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First Principles: A Body of Men Holding Themselves Accountable To Nobody Ought Not To Be Trusted By Anybody
“A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.” – Thomas Paine
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Leaning Into Abraham
Leaning Into Abrahamby Michael DoyleThe thumbprint of Heaven is on our daysAs we cast our eyes toward God’s true ways.We serve the God of all of Humanity,And it begins with Abraham’s legacy.Faith is the anchor that tethers us together.All of … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham, Abraham's legacy, Alien County, Anchor, Bible, Descendants, Destiny, Eyes, Faith, Family, God, Grace, Grow, Heaven, Humanity, Isaac, Jacob, Jesus, Lean Into, Lesson, Liisten, Moses, Obeience, Poetry and Poems, Sacrifice, Sand, Tether, The Law, Thumbprint, Together, Told
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First Principles: By Faith Abraham, When Called To Go To A Place He Would Later Receive His Inheritance, Obeyed and Went
“By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.” – Hebrews 11:8 NIV
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Bonhoeffer, Part 2
Bonhoeffer, Part 2by Michael DoyleTo the bully, no one is a partnerTo that bully, no one is smarter.And if the smarter does not hide his mind,He’ll be lucky if any part is left behind.You find the bullies in hidden alleyways.Or … Continue reading
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Tagged Alleyways, Bible, Bully, Canary, Christianity, Darkest Times, Democracy, Demons, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Doubt, Faith, FDR, Free, Gallows, God, Growth, Hang Together, Hitler, Jail, Jesus, Last Days, Left Behind, Light, Lucifer, Lucky Ones, Need, News, Od, Odd, Opposition, Oppression, Poetry and Poems, Power, Puppets, Reality, Reason, Rhyme, Rumors and Rage, Smart, Strong Man, Supplant, The Church, The Poet, Wsemen
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Thought For the Day: I Will Love the Light For It Shows Me the Way, Yet I Will Endure the Darkness Because It Shows Me the Stars
“I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.” – Og Mandino
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First Principles: Were I To Personify Justice, Instead of Presenting Her Blind, I Would Denominate Her the Goddess of Fire…Of Unbending Integrity
“Were I to personify Justice, instead of presenting her blind, I would denominate her the goddess of fire. . . Of unbending integrity Justice should feel, hear and see; but truth alone should be the polar star by which she … Continue reading
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Tagged Blind, Determiination, Equity, First Principles, Goddess of Fire, Integrity, Judith Sargent Murray, Justice, Polar Star, Shape, Truth Alone
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Page Turner
Page Turnerby Michael DoyleSharing the Lord with a shout,Telling the truth of what it’s about.I love spending my Sundays,Lifting my life up to praise.There is so much I have to learn.I turn the page to discern.One day at a time, … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: Do Not Let Your Fire Go Out, Spark By Irreplaceable Spark In the Hopeless Swamps of the Not-Quite, the Not-Yet, and the Not-At-All
“Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swamps of the not-quite, the not-yet, and the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved … Continue reading
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Tagged Soul, Hero, Thought For the Day, Desire, Life, Frustration, Real, Spark, Fire, Possible, Exist, Ayn Rand, Reach, Deserve, Won, Yours, Hopeless Swamp, Not-Quite, Not-Yet, Not-At-All
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First Principles: It’s Hard, When You’re Up To Your Armpits In Alligators, To Remember You Came Here To Drain the Swamp
“It’s hard, when you’re up to your armpits in alligators, to remember you came here to drain the swamp.” – Ronald Reagan
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