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Thought For the Day: Use Me, God. Show Me How To Take Who I Am, Who I Want To Be, and What I Can Do, and Use It For A Purpose Greater Than Myself
“Use me, God. Show me how to take who I am, who I want to be, and what I can do, and use it for a purpose greater than myself.”— Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Tagged God, Greater Than Self, Martin Luther King Jr., Purpose, Show Me, Thought For the Day, Use, Use Me, Want To Be, Who I Am
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First Principles: Do Not Conform To the Pattern of This World, But Be Transformed By the Renewing of Your Mind
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” – Romans 12:2 NIV
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In Opposition To the Mexican Reconquista
In Opposition To the Mexican Reconquistaby Michael DoyleIt sometimes feels like we’re living in a different world.Illegal immigrants line up in Compton with flags unfurled,Feeling cocksure against the logic of prudent advice Like they can take on the police, the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1848, Border, Compton, Defense, Different World, Ice, Illegal Immigrants, Mexican Reconquista, Mexico, Moving In, Opposition, Original Sins, Poetry and Poems, Population Growth, Recaptured, Sorrow, The Guard, The Police, The Southwest, Tomorrow, United States
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First Principles: The Legislative Department Is Everywhere Extending the Sphere Of Its Activity and Drawing All Power Into Its Impetuous Vortex
“The legislative department is everywhere extending the sphere of its activity and drawing all power into its impetuous vortex.” – James Madison (1788)
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Tagged Acttivity, All Power, Department, First Principles, James Madison, Legislative, Sphere, Vorttex
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First Principles: Let Us Not Seek the Republican Answer Or the Democratic Answer, But the Right Answer
“Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.” – John F. Kennedy
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Tagged Answer, Blame, Democratic, First Principles, Future, John F. Kennedy, Past, Republican, Responsibility, Right Answer, Seek
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Thought For the Day: A Successful Marriage Requires Falling In Love Many Times, Always With the Same Person
“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” – Mignon McLaughlin
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Tagged Falling In Lovve, Marriage, Mignon McLaughlin, Same Person, Success, Thought For the Day, Time
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Faithful In Time and Grace
Faithful In Time and Graceby Michael DoyleI’d be the one mistakenIf I didn’t notice when I was shaken,And that God provides my foundationWhen I build my life in my station. As a believer in my confession,There is no struggle without … Continue reading
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Tagged Believver, Blessed, Blessed Redemption, Blessings, Build, Call, Condition, Confession, Contemplation, Daily, Fail, Faithful, Fall, Forgiven, Foundation, Given, God, God Always Prevails, God's Love, Grace, Holy Name, Mistaken, Notice, Place, Poetry and Poems, Rain, Shaken, Shame, Station, Struggle, Through, Time, Torrential, World
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Thought For the Day: The Bad News Is Time Flies. The Good News Is You’re the Pilot.
“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” —Michael Altshuler
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Tagged Bad News, Fly, Good News, Michael Altshuler, Pilot, Thought For the Day, Time, You
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