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First Principles: It Is By A Thorough Knowledge of the Whole Subject That People Are Enabled To Judge Correctly of the Past and To Give Proper Direction To the Future
“It is by a thorough knowledge of the whole subject that [people] are enabled to judge correctly of the past and to give a proper direction to the future.” – James Monroe
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Thought For the Day: There Is Nothing Noble In Being Superior To Your Fellow Men. True Nobility Lies In Being Superior To Your Former Self
“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self.” – Ernest Hemingway
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The Anatomy of Process
The Anatomy of Processby Michael DoyleListen carefully, God has something to sayWatch around you after you pray.His hand and words apply to all life.His is the path that pacifies our strife.Dumpster fires are all around.At moments, it makes your heart … Continue reading
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Tagged Anatomy, Angst and Pressure, Bible, Christianity, Disttraction, Dumpster Fires, Faith, God, Jesus, Life, Path, Poetry and Poems, Pray, Process, Providnce, Reaction, Reason, Say, Seasons of Life
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Thought For the Day: Happy Moments, Praise God. Difficult Moments, Seek God. Quiet Moments, Worship God: Painful Moments; Trust God. Every Moment, Thank God
“Happy moments, PRAISE GOD Difficult moments, SEEK GOD Quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD Painful moments, TRUST GOD Every moment, THANK GOD” – Rick Warren
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First Principles: He Said To Me, “My Grace Is Sufficient For You, For My Power Is Made Perfect In Weakness
“But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” – 2 Corinthians 12:9
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Thought For the Day: The Deep Sea Is the Largest Museum On Earth, It Contains More History Than All the Museums On Land Combined, and Yet We’re Only No Penetrating It
“The deep sea is the largest museum on earth, it contains more history than all the museums on land combined, and yet we’re only now penetrating it.” – Robert Ballard
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First Principles: It Would Be Better For Them To Have A Large Millstone Hung Around Their Neck and To Be Drowned In the Depths of the Sea Than To Cause One of These Little Ones To Stumble
“It would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble” – Matthew 18:6
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Over the Ending of Years
Over the Ending of Yearsby Michael DoyleSometimes as we travel over the lighter yearsWe find ourselves confronted by our dark fears.Things come along that change our soulsAnd agonize at how much we are out of control.It’d be something if we … Continue reading
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Tagged Agonize, Approach, Dark Fears, Death, Depth, Elephant, Ending, Future, Heaven, Holy Service, Last Breath, Length, Matter, Numbing, Pass, Poetry and Poems, Purpose, Recall, Soul, Tatter, Travel, Years
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