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About alohapromisesforever

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

Awareness of God

Awareness of Godby Michael DoyleThe nearness of God depends on youThe distance felt depends on what you doWhat you think and how you keep it realEverywhere is the presence of God, if you can feelHe is the God of goodness … Continue reading

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First Principles: The Sacred Rights of Mankind Are Not To Be Rummaged For Among Old Parchments, Or Musty Records. They Are Written…In the Whole Volume of Human Nature, By the Hand of the Divinity Itself

“To grant that there is a supreme intelligence who rules the world and has established laws to regulate the actions of his creatures; and still to assert that man, in a state of nature, may be considered as perfectly free … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Solitude Is Essential To Man. All Men Came Into This World Alone; All Leave It Alone

“Solitude, though it may be silent as light, is like light, the mightiest of agencies; for solitude is essential to man. All men come into this world alone; all leave it alone.” – Thomas De Quincey, writer (15 Aug 1785-1859)

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First Day On the New Job

First Day On the New Jobby Michael DoyleOn the morning of the interviewIt seems the world is thrown askewThe keeper of the door is the one closing itAnd on most mornings, it’s easy to be forgetting itWhen a mouth runs, … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: If Your Faith Has Not Pulled You Away From Your Political Party In Multiple Ways, Your Politics Might Be Shaping Your Faith More Than Your Faith Is Shaping Your Politics

“If your faith has not pulled you away from your political party in multiple ways, your politics might be shaping your faith more than your faith is shaping your politics.” -Erick Erickson

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First Principles: It Is Not Honorable To Take Mere Legal Advantage When It Happens To Be Contrary To Justice

“It is not honorable to take mere legal advantage when it happens to be contrary to justice.” – Thomas Jefferson (1790)

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Continually and Helpfully

Continually and Helpfullyby Michael DoyleContinually and helpfully, we must setGod’s word before us studied, not just a peekSeeking to live as Jesus would teachKeeping the things above within our needed reachFocused on what is truly our very bestThat we might … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Courage Without Conscience Is A Wild Beast

“Courage without conscience is a wild beast.” -Robert Green Ingersoll, lawyer and orator (11 Aug 1833-1899)

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First Principles: Wherever the Real Power In A Government Lies, There Is A Danger of Oppression

“Wherever the real power in a Government lies, there is the danger of oppression.” – James Madison (1788)

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In My Darkest Times

In My Darkest Timesby Michael DoyleIn my darkest timesWhen I’m all out of rhymesYou hold me in your holy palmKeeping me safe and calmYou pulled the Savior out of His graveWith all you are and do to saveJesus, you’ve always … Continue reading

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