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About alohapromisesforever

Writer, poet, musician, surfer, father of two princesses.

Thought For the Day: Let Food Be Thy Medicine and Medicine Be Thy Food

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” – Hippocrates

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The Ecology of Hitchhiking

The Ecology of Hitchhikingby Michael DoyleWhen you think of it in terms of ecology,Hitchhiking has very little to do with the economy.From my own experience, it’s about relationshipsPerhaps even sometimes about brinksmanship.The people that are met on the open roadAre … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Life Isn’t About Finding Yourself. Life Is About Creating Yourself

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” – George Bernard Shaw

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First Principles: Hold Fast To the Bible As the Sheet-Anchor of Your Liberties; Write Its Precepts In Your Hearts, and Practice Them In Your Lives

“Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet-anchor of your liberties; write its precepts in your hearts, and practice them in your lives.” – Ulysses S. Grant

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Getting It Right With God

Getting It Right With Godby Michael DoyleA lot can be said and with enormous passionFor Jewish and Gentile people with compassion.In the obedience of faith, we live God’s story,All for the sake of our Father’s glory.We are new creatures in … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Jesus Lived In Judea, Was Crucified Under Pontius Pilate, and Had Followers Who Were Persecuted For Their Faith In Christ

” Jesus lived in Judea, was crucified under Pontius Pilate, and had followers who were persecuted for their faith in Christ.” – Tacitus (56-120AD)

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First Principles: Theirs Are the Patriarchs, and From Them Is Traced the Human Ancestry of the Messiah, Who Is God Over All, Forever Praised. Amen

“Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of the Messiah, who is God over all, forever praised! Amen.” – Romans 9:5

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Of War and Valor

Of War and Valorby Michael DoyleThe things of this world come in complexity.What some face causes others frayed anxiety.When we versify in earnest, we find the truth.It can be as frustrating as an elder as it was in youth.It was … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: To Be Persuasive, We Must Be Believable; To Be Believable, We Must Credible; To Be Credible, We Must Be Truthful. It’s As Simple As That

“American traditions and the American ethic require us to be truthful, but the most important reason is that truth is the best propaganda and lies are the worst. To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must … Continue reading

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First Principles: You Must First Enable the Government To Control the Governed; and In the Next Place, Oblige It To Control Itsel

“In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.” – … Continue reading

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