“It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and to imitate his justice, temperance, and piety” – George Washington, Farewell Address (1796)
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Thought For the Day: It Is the Duty of All Nations To Acknowledge the Providence of Almighty God, To Obey His Will, To Be Grateful For His Benefits, and To Imitate His Justice, Temperance, and Piety
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First Principles: If You Will Fear the Lord, and Serve Him, and Obey His Voice and Not Rebel Against the Commandment of the Lord, Then Shall Both Ye and Also the King…Continue Following the Lord Your God
“If you will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your God” – 1 Samuel 12:14
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We Stand Together
We Stand Together
by Michael Doyle
Even in troubled times,
God has all authority.
Struggles may cloud the day,
Yet, we remain family.
Our eyes are fixed on the cross,
But we rest on Jesus' name.
Even David's temporary loss
Did not serve to defame.
We stand together near
Keeping courage in God's company.
We will not fear,
But keep loving God's family.
I am secure in my redemption,
Safe from all the evil done.
There is consistency in contemplation
Found in the Father, Spirit, and the Son.
Bowing down to worship,
Our hands clasped in prayer.
We know our Lord's kinship.
Our king keeps the cost fair.
We stand together near
Keeping courage in God's company.
We will not fear,
But keep loving God's family.
(c) June 20, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Tagged Authority, Company, Courage, Cross, David, Eyes, Family, Fear, God, Jesus, Love, Poetry and Poems, Struggle, Together, Troubled Tiimes, We
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Thought For the Day: I Believe That Music Is God’s Voice
“I believe that music is God’s voice.” – Brian Wilson
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First Principles: On the Acquisition of Louisiana, In the Year 1803, the Attention of the Government of the United States Was Early Directed Towards Exploring and Improving the New Territory
“On the acquisition of Louisiana, in the year 1803, the attention of the government of the United States was early directed towards exploring and improving the new territory.” – Meriwether Lewis
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Green Planet Blues
Green Planet Blues
by Michael Doyle
Working from the ground up,
It starts with our food.
To reach the winner's cup,
It begins with the right mood.
It begins with every bite we take.
We must repair what we break.
Policy and politics have not fixed our ways.
We seek out new methods for better days.
As with the old days of agriculture,
We must find better answers to nurture.
Hand in hand with developed technology,
We must give a nod toward biology.
Vegetation and three trillion trees
Have given way to mankind's industries.
This has pushed toward desertification
At the same time, aquifers head toward depletion.
From a lush, beautiful greenery,
Mankind too often desecrates the scenery.
The Earth has become like a frying pan,
Still, the best hope is found in man.
Desertification can be turned back to abundance.
Life can be respawned into resplendence.
The wisdom of nature defines the true mean.
This can and must be kept in the green.
Better, richer soil is the mantra to think.
Soil is among the best carbon sinks.
As it breathes in the carbon from the atmosphere,
Mankind has greater reason for hope than fear.
Aerated soil is like nature's good porridge,
The handiest way to achieve water storage.
It is the quintessential in-between life and death,
And so, we start here to restore nature's breath.
Soil is so much more than merely dirt,
And it's where we must start to remove the hurt.
Soil is sand until life-added becomes more.
In essence, it is regeneration's front door.
(c) June 19, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Tagged Agriculture, Biolgy, Blues, Food, Green Planet, Grond, Poetrry and Poems, Policy and Poltics, Technollgy
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Thought For the Day: To Be In Christ Is the Source of the Christian Life; To Be Like Christ Is the Sum of His Excellence; To Be With Christ Is the Fullness of His Joy
“To be in Christ is the source of the Christian life; to be like Christ is the sum of his excellence; to be with Christ is the fullness of his joy.” – Charles Hodge
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First Principles: The Known Propensity of A Democracy Is To Licentiousness, Which the Ambitious Call, and Ignorant Believe To Be Liberty
“The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness, which the ambitious call, and ignorant believe to be liberty.” – Fisher Ames
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Regeneration
Regeneration
by Michael Doyle
Here in the Midwest
We can see it best.
Back in the days of old,
Our climate was quite cold.
Colder by a few degrees,
And nearly everyone agrees
In this lies the explanation
Of how we grew into civilization.
Hunter-gatherers founded agriculture,
And this grew into cities to nurture.
Until fossil fuels brought great power.
But it also consumed and devoured.
Though I'm usually last to speak this,
With this great power has come weakness.
Once again, comes time to rearrange,
In the way of the world, we must change.
Life adapts through our attention,
And we have reached a need for regeneration.
The Earth is a living thing fighting death
And we are interconnected by our living breath.
It's not just a cosmic feeling,
But a genuine need for healing.
The Earth and we have a fever
From which only humanity can deliver.
While mankind has added to pollution,
We can also resolve to make a contribution.
It isn't about fearful retribution,
But it is about working together for a solution.
(c) June 18, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Tagged Adaption, Agreement, Agriculture, Ancient Tmes, Change, Civilization, Cold, Connection, Consumption, Degrees, Explanation, Fossil Fuels, Healnig, Hunter-Gatherers, Midwest, Nurture, Poetry and Poems, Power, Regeneration, See, Solution, The Earth
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Thought For the Day: Music Was My Refuge. I Could Crawl Into the Space Between the Notes and Curl My Back To Loneliness
“Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.” – Maya Angelou
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 