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Thought For the Day: Always Humble Yourself Lovingly Before God and Man, Because God Speaks To Those Who Are Truly Humble of the Heart
“Always humble yourself lovingly before God and man, because God speaks to those who are truly humble of heart, and enriches them with His gifts.” – Pio of Pietrelcina (Happy National Poinsettia Day! I had wondered what it symbolized. The … Continue reading
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Squandering A Golden Goose
Squandering A Golden Gooseby Michael DoyleNewsome wants to lead our nation.What does he offer as inspiration?With the unwarranted swagger of new urbanism,His track record trends toward honest pessimism.Maybe he should reverse California’s ruinTo prove he has some idea of what … Continue reading
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Tagged American Dream, Bible, California, Democratic Greed, Faith, Fire, Gavin Newsome, God, Golden Goose, Inspiration, Nation, New Urbanism, One-Party Scheme, Pessimism, Poetry and Poems, Politics, Public Squalor, Right Track, Ruin, Squander, Track Record, Writing
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First Principles: I Ask Sir, What Is the Militia? It Is the Whole People Except For A Few Public Officials
“I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a few public officials.” – George Mason
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Thought For the Day: Better Be Wise By the Misfortunes of Others Than By Your Own
“Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own” – Aesop
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Beautiful Sincerity
Beautiful Sincerityby Michael DoyleNot to be overly mushy or lame,But the God of a trillion stars knows my name.My name may never go down in history,But I rest assured that my God knows my destiny.Each of us is a star … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful, Destiny, Devotion, Emotional Landmines, God, Hiliarty, History, Lame, Love's Secret, Meandering Emotion, My Name, Poetry and Poems, Sacred Causes, Seriousness, Shine, Silent, Sincerity, Told, Trillion Stars
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First Principles: It Is An Undoubted Truth That Every Doctrine That Comes From God, Leads To God; and That Which Doth Not Tend To Promote Holiness Is Not of God
“It is an undoubted truth that every doctrine that comes from God, leads to God; and that which doth not tend to promote holiness is not of God.” – George Whitefield (The Great Awakening was a direct cause of the … Continue reading
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Love Steps Out
Love Steps Outby Michael DoyleEvery hour that is passingTurns into its own test.I find my life always changing. I don’t get much rest.It’s a long way to the sun.But I keep on reaching out.It seems my dreams have just begun.I … Continue reading
First Principles: It Was Never In My Heart To Slight Any Man, But Only That Man Should Be Kept In His Place and Not Sit In the Room of God
“It was never in my heart to slight any man, but only that man should be kept in his place and not sit in the room of God.” – Anne Hutchinson
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Thought For the Day: What Sunshine Is To Flowers, Smiles Are To Humanity…Scattered Along Life’s Pathway, the Good They Do Is Inconceivable
“What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life’s pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.” – Joseph Addison
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 