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In the Example of the Okapi
In the Example of the Okapiby Michael DoyleUnique in our awesomenessWe are known by our awkwardnessIt’s not to be living in arroganceBut to live God’s thumbprint in confidenceStewarding the space between our earsLiving to our best in all of our … Continue reading
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Tagged Arrogance, Aware, Awesomeness, Brokenness, Chains, Confidence, Contemplation, Doubt, Ears, Edge, Ego, Example, God, God's Thumbprint, Good, Habit, Heaven, Insecurity, Life, Living, Love of Self, Maturity, Okapi, Paths, Peace, Poetry and Poems, Positivity, Redemption, Sake, Searching Hearts, Shake, Space, Steward, Strife, Surety, Thumbprint, Years
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Thought For the Day: Language Is Not An Abstract Construction of the Learned, Or of Dictionary Makers, But Is Something Arising Out of…Long Generations of Humanity
“Language is not an abstract construction of the learned, or of dictionary makers, but is something arising out of the work, needs, ties, joys, affections, tastes, of long generations of humanity, and has its bases broad and low, close to … Continue reading
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First Principles: The Freedom and Happiness of Man…(Are) the Sole Objects of All Legitimate Government
“The freedom and happiness of man…[are] the sole objects of all legitimate government.” –Thomas Jefferson, letter to Thaddeus Kosciusko, 1810
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Tagged Equal Rights, First Principles, Freedom, Government, Happiness, Individual, Legitimate Objects, Only, Thomas Jefferson
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Set Apart
Set Apartby Michael DoyleAs a church, we’re set apartBy God, stirred in our heartsLiving life by past precedentWe do our best to live reverentBestowed in the Lord’s good favorIt’s a life we’re meant to savorFearfully and wonderfully madeThere is no … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Irreverence Is the Champion of Liberty and Its Only Sure Defense
“Irreverence is the champion of liberty and its only sure defense.” – Mark Twain (1835-1910)
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Tagged Champion, Irreverence, Liberty, Mark Twain, Only, Sure Defense, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: The Greatest Good We Can Do Our Country Is To Heal Its Party Divisions and Make Them One People
“The greatest good we can do our country is to heal its party divisions and make them one people.” -Thomas Jefferson (1801)
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Tagged First Principles, Greatest Good, Heal, One People, Our Country, Party Divisions, Thomas Jefferson, We
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Way Maker
Way Makerby Michael DoyleDiscouraged as we sometimes areWe continue to follow the North StarKnowing the battle belongs to God’s victoryAs we look back on the mountains of historyWe have nothing really to fearWe have seen this, year after yearThe righteous … Continue reading
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Tagged Battle, Darkness, Discouraged, Fear, God, God's Laws, Guard, Heartbreakers, History, Holy, Knees, Maker, North Star, Peace Maker, Pledge, Poetry and Poems, Promises Kept, Righteous Battles, Sacred Cause, Soul Shaker, Souls, The Lord, Victory, Way, Ways, Year After Year
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First Principles: I Know No Safe Depository of the Ultimate Powers of the Society But the People Themselves
“I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: What I Like In A Good Author Isn’t What He Says, But What He Whispers
“What I like in a good author isn’t what he says, but what he whispers.” – Logan Pearsall Smith, essayist (1865-1946)
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Resolution Brings Harmony
Resolution Brings Harmonyby Michael DoyleTaking a look at the beatitudesTaking each moment given in gratitudeGod blesses the peacemakers as God’s familyNot avoiding or appearing overly sweetlyPeace at any given price is not peaceNor is it conflict’s sweet releaseIt is isn’t … Continue reading
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