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Grown Into Purpose
Grown Into Purposeby Michael DoyleIn all times, God grows us with purpose,So that we are fit to perform our service.Conformed as we are in God’s holy wisdom,All that we serve well in Heaven’s kingdom.The Prophet Elisha fit into this sort … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Elijah, Elisha, Faith, God, Growth, Jesus, Poetry and Poems, Purpose, Service
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Thought For the Day: Absorb What Is Useful, Discard What Is Not, Add What Is Uniquely Your Own
“Absorb what is useful, discard what is not, add what is uniquely your own.” – Bruce Lee
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First Principles: The Issue Today Is the Same As It Has Been Throughout All History, Whether Man Shall Be Allowed To Govern Himself Or To Be Ruled By A Small Elite
“The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history, whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by a small elite.” – Thomas Jefferson
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Tagged First Principles, Govern, Himself, History, Issue, Mankind, Ruled, Small Elitte, Thomas Jefferson, Today
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Thought For the Day: Apart From the Cross, There Is No Other Ladder By Which We May Get To Heaven
“Apart from the cross, there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven.” – Rose of Lima
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First Principles: Elijah Said To Elisha, “Tell Me, What Can I Do For You Before I Am Taken From You?” “Let Me Inherit A Double Portion of Thy Spirit Be Upon Me.”
“When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken from you?” “Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied.” – 2 Kings 2:9
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Tagged 2 Kings 2:9, Crossed, Do, Double Portion, Eliijah, Elisha, First Princiiples, Inheritance, Spiirt, Taken Awy
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For All of My Life
For All of My Lifeby Michael DoyleFor all of my life,It’s been understood.God is great And He is goodThere is no promise That has ever been broken.All of His words,In love, have been spoken.In my knowing, I know what I … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Broken, Consistency, God, Good, Great, Integrity, Know, Life, Never Letting Go, Peace, Poetry and Poems, Promise, Spoken, Strife, The Bible, Understood, Words, Woven
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Thought For the Day: And Into the Forest I Go, To Lose My Mind and Find My Soul
“And into the forest I go to lose my mind and find my soul.” – John Muir
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First Principles: The World Looks Toward Us As A Country That May Become A Great Nursery of Arts and Sciences
“The world looks toward us as a country that may become a great nursery of arts and sciences.”– Francis Hopkinson
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Tagged Arts, Country, First Principles, Francis Hopkinson, Great Nursery, Sciences, The World
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Close As A Promise
Close As A Promiseby Michael DoyleWhen the world drags us apart,I hope it is, you’ll keep me in your heart.Despite a world of endless treasons,I find that I love you for sentimental reasons.Your love shapes my fragile soul,Like the irresistible … Continue reading
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Tagged Apart, Beat, Chance, Close, Fragile Soul, Heart, Kiss, Love, Our Dance, Poetry and Poems, Promise, Rock-n-Roll, Sentimental Reasons, Stay the Same, Treason, Wear My Name
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Thought For the Day: The Bicycle Is the Most Civilized Conveyance Known To Man. Other Forms of Transport Grow More Nightmarish. Only the Bicycle Remains Pure In Heart
“The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart.” -Iris Murdoch
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 