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First Principles: The Freedom For Which They Died, Must Endure and Prosper…Freedom Is Not Bought Cheaply. It Has A Cost
“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. It has a cost; it imposes a burden. And just … Continue reading
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Tagged First Principles, United States, Sacrifice, Cost, Prosper, Death, Freedom, Give, Lives, Ronald Reagan, Burden, Endure, Cheaply, Commenraate
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Gideon Answers the Call
Gideon Answers the Callby Michael DoyleThere’s no greater love than to be willing to dieFor the protection of others and our nation.There is no need to stumble asking why,Love is the best and truly only explanation.We think about how God … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Book of Judges, Extraordinary, Faith, Gideon, God, Israell, Judges, Love, No Greater Love, Ordinary, Poetry and Poems, The Lord's Call
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Thought For the Day: Do You Wish To Rise? Begin By Descending. You Plan A Tower That Will Pierce the Clouds? Lay First the Foundation of Humility
“Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility. – Saint Augustine Continue reading
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Tagged Clouds, Descend, First, Foundation, Humilty, Plan, Rise, Thought For the Day, Tower
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First Principles: But Gideon Said To Them, “I Will Not Rule Over You, Nor Shall My Son Rule Over You; the Lord Shall Rule Over You
“But Gideon said to them, ‘I will not rule over you, nor shall my son rule over you; the Lord shall rule over you.’”– Judges 8:23
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Tagged First Principles, Gideon, Judges 8:23 NIV, Rule, The Lord
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Distraction
Distractionby Michael DoyleI don’t mean this as a distraction.But for mostly open space, I feel attraction.Every time that you stand near,I hold your body, hoping it won’t disappear.I hold your body as something tangible,And kindness sometimes seems all we’re capable.Besides, … Continue reading
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Tagged Argument, Attraction, Believe, Body, Capable, Dissapear, Distraction, Eyes, Feel, Heaven, Kindness, Lament, lllusion, Meaning, Open Space, Poetry and Poems, Porous, Quantum Physics, Real, Reallty, Tangible, Time, Touch
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Thought For the Day: Love Is the Will To Extend One’s Self For the Purpose of Nurturing One’s Own Or Another’s Spiritual Growth… Love Is Love Does
“Love is the will to extend one’s self for the purpose of nurturing one’s own or another’s spiritual growth… Love is as love does. Love is an act of will — namely, both an intention and an action. Will also … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Choice, Extension, Intentionn, Love, M. Scott Peck, Nuture, Purpose, Self, Spiritual Growth, Thought For the Day, Will
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First Principles: Democracy Will Soon Degenerate Into An Anarchy…No Man’s Life Or Property Or Reputation Or Liberty Will Be Secure
“[D]emocracy will soon degenerate into an anarchy, such an anarchy that every man will do what is right in his own eyes and no man’s life or property or reputation or liberty will be secure, and every one of these … Continue reading
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Tagged Anarchy, Degeneration, Democracy, First Principles, John Adams, Moral Virtes, Subordination
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Modern Intellectuals
Modern Intellectualsby Michael DoyleWhat can you expectFrom a man seduced by the party line, But a dark psycho-conscience,And a predictably wrapped mind.Simple souls filled with complication,Where murder can be a fascination.Most modern intellectuals have warped minds.Murder attempted can’t entirely be … Continue reading
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Tagged Complicaton, Destroyer of Worlds, Intellectualism, Mnd, Modern, Party Line, Poetrry and Poems, Psycho-Conscence, Simple Sools
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First Principles: To the Distinguished Character of Patriot, It Should Be Our Highest Glory To Add the More Distinguished Character of Christian
“While we are zealously performing the duties of good citizens and soldiers, we certainly ought not to be inattentive to the higher duties of religion. To the distinguished character of Patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the … Continue reading
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Tagged Attentionn, Character, Christian, Duty, First Principles, George Washngton, Glory, Good Citzen, Higher Duty, Patriot, Perfomance, Religiion, Soldier
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Podcast Episode: Freedom Faith And Character
Pip: alohapromisesforever has been quietly building something — a site that reads like a commonplace book crossed with a chapel crossed with a very well-curated argument about what it means to be human. Mara: That’s the territory we’re covering today … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Christianity, Faith, First Principles, God, Jesus, moraliity, Music, Poetry, Thought For the Day
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