Monthly Archives: August 2026

Thought For the Day: You Need Only Reflect That One of the Best Ways To Get Yourself A Reputation As A Dangerous Citizen These Days Is To Go About Repeating the Very Phrase Which Our Founding Fathers Used

“You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle for independence.” – … Continue reading →

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First Principles: A True Patriot Will Defend His Country From Its Government

“A true patriot will defend his country from its government.” – Thomas Jefferson

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Ezekiel: In the Order of God

Ezekiel: In the Order of Godby Michael DoyleLife is filled with the unexpectedWhen blessings feel more like being rejected.This happened to Ezekiel, too,And life comes hard as it happens to you.Living through the Babylonian Exile,It must have felt like an … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Love Is An Undulating Energy That Moves Through You, Within You, and Radiates Out of You, and Changes Everything

“Love is an undulating energy that moves through you, within you, and radiates out of you, and changes everything.” – Bartholomaus

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First Principles: I Will Give Them An Undivided Heart and Put A New Spirit In Them; I Will Remove From Them Their Heart of Stone and Give Them A Heart of Flesh

“I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh.” – Ezekiel 11:19

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The Role of A Father

The Role of A Fatherby Michael DoyleChildren walk this world in danger,Sometimes from the familiar stranger.The biggest danger is to fail to defendFrom the evils that pretend to be a friend.The Bible shows us in its illustration,How a father should … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Only Once In Your Life, I Truly Believe, You Find Someone Who Can Completely Turn Your World Around. You Tell Them Things You’ve Never Shared With Another Soul and They Absorb Everything

“Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Let Us Tenderly and Kindly Cherish Therefore, the Means of Knowledge. Let Us Dare To Read, Think, Speak, and Write

“Let us tenderly and kindly cherish therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write .” – John Adams

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The Clash of Love and Arrogance

The Clash of Love and Arroganceby Michael DoyleFinding mercy and peace in our soulsComes down to recognizing God’s holy control.Knowing God’s sovereignty, we trust.We do this because, as believers, we surely must.Great is the faith that knows God provides.In God’s … Continue reading →

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A Time For Figs

Word Prompt: FigsA Time of Figs by Michael DoyleI didn’t have grapes but I had wine,As I set out in the world to make it mine.I couldn’t tell a joke, however funny.Life has turned out to be less about money.My … Continue reading →

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