Monthly Archives: October 2026

Thought For the Day: What Shall I Do, Then, With Jesus Who Is Called Christ? No Other Question In the Whole Sweep of Human Experience Is As Important As This

“I have studied many religions, many different persuasions of thought in Christian belief, and I have come, in this experience to this: the most important question in anyone’s life is the question asked by poor Pilate in Matthew 27:22: ‘What … Continue reading →

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First Principles: By Prevailing Over All Obstacles and Distractions, One May Unfailingly Arrive At His Chosen Goal Or Destination

“By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.” – Christopher Columbus Happy Birthday, Columbus!!

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Real Deal

Real Dealby Michael DoyleAll the lies we believed inLike by fighting, we’d find peace again.Giving peace a chance… through war?Maybe we should have thought more.But the fact is and will remain,That some believe getting along is in vain.There’ll be no … Continue reading →

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Eyes On Tomorrow

Eyes On Tomorrowby Michael DoyleHe just needs a little spaceAnd a thimble full of grace.After all the things seen;After all, he’s just a human being.Too many wannabes talk story.That’s the trouble of stolen glory.Too many brothers fallen into blackAnd no … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Do Not Seek To Follow In the Footsteps of the Wise. Seek What They Sought

“Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.” – Matsuo Basho

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First Principles: Let Justice Be Done Though the Heavens Should Fall

“Let justice be done though the heavens should fall.” – John Adams

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Thought For the Day: Perhaps To Be Able To Learn Things Quickly Isn’t Everything. To Be Kind Is Worth A Great Deal To Other People… Lots of Clever People Have Done Harm and Have Been Wicked

“Perhaps to be able to learn things quickly isn’t everything. To be kind is worth a great deal to other people…Lots of clever people have done harm and have been wicked.” – Frances Hodgson Burnett

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First Principles: Whoever Commands the Sea, Commands the Trade; Whoever Commands the Trade of the World Commands the Riches of the World, and Consequently the World Itself

“Whoever commands the sea, commands the trade; whosoever commands the trade of the world commands the riches of the world, and consequently the world itself.” – Walter Raleigh

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Thought For the Day: It’s the Imperfections That Make Something Beautiful; That’s What Makes It Different and Unique From Everything Else

“It’s the imperfections that make something beautiful; that’s what makes it different and unique from everything else.” – Bob Ross Happy Birthday, Mr. Ross!

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First Principles: The End of Law Is Not To Abolish Or Restrain, But To Preserve and Enlarge Freedom…Where There Is No Law, There Is No Freedom

“The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom.” – John Locke Today … Continue reading →

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