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Thought For the Day: Climate Science Has Become Less About Understanding the Complexities of the World and More About Serving As A Kind of Cassandra
“To put it bluntly, climate science has become less about understanding the complexities of the world and more about serving as a kind of Cassandra, urgently warning the public about the dangers of climate change.” – Patrick Brown I Left … Continue reading
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Tagged Blunt, Cassandra, Climate Change, Climate Science, Complex, Danger, Nature, Patrick Brown, Public, Science, Serve, The Free Press, Thought For the Day, Understand, Urgent, Warn, World
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First Principles: Patriotism Is As Much A Virtue As Justice, and Is As Necessary For the Support of Societies As Natural Affection Is For the Support of Families
“Patriotism is as much a virtue as justice, and is as necessary for the support of societies as natural affection is for the support of families.” – Benjamin Rush (1773)
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Tagged Benjamin Rush, Families, First Principles, Justice, Natural Affection, Necessary, Patriotism, Society, Support, Virtue
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In Remembrance of 9/11; May We Never Forget
Tragedy struck on this day 22 years ago. Thousands died at the hands of terrorists. This should never be forgotten. Just as tragic, under the Biden Administration, we have seen Afghanistan fall back into the hands of the Taliban. Never … Continue reading
First Principles: Three Can Keep A Secret, If Two of Them Are Dead
“Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead.” – Benjamin Franklin
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Thought For the Day: The Worst Loneliness Is Not To Be Comfortable With Yourself
“The worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself.” – Mark Twain
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Tagged Comfortable, Loneliness, Mark Twain, Self, Thought For the Day, Worst
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Love Is the Christian Test
Romans 13:8 Love Is the Christian Testby Michael Doyle In every moment lived there is powerTo become transformed in the hourOf God’s greatness that we liveIn all the blessings that He gives Letting no debt remain outstandingThis way of love … Continue reading
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Tagged Ample, Blessings, Christian, Debt, Determination, Dream, Elimination, Esteem, Example, God, Heaven, Hour, Law, Life, Love, Moment, Needs, Neighbor, Outstanding, Poetry and Poems, Power, Self, Standard, Test, Testimony
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Thought For the Day: Our Memories Are Card Indexes Consulted and Then Returned In Disorder By Authorities Whom We Do Not Control
“Our memories are card indexes consulted and then returned in disorder by authorities whom we do not control.” – Cyril Connolly, critic and editor (10 Sep 1903-1974)
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Tagged Authorities, Card Indexes, Consult, Control, Cyril Connolly, Disorder, Memories, Return, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: How Beautiful On the Mountains Are the Feet of Those Who Bring Good News, Who Proclaim Peace,…Who Say to Zion, “Your God Reigns!”
“How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news,who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation,who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!” – Isaiah 52:7 (NIV)
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Tagged Beautiful, Feet, First Principles, God, Good News, Good Tidings, Isaiah 52:7, Mountains, Peace, Proclaim, Reigns, Salvation, Zion
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The Eye of the Storm
The Eye of the Stormby Michael DoyleTo find the eye of the passing storm in life’s wildernessIs to find quiet hope in the chaos approached in the stillnessWhere the arts find our attention despite all life’s distractionsThe place where somehow … Continue reading
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Tagged Approve, Articulate, Attention, Attraction, Blind, Blossom, Bold, Burial, Chaos, Character, Civilization, Classic Construct, Complexity, Conformed Silence, Contrary, Cruel, Dead, Dignity, Distraction, Duality, Exceed, Eye, Focal Point, Form, Grow, Head, Institutions, Intellect's Community, Intuition, Intuitively, Jedi Masters, Know, Law, Literary, Literature, Long Ago, Mind, Missed Point, Mummy, Mystery, Notions, Obsolete, Plead, Poetry and Poems, Prioirty, Pseudo-Intellectuals, Question, Quiet Hope, Reader, Remember, Respectable Leaders, Right Words, Seeds, Seeker's Soul, Sin, Soft, Sought, Soul, Source, Stillness, Stopped Thinking, Storm, Tapestry, Technicalities, The Arts, Thinking, Thought, Threads, True Impressions, Truth, Tyranny, Unblinking, Unfilled Page, Unkind, Villiany, Warning Signs, Whitness, Wildnerness
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