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About alohapromisesforever

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

First Principles: Be Humble, Talk Little, Think and Pray Much

“Be humble, talk little, think and pray much.” – George Whitefield

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All the Broken Pieces

All the Broken Piecesby Michael DoyleWhen our sanity has turned to treason,We make up every kind of reason.It seems like our life is by misconception,When we fall for our own self-deceptions.It’s next to tragic applied to our family,In the conflicts … Continue reading

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First Principles: An Enforced Uniformity Throughout A Nation Or Civil State, Confounds the Civil and Religious, Denies the Principles of Christianity and Civility, that Jesus Christ Has Come In the Flesh

“An enforced uniformity of religion throughout a nation or civil state, confounds the civil and religious, denies the principles of Christianity and civility, and that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh.” – Roger Williams

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Thought For the Day: We Need To Move Beyond the Idea That Girls Can Be Leaders and Create the Expectation That They Should Be Leaders

“We need to move beyond the idea that girls can be leaders and create the expectation that they should be leaders.” – Condoleezza Rice

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A Song of Testimony

A Song of Testimonyby Michael DoyleBy His breath, I learned how to breathe,Giving my love to His truth and no longer deceived.I stand with my hands stretched to Heaven above.I’ve put away the weakness of hate for God’s love.My heart … Continue reading

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First Principles: The End of Law Is Not To Abolish Or Restrain, But To Preserve and Enlarge Freedom…Where There Is No Law, There Is No Freedom

“The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom.” – John Locke

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Thought For the Day: Too Many of Us Are Not Living Our Dreams Because We Are Living Our Fears

“Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.” — Les Brown

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Victory Stride

Victory Strideby Michael DoyleWhen Jesus called my nameHis gospel I came to proclaim.Broken chains gave me my freedomAnd now I serve His kingdom.I had been lost in the harshnessWanting to outpower the darkness.But I finally got it rightWhen I walked … Continue reading

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First Principles: The Deterioration of Every Government Begins With the Decay of the Principles On Which It was Founded

“The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.” – Baron de Montesquieu

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Thought For the Day: Because Man and Woman Are the Complement of One Another, We need Woman’s Thought In National Affairs To Make A Safe and Stable Government

“Because man and woman are the complement of one another, we need woman’s thought in national affairs to make a safe and stable government.” – Elizabeth Cady Stanton (The real feminists who fought and risked for women’s full participation in … Continue reading

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