Monthly Archives: July 2026

First Principles: Observe What the Lord Your God Requires: Walk In Obedience To Him…Do This So That You May Prosper In All You Do

“Observe what the LORD your God requires: Walk in obedience to him, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and regulations, as written in the Law of Moses. Do this so that you may prosper in all you do … Continue reading →

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Washington Takes Charge

Washington Takes Chargeby Michael DoyleThere in the balmy days of July,Rose a people unafraid to die.Striving to live for sweet liberty,They would birth America in their dignity.Washington rode into Concord’s countrysideTo round up his troops who had defiedThe Redcoats on … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Many Public-School Children Seem To Know Only Two Dates – 1492 and 4th of July; and As A Rule, They Don’t Know What Happened On Either Occasion

“Many public-school children seem to know only two dates—1492 and 4th of July; and as a rule they don’t know what happened on either occasion.” – Mark Twain This is meant only as humor, as displayed by the American literary … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Continue Steadfast and, With A Proper Sense of Your Dependence On God, Nobly Defend Those Rights Which Heaven Gave, And No Man Ought To Take From Us

“Resistance to tyranny becomes the Christian and social duty of each individual… Continue steadfast and, with a proper sense of your dependence on God, nobly defend those rights which heaven gave, and no man ought to take from us.” – … Continue reading →

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Megiddo Mosaic

Megiddo Mosaicby Michael DoyleTwists and turns bind philosophyAs we try to peek back in history,Seeking the roots of humanityWith so much of it, bits of vanity.The remaining bones of archeologyMust fall in place with chronology.All of this is a puzzling … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Never Be Afraid To Try Something New. Remember That A Lone Amateur Built the Ark. A Large Group of Professionals Built the Titanic

“Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.” – Dave Berry

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First Principles: Among the Expected Glories of the Constitution, Next To the Abolition of Slavery Was That of Rum

“Among the expected glories of the Constitution, next to the abolition of Slavery was that of Rum.” – George Clymer

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A Regenerative Flow of Morning Joe

A Regenerative Flow of Morning Joeby Michael DoyleIf only a handful of people know,It’s hard to get a movement to grow.But if the movement is in overflow,We can be certain that it will grow.There is something in a healthy attitudeThat … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Our Whole Constitutional Heritage Rebels At the Thought of Giving Government the Power To Control Men’s Minds

“Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men’s minds.” – Thurgood Marshall

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First Principles: A Declaration For This Purpose, I Expect, Will This Day Pass Congress…We Must Now Be A Free Independent State, Or A Conquered Country

“While General Howe with a Large Armament is advancing towards New York, our Congress resolved to Declare the United Colonies free and Independent States. A Declaration for this Purpose, I expect, will this day pass Congress…It is gone so far … Continue reading →

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