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First Principles: It Cannot Be Based On Works; If It Were, Grace Would No Longer Be Grace
“And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace.” – Romans 11:6
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Tagged Based, Election, First Principles, Grace, Remnant, Romans 11:6, Works
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Believing in Blessings
Believing In Blessingsby Michael DoyleEncountering the profound,I praise the goodness I have found.Looking into God’s face,I find myself touched by His grace.I have nothing left to prove,Loving to watch God as He movesThe world with His ways.I’ve seen a lot … Continue reading
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Tagged Believe, Blessings, Father, Found, God, God's Face, Goodness, Grace, Jesus, Last, Love, Loving Life, Move, Nation, Passing Days, Past, Poetry and Poems, Praise, Profound, Prove, Salvation, The Son, Touch, Touched, Trace, World
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First Principles: Every Government Degenerates When Trusted To the Rulers of the People Alone. The People Themselves, Therefore, Are Its Only Safe Depositories
“Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves, therefore, are its only safe depositories.” – Thomas Jefferson (1781)
Thought For the Day: There Is Only One Difference Between A Madman and Me. The Madman Thinks He Is Sane. I Know That I Am Mad.
“There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad.” -Salvador Dali, painter (11 May 1904-1989)
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Tagged Difference, Know, Mad, Madman, Me, Salvador Dali, Thought For the Day
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Until It Unfolds
Until It Unfoldsby Michael DoyleLife’s biggest projectsAre a lot to figure out.Life success, not reject.Even the best life has doubt.Because of this or despite this,We don’t want to have a miss.So we find ourselves pressing onUntil all our tomorrows are … Continue reading
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Tagged Access, Artistry, Best and Worst, Best Life, Clarity, Class, Commit, Confront, Despite, Destiny, Different Ways, Doubt, Effort, Elusive, Figure Out, Found, Friends, Grown, Inclusive, Journey, Labor of Love, Learn, Life, Meaning, Miss, Own Human Being, Pass, Poetry and Poems, Precision, Press On, Project, Puzzle, Question, Reject, Right End, Scuplt, Shown, Stay, Strength, Sublime, Success, Time, Told, Tomorrow, Trick, Uneasy Process, Unfold, Unknown, Vision, Wade, Words, Worth
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First Principles: The Only Limit To Our Realization of Tomorrow Will Be Our Doubts of Today
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Tagged Doubt, First Principles, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Limit, Realization, Today, Tomorrow
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Thought For the Day: What Lies Behind Us and What Lies Before Us Are Tiny Matters Compared To What Lies Within Us
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Tagged Before, Behind, Compare, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Thought For the Day, Tiny Matters, Us, Within
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Let Love Forever Echo
Let Love Forever Echoby Michael DoyleLet love forever echoEvery moment’s helloSpoken by Jesus’s nameWithin the holy picture frame.Life is known like a fire,Filled with arguable desire.To walk in His power,Reborn with every passing hour.He brings this joy we’re feeling,As I … Continue reading
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Tagged Blind, Carry, Change, Darkness, Desire, Echo, Essence, Final Wire, Fire, Harshness, Healing, Hello, His Love, Holy Fire, Jesus's Name, Joy, Life, Light, Love, Passing Hour, Peace, Picture Frame, Poetry and Poems, Power, Presence, Reborn, Shadow, Shining, Sight, Walk
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First Principles: Freedom Is Not Bought Cheaply. It Has A Cost; It Imposes A Burden…So Too Must We – In A Less Final, Less Heroic Way – Be Willing To Give of Ourselves
“Our first obligation to them and ourselves is plain enough: The United States and the freedom for which it stands, the freedom for which they died, must endure and prosper. Their lives remind us that freedom is not bought cheaply. … Continue reading
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Tagged Burden, Cheaply, Commenorate, Costs, Died, Endure and Prosper, Final, First Obligation, First Principles, Freedom, Give of Ourselves, Heroic, Lives, Ronald Reagn, Sacrifice, United States
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Thought For the Day: When You Have Eliminated the Impossible, Whatever Remains, However Improbable, Must Be the Truth
“When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth”. -Arthur Conan Doyle, physician and writer (22 May 1859-1930)
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Tagged Arthur Conan Doyle, Elimination, Impossible, Improbable, Remain, Sherlock Holmes, Thought For the Day, Truth
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 