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First Principles: For We Must Consider That We Shall Be As A City Upon A Hill. The Eyes of the World Are Upon Us
“For we must consider that we shall be as a City upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us. Soe that if we shall deal falsely with our God in this work we have undertaken, and so … Continue reading
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Tagged All People, Byword, City, Consider, Eyes, False, First Principles, God, Hill, John Winthrop, Story, The World, Undertaken, Work
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Thought For the Day: You Can’t Overthink the Music. Mood and Intensity Can’t Be Manufactured. The Blues Isn’t About Structure; It’s What You Bring To It
“You can’t overthink the music. Mood and intensity can’t be manufactured. The blues isn’t about structure; it’s what you bring to it. The spontaneity of capturing a specific moment is what drives it.” – Jimmy Page
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Tagged Blues, Drive, Jimmy Page, Manufactured, Mood and Intensity, Music, Overthink, Spontaniety, Structure, Thought For the Day
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Harkening the Herald of Heaven and Earth Joined
Harkening the Herald of Heaven and Earth Joinedby Michael DoyleEach carol has its own sort of power,As the music wafts along, filling the hour.The joy of heavenly host and humanity joined in harmony,As our carols march along throughout history.Harmonize in … Continue reading
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Tagged Acapella, Atonement, Bible, Blessings, Calvary's Cross, Christ's Sacrifice, Christian Declaration, Christianity, Christmas Carols, Church Music, Collaboration, Dedication, Earth, Faith, God, Golgotha, Harkening, Harmonize, Harmony, Heaven, Heavenly Host, Heral, History, Holy Adoration, Hour, Humility, Incarnation, Interpreation, Jesus, Joy, Manger, Mankind, Mid-Winter, Mishnah, Music, Naivety, Nativity, Pagan Celebratoin, Plainsong, Poetry and Poems, Power, Praise, Presences, Proclamation, Quiet Moments, Sacred Dance, Salvatoin, Second Chances, Shepherdic Priests, Solstice, St. Francis, Tension, Victory
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First Principles: Prepare the Way For the Lord, Make Straight Paths For Him…And All People Will See God’s Salvation
“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him. Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low.The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth. And all people will see God’s … Continue reading
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Tagged All People, Crooked Roas, First Principles, God, Hill, Lord, Luke 3:4-6 NIV, Mountain, Rough Ways, Salvation, Smooth, Straight, Straight Path, The Way, Valley, Voice, Wilderness
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Thought For the Day: God Is Not Dead, Nor Doth He Sleep! The Wrong Shall Fail, the Right Prevail, With Peace On Earth, Good-Will To Men
“And in despair I bowed my head; “There is no peace on earth,” I said; “For hate is strong, And mocks the song Of peace on earth, good-will to men!” Then pealed the bells more loud and deep: “God is … Continue reading
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Tagged Dead, Earth, Fail, God, Goodwill, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Mankind, Peace, Prevail, Sleep, The Right, The Wrong, Thought For the Day
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World of Possibility
World of Possibilityby Michael DoyleIn a blind man’s eyesWe can make the worldA lot more wonderful.In a blind man’s eyesWe can make this worldA million shades of beautiful.If only we would try.You know that I don’t lie.Trade your smile for … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful, Blind Man, Care, Cry, Dare, Do It Or Die, Eyes, Fair, Friends, Give Up, Hand, Hearts, Laugh, Liie, Poetry and Poems, Possibility, Shades, Share, Sigh, Smile, Start, Sunny Dial, Together, Try, Wonderful, World
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Thought For the Day: Look From the Blind Man’s Eye …You Can Paint the Picture, the Way You Like About This World, So Why Not Think Positive and Make This World More Beautiful For Yourself and Others?
“Look from the blind man’s eye…. You can paint the picture, the way you like about this world, so why not think positive and make this world more beautiful for yourself and others?” – Fawad Afzal Khan
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Tagged Beautiful, Blind Man's Eye, Fawad Afzal Khan, Paint, Picture, Positive, Self and Others, Thought For the Day, World
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First Principles: Individuality Is the Aim of Political Liberty
“Individuality is the aim of political liberty. By leaving to the citizen as much freedom of action and of being as comports with order and the rights of others, the institutions render him truly a freeman. He is left to … Continue reading
A Praise Song of Thankfulness
A Praise Song of Thankfulnessby Michael DoyleWe hold the Lord in veneration,Our Love held for generations.Singing an angel’s song,In God’s love, we know we belong. As all of creation cries,The angels, unwinged, begin to sigh.The Lord holds us in His … Continue reading
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Tagged Angel's Song, Belog, Clever, Creation, Done, Forever, Generations, God's Love, Hand, His Name, History, Holiness, Love, Me, Mystery, Poetry and Poems, Possibility, Praise Song, See, Sigh, Sing, Sinner, Sinners, Thankfulness, The Lord, Understand, Veneration, Worship
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First Principles: Out of Small Beginnings Greater Things Have Been Produced By His Hand That Made All Things of Nothing, and Gives Being To All Things That Are
“Thus out of small beginnings greater things have been produced by His hand that made all things of nothing, and gives being to all things that are; and, as one small candle may light a thousand, so the light here … Continue reading
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Tagged All Things, First Principles, Greater Things, His Hand, Nothing, Produced, Small Beginniings, William Bradford
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