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Thought For the Day: When You Want To Help People, You Tell Them the Truth. When You Want To Help Yourself, You Tell Them What They Want To Hear
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First Principles: By Our Form of Government, the Christian Religion, and All Sects and Denominations of Christians Are Placed On the Same Equal Footing
“By our form of Government, the Christian religion is the established religion; and all sects and denominations of Christians are placed on the same equal footing, and are equally entitled to protection in their religious liberty.– Samuel Chase in Runkel v. Winemiller (1799)
In My Mind’s Desert
In My Mind's Desert
by Michael Doyle
In my mind's eye, I see
The battling guns that are yet to be.
Cabin fever burns away the drudgery
That vanquishes every mystery.
To dispel the ghosts takes mourning,
Thorns and all, night must become morning.
Burnt into my gaze like a shared light
That comes to dissipate my longest night.
Swallowed like day takes the night,
All the love in the world didn't make it right.
And I remember the all of everything
That my life so far did not bring.
There is a sweet spot of immortal sin.
The time comes to begin again.
Thorns and all, someone has to pay,
Even if it takes closing the door this way.
A siren calls as I lean into the wind,
Too close to the sun, I have sinned.
Holding on to the distance between,
I wonder if I wlll ever know what it all means.
Swallowed like day takes the night,
All the love in the world didn't make it right.
And I remember the all of everything
That my life so far did not bring.
(c)June 29, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: And Now Here Is My Secret, A Very Simple Secret, It Is Only With the Heart That One Can See Rightly, What Is Essential Is Invisible To the Eye
“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.” – Antoiine de Saint-Exupery
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First Principles: Between A Balanced Republic and A Democracy, the Difference Is Like That Between Order and Chaos
“Between a balanced republic and a democracy, the difference is like that between order and chaos.” – John Marshall
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A Stone’s Throw (David)
A Stone's Throw (David)
by Michael Doyle
In life, sometimes we are picked last.
It's the future that has been cast.
This was once David's position
As he was called to save the Israeli nation.
Sometimes we are on the ebb of favor.
Other times, we own it and gently savor.
David did his best to do his part.
He was the one closest to God in his heart.
Mistake led to repentance, a full circle turned.
From heart to Holy Spirit, we have learned.
To God, we conform and make ourselves right,
Owning our truth, transparent as light.
The House of David taught us well
As we would wish from knowing his tale.
Despite the path of failure and heartbreak,
He lived for God; we must make no mistake.
The giant Goliath is a tale of fear,
With a single stone, David made this disappear.
Moving past obstacles with faith in God's hope,
And with this step, he taught us all how to cope.
Whatever it is that is our circumstance,
We must trust in God and take our chance.
Whatever our opposition, we have a strategy,
And we know its success in mankind's history.
Such is the path of great inspiration.
In the name of the Lord, we lead our nation.
The Lord rescues us from certain defeat.
This is the truth we most often meet.
The greatest care of God carries every day.
We shall let the story of David show the way.
In God's strength, we will duly overcome.
This is our Father's place in His kingdom.
Prayer is the resetting of our attention.
From this point, we trust with intention.
Faith in God brings us to our victory.
This is shown again and again in history.
God gives us the talents and skills we need,
Though at times we might falter and bleed.
But if we are to reach for the kingdom's high,
The least we can expect is that we must try.
At his lowest, David was where he should not be,
Doing, as we often do - doing wrong for all to see.
Some sins rage against the body's purity.
These are the worst in our struggle for morality.
We are instructed by God to run from these times,
While Satanic temptation edges us into fuller crimes.
This cannot and does not lead to any good.
Sin gives way to spiritual death as understood.
Guard rails are put in place for a reason.
This is how life is from season to season.
Such deception will by God be caught,
And there will be a price as there ought.
It comes down to a matter of propriety.
In the end, repeated sins require responsibility.
Sins of such magnitude call for culpability,
And repentance must be made to our capacity.
The path of sin leads to consequence.
The price to be paid will have its recompense.
Though all can and will be forgiven,
It's through God's mercy that its readily given.
(c) June 28, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: Fallen Man Is Not Simply An Imperfect Creature Who Needs Improvement: He Is A Rebel Who Lay Down His Arms
“Fallen man is not simply an imperfect creature who needs improvement: he is a rebel who must lay down his arms.” – C.S. Lewis
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First Principles: Have Mercy On Me, O God, According To Your Unfailing Love; According To Your Great Compassion Blot Out My Transgressions. Wash Away My Iniquity and Cleanse Me From My Sin
“Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion
blot out my transgressions.
Wash away all my iniquity
and cleanse me from my sin.” – King David in Psalms 51:1-2
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Africa’s Green Wall
Africa's Green Wall
by Michael Doyle
Hoofs are necessary for grasslands,
Doing their part as the Lord demands.
Elephants know the weight of memory,
And all of this reminds us that we are family.
Mankind must act in full concert
To help all who have been hurt.
Here across the African shadow,
There is more to learn than we will know.
War has left its dirty scars,
And the world below gasps at the stars.
The decline is found in lost soil fertility
Having ignorantly lost its quest for utility.
A utility that didn't work as said.
It was a mistake that left the land dead.
This required a needed redirection,
And a decision to accept nature's correction.
As water became conserved and lessons learned,
Along the way, much was then discerned.
With this, the plants that feed have returned
And quietly, God's good response has been earned.
It's a mosaic that brings the land to life.
The great green wall knows its own strife.
Step by step, we will yet heal this arid land.
We will return life to Africa's killing sand.
(c) June 27, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: People Make A Grievous Error Thinking That A List f Facts Is the Truth. Facts Are Just the Bare Bones Out of Which Truth Is Made
“People make a grievous error thinking that a list of facts is the truth. Facts are just the bare bones out of which truth is made.” – Shelby Foote
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