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Writer, poet, musician, surfer, father of two princesses.

First Principles: If Ever A Time Should Come When Vain and Aspiring Men Shall Possess the Highest Seats In Government, Our Country Will Stand In Need of Its Experienced Patriots To Prevent Its Ruin

“If ever a time should come when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.” – Samuel Adams It seems we have arrived … Continue reading →

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Living My Identity

Living My Identity by Michael DoyleLooking for a church,I have definitely decidedThat I cannot liveAs a man divided.All of me as I amWishes to love and serve.As I see Christ’s life and learnI see what is righteous and I deserve.To … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: I Want To Know God’s Thoughts, All the Rest Are Just Details

“I want to know all Gods thoughts; all the rest are just details.” – Albert Einstein

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First Principles: Whoever Dwells In the Shelter of the Most High Shall Abide Under the Shadow of the Almighty. I Will Say of the Lord, “He Is My Refuge and My Fortress, My God In Whom I trust “

“He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.’” – Psalm … Continue reading →

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Far Enough

Far Enoughby Michael DoyleDid you go far enough to seeThe ends of your possibility?Did you bring your best to beFar enough to test reality?Because until you have this done,The world at its best has really won.And you don’t know your … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Only Those Who Will Risk Going Too Far Can Possibly Find Out How Far One Can Go

“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” – T.S, Eliot

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First Principles: It Must Be Felt That There Is No National Security But In the Nation’s Humble, Acknowledged Dependence Upon God

“It must be felt that there is no national security but in the nation’s humble, acknowledged dependence upon God and His overruling providence.” – Franklin Pierce

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Thought For the Day: You Cannot Swim For New Horizons Until You Have the Courage To Lose Sight of the Shore

“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.” – William Faulkner

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First Principles: The Ability To Produce Every Necessity of Life Renders Us Independent In War As Well As In Peace

“The ability to produce every necessity of life renders us independent in war as well as in peace.” – Millard Fillmore We must have all of our necessary industries on American shores. Off shoring has been a failed experiment and … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: All That Man Needs For Health and Healing Has Been Provided By God In Nature; the Challenge of Science Is To Find It

“All that man needs for health and healing has been provided by God in nature, the Challenge of science is to find it.” – Paracelsus

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