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The Eyes of the Lord
Based on Psalms 34:15-17 The Eyes of the Lord by Michael Romani Over and over the Bible tells What the eyes of God reveals Every way that we might turn There in every lesson learned All of His children are … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Children, Christianity, Cross, Favor, Grace, Humility, Integrity, Kindness, Legacy, Measure, Omnipresence, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Psalms, Shelter, The Eyes of the Lord, Treasure
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First Principles: All Slavery Should Be Held In Abhorrence
“Every measure of prudence, therefore, ought to be assumed for the eventual total extirpation of slavery from the United States. … I have, throughout my whole life, held the practice of slavery in … abhorrence.” – John Adams (1819) The … Continue reading
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Tagged Abhorrent, Existing Slavery, Extirpation, First Principles, George Washington, John Adams, Prudence, Slavery, United States
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Thought For the Day: Familiarity With Other Countries Teaches Us We May Be Friends
“Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.” – Maya Angelou, poet (4 … Continue reading
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Tagged Bigotry, Countries, Familiarity, Friendship, Maya Angelou, Similar, Thought For the Day, Travel, Understanding
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Na/GloPoWriMo 3: Comes In Threes
The Day Three challenge is to compose a poem based in some way on a list. Someone suggested things that come in three. Why not? Comes In Threes by Michael Romani Like three books in a triology I read as … Continue reading
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Tagged Coins, Comes In Threes, Faith, Haiku, Lady, Na/GloPoWriMo, Neapolitan, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Three Penny Opera, Three Point Landing, Trilogy, Trinity, We, Zen
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Truth In All Ill Repute
Truth In All Ill Repute by Michael Romani Arguments in the guise of truth Set a bad example for our youth The world has tilted off its axis The question left, I have to ask is When we’ve broken this … Continue reading
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Tagged Arguments, Bad Example, Complexity, Constructs, Cynicism, Gossip, Hope, Hues, Leadership, Moral Relativity, Pessimism, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Sea Change, Social Contract, Social Distortion, Society, Weaponized Facts
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First Principles: Everyone Has the Right To Worship According To Their Conscience
“As neither reason requires, nor religion permits the contrary, every man living in or out of a state of civil society, has a right peaceably and quietly to worship God according to the dictates of his conscience.” –Samuel Adams, A … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: A University’s Purpose Is To Be A Center of Free Inquiry and Criticism
“A university’s essential character is that of being a center of free inquiry and criticism — a thing not to be sacrificed for anything else.” – Richard Hofstadter (1916-1970)
