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Ode To A Mad Dog
Read between the lines and realize that some things just need to be said regardless… Ode To A Mad Dog by Michael Romani In the depths of a duty of silence Is the observed, held with vigilance That there are … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: Success Is the Sum of Small Efforts, Repeated Day-In and Day-Out
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out.” – Robert Collier
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First Principles: In God We Trust
“Nothing short of the Almighty Power of God can Save us – it is not in our Numbers, our Union, or our Valour that I dare trust.” – Abraham Clark
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Think On These Things
Keeping your mind on the positive and away from the negative is trick of life well worth the learning. It is so easy, too easy, for my mind to turn toward the negative. But when I keep my mind and … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: Humility Is Not Thinking Less of Yourself, It’s Thinking of Yourself Less
“Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.” – C. S. Lewis
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First Principles: If Everyone Is Thinking Alike, Then No One Is Thinking
“If everyone is thinking alike, then no one is thinking.” – Benjamin Franklin
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First Principles: Give Up the Earth and All It Contains Rather Than Do An Immoral Act
“Give up money, give up fame, give up science, give the earth itself and all it contains rather than do an immoral act.” – Thomas Jefferson (1785)
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A Conspiracy of Lambs
There’s a Netflix series called The Family. I am only two episodes into it but so far I’m both laughing and somewhat concerned. The Bible admonishes Christians to pray for our leaders both spiritual and in government. It is the Christian … Continue reading
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Tagged Adversity, Answer, Believe, Bible, Blessing, Brother, Christian, Common, Common Ground, Conspiracy, Decision, Devil's Playground, Doing Right, Evil, Faith, Family, God, Good, Govern, Guidance, Heavenbound, Hope, Lamb, Leaders, Legacy, Lord's Work, Member, Nation, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Politics, Prayer, Pride, Receive, Sister, The Family, Trust, Value, World
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Thought For the Day: Sometimes the Questions Are Complicated and the Answers Are Simple
“Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.” – Dr. Seuss
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First Principles: We Have More Machinery of Government Than Is Necessary and Too Many Parasites Living On the Labor of the Industrious
“I think we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labor of the industrious.” – Thomas Jefferson
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