“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” – Proverbs 3:5-6
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Thought For the Day: Trust In the Lord With All Your Heart, and Do Not Lean On Your Own Understanding. In All Your Ways Acknowledge Him, and He Will Make Straight Your Paths
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First Principles: A True and Faithful Christian Does Not Make Holy Living An Accidental Thing. It Is His Great Concern…The Business of the Christian Is To Be Like Christ
“A true and faithful Christian does not make holy living an accidental thing. It is his great concern. As the business of the soldier is to fight, so the business of the Christian is to be like Christ.” – Jonathan Edwards
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Bonhoeffer #1
Bonhoeffer #1
by Michael Doyle
It's a boyhood hope for invincibility
Suddenly cloaked in feigned invisibility,
A game is on for "catch me if you can".
These were the ways of Dietrich as a young man.
His older brother goes off to fight the war.
As a younger brother, he wondered what for.
This was especially true as he was buried.
This is the weight of war too many have carried.
Walter's Song was played in his memory
At the wake that was held for friends and family.
Bequeathed from the brother was the Bible's wisdom.
Walter had underlined words worthy of the Kingdom.
This old, worn Bible would guide him through life,
In the moments of peace and years of strife.
Comfort was found in the words that he read.
It was as if Walter lived on, despite being dead.
Not every church established requires a steeple.
These are kept by the Word of God, loved by the people.
New York was just such a place to live,
And a young theologian found that it had a lot to give.
Caught up in the layers within the razzmatazz,
You haven't heard music until you've felt jazz.
There's something to the bounce of this melodic thing,
God wouldn't want you to hear it and not start to sing.
In Harlem, the Abyssinian Choir sang its harmonized tale,
And Dietrich learned there was a way of God in this gospel.
The music caused the people to move with the spirit.
It's the snap of the pop if you ever care to hear it.
God is found everywhere that we are.
Jesus is with His people, no matter how far.
It's up to us to taste and know that the Lord is good.
Be it Dixie Jubilation or conservatory, it's understood.
You have to live bravely for the fullness of glory,
That provides the merciful details of the story.
Everywhere around there is work to be done.
Freedom is the cause of the Father and the Son.
Dietrich learned another side of theology.
It is found when and where life turns ugly.
Anger often comes from hurt and fear.
It is up to us to keep God near.
The lessons of life are the messages of God discerned.
When we walk in darkness and evil, much is learned.
Angels whisper in ears about God's helping plan,
Until one by one, there is redemption for man.
Hate, they say, is in every color known.
It's a tragedy, repetitively shown.
It comes from the seeds of discontent sown.
The worst is self-inflicted and homegrown.
(c) February 4, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Tagged Bible, Boyhood Gme, Buried, Christianity, Church, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Faith, Invincability, Invisiblity, Jazz, Jesus, Lessons of Life, Poetry and Poems, The Bible, the Word, Theology, War, Weight of War, Word of God, World War I, World War II
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First Principles: Here Every Man May Be Master and Owner of His Owne Labour and Land…If Have Nothing But His Hands, He May… By Industrie Quickly Grow Rich
“Here every man may be master and owner of his owne labour and land…If he have nothing but his hands, he may…by industrie quickly grow rich.” – John Smith
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Thought For the Day: Don’t Find Fault With Each Other, But Accept Each Other As You Are, and Forgive Each Other Every Day From the Bottoms of Your Hearts
“In a word, live together in the forgiveness of your sins, for without it no human fellowship, least of all a marriage, can survive. Don’t insist on your rights, don’t blame each other, don’t judge or condemn each other, don’t find fault with each other, but accept each other as you are, and forgive each other every day from the bottom of your hearts.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Tagged Aceept, As You Are, Blame, Condemn, Diettrich Bonhoeffer, Every Day, Fault, Forgiveness, Heart, Human Fellowship, Judge, Marriage, Riights, Sins, Surviive, Thought For the Day
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An Extra Something
An Extra Something
by Michael Doyle
It's another round of birthday cheers,
I celebrate the time of passing years.
There's been so much love that's felt so high,
It's led to times when I wished that I would die.
The alien gods of February know this art,
As they tear at shreds of each other's hearts.
I love the feel of that some place called nowhere.
It has the quiet that allows a soul to care.
There are so many things that I would do
To make these feelings of love come true.
You've taught me the thrill of everything.
The thrill of my life and an extra something.
That is life's audition brought to play,
Stuck here with you and not sure of what to say.
I stumble over getting to know you better.
My God, the way that you wear that sweater.
The alien gods of February know this art,
As they tear at shreds of each other's hearts.
I love the feel of that some place called nowhere.
It has the quiet that allows a soul to care.
The truth of this is quite a must.
I find myself hoping we won't come to a bust.
Avoiding the drift, we work at being close.
Life is life, and every step is one of those.
Our mistakes, we don't need to complain.
It's the moments of life that we can't explain.
There's a vista that I see in your eyes
You're suddenly everything that I was born to recognize.
The alien gods of February know this art,
As they tear at shreds of each other's hearts.
I love the feel of that some place called nowhere.
It has the quiet that allows a soul to care.
A few chords spill across the empty keyboard.
It's a melody that moves ever toward.
With a kiss, we suddenly fall in love,
Self-aware of the moon shining down from above.
Your eyes are shining, cresting legendary.
My startled expression must seem so contrary.
There you are again inside my loving arms,
And here I am again, lost inside your charms.
The alien gods of February know this art,
As they tear at shreds of each other's hearts.
I love the feel of that some place called nowhere.
It has the quiet that allows a soul to care.
(c) February 3, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Tagged Alien Gods, Birthday Cheers, Care, Die, Everythng, Extra Something, Faith, February, Feel, Feelings of Love, God, Heart, Hight, Love, Nowhere, Passing Yars, Poetry and Poems, Quiet, Soul, Taught, Tear, Thrill
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Thought For the Day: This Regionalization Is In Keeping With the Tri-Lateral Plan Which Calls For A Gradual Convergence of East and West, Ultimately Leading Toward the Goal of One World Government
“This regionalization is in keeping with the Tri-Lateral Plan which calls for a gradual convergence of East and West, ultimately leading toward the goal of one world government. National sovereignty is no longer a viable concept.” – Zbigniew Brzeziński
First Principles: No Longer A Government By Free Opinion… and the Vote of the Majority, But A Government By the Opinion and Duress of A Small Group of Dominant Men
“I am a most unhappy man. I have unwittingly ruined my country. A great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit. Our system of credit is concentrated. The growth of the nation, therefore, and all our activities are in the hands of a few men. We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated Governments in the civilized world – no longer a Government by free opinion, no longer a Government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a Government by the opinion and duress of a small group of dominant men.” – Woodrow Wilson
In this case, we present not necessarily a principle stated straightforwardly, but to point out that it was the Democratic Party under Woodrow Wilson who has in great part, reduced the voice of the People in the governance of this nation. See the Democratic Party for what it is and has been. Examine the actions taken and not taken regarding funding our nation. It’s one bad-faith action after another for at least over 100 years.
My Most Meaningful Bond
My Most Meaningful Bond
by Michael Doyle
In this age where the hard Left seeks to divide,
I know that I always want my daughters by my side.
I read to them nightly while they were in the womb,
And by my side, there will always be enough room.
Each of their smiles has indeed been my purpose,
And anything they needed was my best service.
But for my words, my fear and tears have gone unseen,
Sacrificed as it's been for my two favorite human beings.
In my life, there is one most meaningful bond,
It takes me near to Heaven and then somehow beyond.
No one in life is more loved than my dear daughters,
It's my true greatest pleasure to be their father.
I have never been one who sought after any hero worship,
But I have always felt the need for a continued relationship.
Of all things, that there must always be the being near,
And my always seeking to listen more rather than just hear.
With the separation from their mother, they needed protection,
Maybe a thousand-fold more than another stream of correction.
I can't pretend that either has been less than my breath,
Since day one, they'll be my inspirations until my death.
In my life, there is one most meaningful bond,
It takes me near to Heaven and then somehow beyond.
No one in life is more loved than my dear daughters,
It's my true greatest pleasure to be their father.
Maybe Euripides is right there's nothing dearer to a father,
As he begins growing older, than the love of his daughters.
When I was younger, they softened my heart as only they can,
And from them I have learned to be a gentler, better man.
As they've grown older, I have sought time with my teens,
Trying my best to understand and help two future queens.
There are things that they have gone through I can't know,
But I've always done my level best to let my love show.
In my life, there is one most meaningful bond,
It takes me near to Heaven and then somehow beyond.
No one in life is more loved than my dear daughters,
It's my true greatest pleasure to be their father.
Not a moment has this father's love ever in the least retreated,
But not knowing how to be lady I taught them how to be treated.
I hope that I have done well in providing a standard among men.
This is my hope, and that they might yet visit now and then.
As time has gone on, there has been a need for course correction,
I pray there will never come a time for any disconnection.
The time we have left to spend must be spent in good quality.
They are my loves and the heart of my treasured family.
In my life, there is one most meaningful bond,
It takes me near to Heaven and then somehow beyond.
No one in life is more loved than my dear daughters,
It's my true greatest pleasure to be their father.
(c) February 2, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: If We Had Not Winter, the Spring Would Not Be So Pleasant; If We Did Not Sometimes Taste of Adversity, Prosperity Would Not Be So Welcome
“If we had not winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” – Anne Bradstreet
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 