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Thought For the Day: If Government Becomes A Lawbreaker, It Breeds Contempt For Law; It Invites Every Man To Become A Law Unto Himself
“Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or for ill it teaches the whole people by example. Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become … Continue reading
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Tagged Contempt, End, Goivernment, Lawbreaker, Louis D. Brandeis, Means, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: As the Business of the Soldier Is To Fight, So the Business of the Christian Is To Be Like Christ
“A true and faithful Christian does not make holy living an accidental thing. It is his great concern. As the business of the soldier is to fight, so the business of the Christian is to be like Christ.” – Jonathan … Continue reading
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Tagged Accident, Business, Christ, Christian, Concern, Faithful, First Principles, Holy Living, Jonathan Edwards, True
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Mercy Overshadows All
Mercy Overshadows Allby Michael DoyleLooking around in comparison,And experiencing what I’ve done and not done,To be honest, there’s grace in my history,And I have relied a lot on mercy.I feel a lot of loving kindness my wayWithout hessed, I wouldn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Christianity, Comparison, Experience, Faith, God, Grace, Hessed, History, Honesty, Jesus, Kindness, Love, Mercy, Overshadow, Poetry and Poems, Sown
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Thought For the Day: Trust the Past To the Mercy of God, the Present To His Love, and the Future To His Providence
“Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to His love, and the future to His providence.” – Saint Augustine
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Tagged Future, God, Love, Mercy, Past, Present, Providence, Saint Augustine, Thought For the Day, Trust
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First Principles: Because of the Lord’s Great Love, We Are Not Consumed, For His Compassions Never Fail. They Are New Every Morning; Great Is Your Faithfulness
“Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” – Lamentations 3:22-23
Unbreaking the Broke
Unbreaking the Broke by Michael DoyleAll victories carry costs incomparable.Some of these are blatantly unbearable.Still, battles against monsters must be wonIf the worst evil is to become undone.Cartel leaders order innocents to death,Without pause, in a sinful breath.Signaling death warrants … Continue reading
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Tagged Battle, Break, Broke, Cartel, Cost, Death, Death Lords, Death Warrant, Evil, Grave, Monster, Poetry and Poems, Sinful Breath, Vice, Victory, Words
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Thought For the Day: Do All You Can To Preach the Gospel and If Necessary Use Words
“Do all you can to preach the gospel and if necessary use words!” – St. Francis of Assissi
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Tagged All You Can, Francis of Assissi, Necessity, Preach, The Gospel, Thought For the Day, Words
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First Principles: Honest Conviction Is My Courage; the Constitution Is My Guide
“Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide.” – Andrew Johnson Interestingly, among popular quotes, I believe Andrew Johnson is among the last presidents to rightfully assert that our nation is a REPUBLIC, not a democracy. I detest … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Johnson, Conviction, Courage, First Principles, Guidance, Honesty, The Constitution
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Thought For the Day: It’s A Folk Singer’s Job To Comfort Disturbed People and To Disturb Comfortable People
“It’s a folk singer’s job to comfort disturbed people and to disturb comfortable people.” – Woody Gutherie
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Tagged Comfort, Comfortable People, Disturb, Disturbed People, Folk Singer, Job, Thought For the Day, Woody Gutherie
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First Principles: The Utopian Schemes of Leveling and A Community of Goods…Are Arbitrary, Despotice, and In Our Government Unconstitutional
“The utopian schemes of leveling and a community of goods, are as visionary and impractical as those which vest all property in the crown. These ideas are arbitrary, despotic, and, in our government unconstitutional.” – Samuel Adams The DSA therefore … Continue reading
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Tagged Community, Despotism, DSA, First Principles, Goods, Leveling, Property, Samuel Adams, The Crown, Unconstitutional, Utopian Schemes, Visionary
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