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About alohapromisesforever

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

A Pastor’s Sorrow

A Pastor’s Sorrowby Michael DoyleSitting in church bringing our last weeksTo hear the Lord as the pastor speaksEmotions felt can be good and badThe moments of life can be happy and sadMoments of sorrow rock us to our coreThese are … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Should You Shield the Canyons From the Windstorms You Would Never See the True Beauty of Their Carvings

“Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings.”- Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

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First Principles: The Question Is Not What Rights Naturally Belong To Man, But How They May Be Most Equally and Effectually Guarded In Society

“The question is, not what rights naturally belong to man, but how they may be most equally and effectually guarded in society.” – Roger Sherman

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A Speculative Blush of History

A Speculative Blush of Historyby Michael DoyleIn part, science fiction involves mysteryOther times, speculation about historyWhat might have been or might well beHad things only turned out a bit differentlyAll the casual moments of interpretationOf events real and in the … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Freedom of Speech Is A Principal Pillar of A Free Government: When This Support Is Taken Away, the Constitution of a Free Society Is Dissolved

“Freedom of speech is a principal pillar of a free government: When this support is taken away, the constitution of a free society is dissolved.” – Benjamin Franklin, in The Pennsylvania Gazette

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Thought For the Day: To Know and Love One Other Human Being Is the Root of All Wisdom

 “To know and love one other human being is the root of all wisdom.” – Evelyn Waugh

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Raising Unnecessary Spirits

Raising Unnecessary Spiritsby Michael DoyleConsigned to a comedic sense of HellThere is a demon who laughingly dwellsHe makes his home in haunted house scareBeetlejuice is filled with tricks and daresTo call his own shots filled with this synergyIt recalls the … Continue reading →

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Faith Where Satan Lives

Faith Where Satan Livesby Michael DoyleThere are times of great expectationBut none so much as in RevelationEschatology teaches us, and we learnAll the things that we need to discernKnowing what is spoken is realHas the possibility of making our spine … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Hold Faithfulness, and Sincerity As First Principles

“Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.” – Confucius, The Analects

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First Principles: Whoever Has Ears, Let Them Hear What the Spirit Says To the Churches. To the One Who Is Victorious, I Will Give the Right To Eat From the Tree of Life

“Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.” – Revelation … Continue reading →

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