffic.libsyn.com/themiddlekingdom/Overindulgence.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadJoin citizens of the Middle Kingdom as we explore what the book of Proverbs has to say about overindulgence.   Links/Resources: Japanese 80/20 Rule Eating Disorders Statistics http://www.anad.org/get-information/about-eating-disorders/eating-disorders-statistics/ http://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2012/03/health/infographic.eating.disorders/ https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/counseling/Eating_Disorder_Statistics.pdf   Verses from today’s show: I Samuel 16:7 Proverbs 31:30 Proverbs 25:16, 28 Matthew 11:19 Proverbs 23:20-21 Matthew 6:25/Luke 12: 22-23 I John 2:16 I Corinthians 10:13 I Corinthians 6:12-20 Romans 7:15-8:6 Romans 7:15

Proverbs: Snobbery 005

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Proverbs: Debt 004

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Proverbs: Workaholism 003

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Proverbs: Laziness 002

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Proverbs: Practical Wisdom 001

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