“I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress.” – Ronald Regan
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Thought For the Day: I Have Wondered At Times What the Ten Commandments Would Have Looked Like If Moses Had Run Them Through the US Congress
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First Principles: These Commandments That I Give You Today Are To Be On Your Hearts. Impress Them On Your Children
“These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.” – Deuteronomy 6:6
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Nuremberg I
Nuremberg I
by Michael Doyle
Some would say that an unjust peace beats war.
That is foolishness that leaves an unrequited score.
It is far more righteous to fight legitimately
With the right intention and cause, with full authority.
Sometimes after the dust-up, the results are put into law,
This then was the case at Nuremberg, we might recall.
It was found that rightful conscience supercedes the state,
Arguably, we knew this, even before the first trial's date.
Sometimes, it takes being flawless to claim one's victory.
This is the case of good over evil in the hearts of humanity.
The Tribunal sought law over vengeance n holding the trials,
And kept many of the guilty alive so justice had no denial.
Most evil is that which kills the spirit of the good,
But some, such as Göring, simply felt misunderstood.
That there is a greater good expressed in ideology,
And that, perhaps, such ignorance is the flaw of humanity.
This is then the core of the philosophy that would be tried,
And only by flawless victory would the Allies be satisfied.
It was felt necessary for the healing of evil to be revealed,
It was felt necessary to disallow evil from being concealed.
(c) April 11, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: My Political Sentiments Inclined Toward the Left and Emphasized the Socialist Aspects Every Bit As Much As Nationalist Ones
“My political sentiments inclined toward the left and emphasized the socialist aspects every bit as much as nationalist ones.” – Adolph Eichmann
It must be realized and understood that the Nazis were from the Left, not the right. National Socialist Workers Party, think hard on this and understand where socialism leads. Allegiance to Conservative values leads to greater liberty and freedom. Socialism has historically demanded blind obedience as a core value. You say you don’t believe me? Consider Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, and contrast them with Eichmann’s statement, and you will find the same deadly results.
First Principles: It Is Not Our Duty To Leave Wealth To Our Children, But It Is Our Duty To Leave Liberty To Them
“Honor, justice, and humanity, call upon us to hold, and to transmit to our posterity, that liberty which we received from our ancestors. It is not our duty to leave wealth to our children, but it is our duty to leave liberty to them.” – John Dickinson
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The Difference of A Heavenly Father
The Difference of A Heavenly Father
by Michael Doyle
Deep within the holy inference,
Meanings are held by deference.
Throughout all of human history,
Kings have added up to slavery.
But not so, in our father's kingdom.
Our heavenly king rules through freedom.
When the people forget and need to recall,
Leaders like Moses have preached God's law.
In Judaic history, we find a bloody monarchy,
As God's people have struggled in their history.
Conquered and embattled, Israel struggled for light,
Like a twisted blade at the edge of God's fight.
Until they were enslaved by Roman domination,
There was very little left of the Jewish nation.
All but destroyed by the wages of their sin,
The Jews were certain that God would save them again.
A prophet speaking God's words, as it was told,
Would come as the Messiah to shepherd the fold.
This second Moses was born in Bethlehem to inspire.
Holiness was born at the edge of the Roman Empire.
As it was said in the Bible, it would be done.
Out of Egypt, God, the Father, would call His Son.
Sacred as the whisper heard from God's breath,
Moses and Jesus would come to escape their death.
Jesus and Moses ran Good's course side by side.
The parallels are amazing to try to coincide.
At a Mount that was not, Jesus taught us to pray,
Addressed to "Our Father: from that very day.
This Father was heaven-bent on finding freedom,
And delivering all believers into His kingdom.
Hope and deliverance were given by God to rescue,
Into the sacred hearts of every Christian and Jew.
Freedom came from the prophesied power of redemption,
Thought on by the disciples in their contemplation.
The strength of the woven threads was as inspirational,
As those who carried this truth are generational.
(c) April 10, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: Literature Adds To Reality,…(I)t Enriches the Necessary Competencies That Daily Life Requires and Provides
“Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.” – C.S. Lewis
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First Principles: Nothing In This World Can Take the Place of Persistence. Persistence and Determination Alone Are Omnipotent
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.” – Calvin Coolidge
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Belonging To the Father
Belonging To the Father
by Michael Doyle
The scriptures are perhaps the most influential
Words ever written, and arguably the most beneficial.
As its pages have shaped the best of humanity's culture,
It has been a book of controversy and of nurture.
The Bible's pages have divided time's passage itself,
As its teachings have moved along God's holy shelf.
In understanding the words, context is everything,
And without this, words can be messy and mean nothing.
It's in understanding the gist of every intended meaning
That we get to know the intentions behind our very being.
Through this, we come to face our God in our experience,
In this, we learn the how and whys behind our obedience.
The Lord's Prayer opens into a complex house of light.
First-century Jews understood why this must be right.
Their core beliefs serve our Father in heaven above
And had strong contextual meaning beyond merely love.
There is a bond between strands of earthly relationships,
And all of the force behind our faith's worship.
Mudbricks weigh heavily, with their ingredients packed well
If they are to stand the tests of time and prevail.
A lifetime's craft learned was spent in slavery.
It teaches a lot about the lives lost to history.
Ancient Egypt was Israel's bondage and restriction.
God heard His people's cry in generational friction.
Moses told Pharaoh to let His son free for him to go,
And in doing this, God as our Father began to show.
Sheep and goats shepherded by Moses lived unbroken,
Until God, as a burning bush, had majestically spoken.
God's name was given as whatever will be, shall be.
We see our Father's power, the end of slavery.
This is the cycle of redemption throughout history,
In His children's need, the Father removed the mystery.
(c) April 9, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: Being A Christian Is Less About Cautiously Avoiding Sin Than About Courageously and Actively Doing God’s Will
“Being a Christian is less about cautiously avoiding sin than about courageously and actively doing God’s will.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 