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First Principles: Man, Once Surrendering His Reason, Has No Remaining Guard Against Absurdities…and Like A Ship Without Rudder, Is the Sport of Every Wind
“Man, once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous, and like a ship without rudder, is the sport of every wind.” – Thomas Jefferson (1822) Doesn’t this sound like the response to Covid in all … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: The Hollow Men: Between the Idea and the Reality, Between the Motion and the Act, Falls the Shadow
“The Hollow Men: Between the idea / And the reality / Between the motion / And the act / Falls the shadow.” – T.S. Eliot, poet (26 Sep 1888-1965)
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Tagged Fall, Hollow Men, Idea, Motion, Reality, Shadow, T.S. Eliot, Thought For the Day, Way
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Happy National Daughters Day!!
It’s no mystery here. I am happily, doting father who loves his daughters more than life itself! I am blessed enough to have two beautiful girls who call me dad. If you have a daughter or are a daughter, Happy … Continue reading
Cornerstone
Cornerstoneby Michael DoyleI have a cornerstoneOn which I build my lifeThe Rock of my foundationIs Christ the LordAs the holder of the keysOf our proclaimed oathDeclaring the truthIn every step we takeI link hands in prayerAs part of the ChurchTo … Continue reading
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Tagged Build, Christ the Lord, Church, Cornerstone, Died, Every Breath, Every Step, Foundation, Hands, Holder, Jesus, Keys, Life, Link, Poetry and Poems, Praise, Praise of Liberty, Prayer, Proclaim, Rock, Serve, Sing, Song, Take, Truth, Us, Worthy Name
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Thought For the Day: No Nation In History Has Survived Once Its Borders Were Destroyed
“No nation in history has survived once its borders were destroyed, once its citizenship was rendered no different from mere residence, and once its neighbors with impunity undermined its sovereignty. Ending illegal immigration now depends solely on the American people … Continue reading
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Tagged American People, Border, Chaos, Citizenship, Corrupt, Depends, Destroy, Different, History, Human Misery, Illegal Immigration, Impunity, Leaders, Nation, Neighbors, Override, Profit, Residence, Sovereignty, Special Intrests, Survive, Thought For the Day, Undermine, Victor Davis Hanson
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I’m Growing Through It
I’m Growing Through Itby Michael DoyleEvery day brings the miracles that we prayIn peace and calmness as we stayCollected in the Church of His holy nameWe trust in God to remain the sameWisdom is shown when we pay attentionTo the … Continue reading
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Tagged Able, Alone, Attention, Attentive, Available, Aware, Beautiful, Call, Calmness, Care, Church, Community, Creator, Cross, Easy Yoke, Embrace, Eyes of God, Faith, Family, Finished Work of God, Foolish Joke, God, Godliness, Grain, Grow, Growth, Heeded, Holy Name, Integrity, Lord's Will, Loss, Measure, Mercy, Miracles, Needed, Opportunity, Own, Peace, Poetry and Poems, Pray, Present, Questions, Real, Restore, Slug It Out, Soul, Sparrow, Stay, Stewardship, Tension, Theology, Treasure, Trust, Truth, Universe, Wisdom, Wonderful, Word of God, Worldly Domination, Wrestle
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First Principles: Those Who Hope In the Lord Will Renew Their Strength. They Will Soar On Wings Like Eagles
“Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;31 but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. “ – Isaiah 40:30-31(NIV)
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Thought For the Day: Men Are Often Capable of Greater Things Than They Perform. They Are Sent Into the World With Bills of Credit and Seldom Draw Their Full Extent
“Men are often capable of greater things than they perform. They are sent into the world with bills of credit and seldom draw to their full extent.” – Horace Walpole, novelist and essayist (24 Sep 1717-1797)
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Tagged Bills of Credit, Capable, Draw, Full Extent, Greater Things, Horace Wapole, Mankind Was Free, Perform, Seldom, Sent, Thought For the Day, World
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Welcome to the First Day of Autumn/Fall 2023!
September 23, 2023, is the first day of Fall also known as Autumn. This day is also known as the Autumnal Equinox. It marks the first day of Fall in the Northern Hemisphere. Welcome to our new season with it … Continue reading
