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Thought For the Day: In the Inner Stillness Where Meditation Leads, the Spirit Secretly Anoints the Soul and Heals Our Deepest Wounds
“In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.” – John of the Cross
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First Principles: In Repentance and Rest Is Your Salvation, In Quietness and Trust Is Your Strength But You Would Have None of It
“This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says:” “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.” – Isaiah 30:15 NIV
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Thought For the Day: Whenever the Government of the United States Shall Break UP, It Will Probably Be In Consequence of A False Direction Been Given To Publick Opinion
“Whenever the government of the United States shall break up, it will probably be in consequence of a false direction having been given to publick opinion. This is the weak point of our defenses, and the part to which the … Continue reading
First Principles: Families Are the Nurseries of All Societies; and the First Combinations of Mankind
“Families are the Nurseries of all Societies; and the First combinations of mankind.” – Cotton Mather
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Longview
Longviewby Michael DoyleComing the faithful altogether,Our praise songs get increasingly better. Our savior in the manger was bornTo be our king, as he arrived that Christmas morn.Humanity often fails in its precision.We are prone toward sowing our own division.History shows … Continue reading
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First Principles: There Is A Serene and Settled Majesty To Woodland Scenery That Enters Into the Soul and Delights and Elevates It, and Fills It With Noble Inclinations
“There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations.” – Washington Irving (It has been fundamental since the beginning of our nation to … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Always Humble Yourself Lovingly Before God and Man, Because God Speaks To Those Who Are Truly Humble of the Heart
“Always humble yourself lovingly before God and man, because God speaks to those who are truly humble of heart, and enriches them with His gifts.” – Pio of Pietrelcina (Happy National Poinsettia Day! I had wondered what it symbolized. The … Continue reading
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Squandering A Golden Goose
Squandering A Golden Gooseby Michael DoyleNewsome wants to lead our nation.What does he offer as inspiration?With the unwarranted swagger of new urbanism,His track record trends toward honest pessimism.Maybe he should reverse California’s ruinTo prove he has some idea of what … Continue reading
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Tagged American Dream, Bible, California, Democratic Greed, Faith, Fire, Gavin Newsome, God, Golden Goose, Inspiration, Nation, New Urbanism, One-Party Scheme, Pessimism, Poetry and Poems, Politics, Public Squalor, Right Track, Ruin, Squander, Track Record, Writing
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First Principles: I Ask Sir, What Is the Militia? It Is the Whole People Except For A Few Public Officials
“I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a few public officials.” – George Mason
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