Monthly Archives: July 2026

My Weary Soul

My Weary Soulby Michael DoyleMy weary soul holds onto the night,Wondering how to get things right.Some can have such calloused pretense,But I won’t get lost in bitterness.Every day is a day for gratitude,I wake up with the right attitude.Knowing that … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: I Think Having Land and Not Ruining It Is the Most Beautiful Art That Anybody Could Ever Want To Own

“I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want to own.” – Andy Warhol

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First Principles: A Standing Army Is Like A Standing Member. It’s An Excellent Assurance of Domestic Tranquility, But A Dangerous Temptation To Foreign Adventure

“A standing army is like a standing member. It’s an excellent assurance of domestic tranquility, but a dangerous temptation to foreign adventure.” – Elbridge Gerry

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Thought For the Day: Secrecy Is the Keystone To All Tyranny. Not Force, But Secrecy and Censorship

“Secrecy is the keystone to all tyranny. Not force, but secrecy and censorship. When any government or church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects, “This you may not read, this you must not know,” the end result … Continue reading

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First Principles: Dost Thou Love Life? Then Do Not Squander Time; For That’s the Stuff Life Is Made Of

“Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time; for that’s the stuff life is made of” – Benjamin Franklin

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250 Years In the Making

250 Years In the Makingby Michael DoyleWe have accomplished 250 years of history,Moments in time so completely celebratory.We are the crowning achievement of living history.Exceptional, we are that something extraordinary.That other nations openly strive to emulate,As we achieve more, and … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Never Be Afraid To Raise Your Voice For Honesty and Truth and Compassion Against Injustice and Lying and Greed. If People…Would Do This, It Would Change the Earth

“Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world…would do this, it would change the earth.” – William Faulkner

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First Principles: There Is Liberty and Fire Enough; It Only Requires the Application of the Bellows. Blow Then, A Blast That Will Shake This Country

“There is liberty and fire enough; it only requires the application of the bellows. Blow then, a blast that will shake this country.” – William Ellery

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Solomon’s Purpose

Solomon’s Purposeby Michael DoyleLife comes so hard that we learn this,The world calls for our earnest discernment.Sometimes we live in overconfidence.Our only answer is living in further obedience.We are desperately in need of wisdom.However much we live in the kingdom.Life … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: A Biblical Understanding of the Christian Life Is Not ‘Let Go and Let God,’ It’s ‘Trust God and Get Going’

“A biblical understanding of the Christian life is not ‘let go and let God,’ it’s ‘trust God and get going.’” – Tullian Tchividjian 

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