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First Principles: Observe What the Lord Your God Requires: Walk In Obedience To Him…Do This So That You May Prosper In All You Do
“Observe what the LORD your God requires: Walk in obedience to him, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and regulations, as written in the Law of Moses. Do this so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go.” – 1 Kings 2:3
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Washington Takes Charge
Washington Takes Charge
by Michael Doyle
There in the balmy days of July,
Rose a people unafraid to die.
Striving to live for sweet liberty,
They would birth America in their dignity.
Washington rode into Concord's countryside
To round up his troops who had defied
The Redcoats on a certain bloody morning.
This followed alongside the King's warning.
Patriots rose not just to confront an empire,
But to set a world aflame with freedom's fire.
Though Washington had never led a major command,
He was determined to free America's great land.
One by one, the days of this world's long history
Is one of great people writing their own biography.
43-year-old Washington rode forward to arrive -
To lead a cause he couldn't be sure would survive.
Duty, discipline, and honor were the standards he bore.
There was little room for doubt in the courage he wore.
A rag-tag continental army held itself to loyalty
As General Washington rode through the camp elegantly.
Patriots rose not just to confront an empire,
But to set a world aflame with freedom's fire.
Though Washington had never led a major command,
He was determined to free America's great land.
A brave face covered his grim contemplation
That he had waited many years for his redemption.
For two decades, he had waited to right his story
With the American Revolution, he would find his glory.
It would be a daunting task that caused consternation,
But Washington stood firm despite his reservations.
From common sailors came the American Navy's birth
As each able ship and crew proved their worth.
Patriots rose not just to confront an empire,
But to set a world aflame with freedom's fire.
Though Washington had never led a major command,
He was determined to free America's great land.
Privateers had come to young America's rescue.
The cause and reasons for hope were few.
A groundswell had formed on the water to embrace
What it was that the patriots would face.
Sentiments aside, wars are won by the risks we take.
The goal is to do so without the errors we might make.
Caution to the wind, it was found that courage should be tried.
If we hadn't, even more would have died.
(c) July 4, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: Many Public-School Children Seem To Know Only Two Dates – 1492 and 4th of July; and As A Rule, They Don’t Know What Happened On Either Occasion
“Many public-school children seem to know only two dates—1492 and 4th of July; and as a rule they don’t know what happened on either occasion.” – Mark Twain
This is meant only as humor, as displayed by the American literary great, Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain. If you believe there is truth in this, let’s open up the necessary discussion of the nonsense too often being taught in schools these days, as they indoctrinate our children in Marxism, Marcusism, and other such nonsense.
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First Principles: Continue Steadfast and, With A Proper Sense of Your Dependence On God, Nobly Defend Those Rights Which Heaven Gave, And No Man Ought To Take From Us
“Resistance to tyranny becomes the Christian and social duty of each individual… Continue steadfast and, with a proper sense of your dependence on God, nobly defend those rights which heaven gave, and no man ought to take from us.” – John Hancock
Happy Fourth of July!
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Megiddo Mosaic
Megiddo Mosaic
by Michael Doyle
Twists and turns bind philosophy
As we try to peek back in history,
Seeking the roots of humanity
With so much of it, bits of vanity.
The remaining bones of archeology
Must fall in place with chronology.
All of this is a puzzling connection,
As we take our clues in a hopeful direction.
From time to time, we shake ourselves.
We find something that rattles the shelves.
A new answer leads to a new discovery
Then all of a sudden, we've changed history.
Everywhere a body steps in Israel is history.
Whispered stories of faith change archeology.
What seems to be scattered, routine excavations
Becomes something found exceeding expectations.
In Megiddo prison, certain mosaic inscriptions
Led to some transformative transcriptions.
There in Armageddon is evidence of worship
Of Jesus Christ, in His full kingship.
This church dates back to the third century
100 years before the beliefs of archeology.
Rome can no longer claim precedence of worship,
When the evidence shows a much earlier relationship.
False claims relinquished should be set aside,
There is no worse claim than that based on pride.
Here then is where faith and truth openly collide,
And the outcome of this must be taken in stride.
(c) July 3, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Tagged Archeolgy, Chronlgy, Excavation, History, Israal, Megiddo Mosaic, Steps, The Church
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Thought For the Day: Never Be Afraid To Try Something New. Remember That A Lone Amateur Built the Ark. A Large Group of Professionals Built the Titanic
“Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.” – Dave Berry
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First Principles: Among the Expected Glories of the Constitution, Next To the Abolition of Slavery Was That of Rum
“Among the expected glories of the Constitution, next to the abolition of Slavery was that of Rum.” – George Clymer
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A Regenerative Flow of Morning Joe
A Regenerative Flow of Morning Joe
by Michael Doyle
If only a handful of people know,
It's hard to get a movement to grow.
But if the movement is in overflow,
We can be certain that it will grow.
There is something in a healthy attitude
That allows answers to grow in magnitude.
Capturing water as it falls from the skies
Allows desert to transform before our eyes.
Grasses transformed are pumps of regeneration
While cattle become a factor of veneration.
Columbia needs transformation, as most know.
Oftentimes, it comes down to that cup of Joe.
It can be seen from Colombian history,
Coffee may not create wealth, but it stops poverty.
Its rainforests were considered its thriving crown.
But in the name of coffee, this was cut down.
Intensified monoculture destroys biodiversity.
We see this in the pages of living history.
Inserting bananas and plantains brings needed shade.
The restoration of coffee and diversity comes ready-made.
Shade-grown coffee allows us to nurture
A plethora of hope for mankind's future.
All of this speaks to a healthy opportunity.
Regenerative coffee brings rich biodiversity.
Life in a good morning's cup of Joe;
It's a choice made to allow life to flow.
It's a battle for natural forest restoration.
Expanding habitat has revitalized the Colombian nation.
(c) July 2, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: Our Whole Constitutional Heritage Rebels At the Thought of Giving Government the Power To Control Men’s Minds
“Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men’s minds.” – Thurgood Marshall
ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 