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Category Archives: Thought For the Day
Thought For the Day: Christmas Does Not Come From A Store
“Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more!” – Dr. Seuss, How The Grinch Stole Christmas Never underestimate the power of Christmas … Continue reading
Sonic Gems – A Very Christian Christmas
In the spirit of the season and its very reasons, Aloha Promises Forever, agrees that there is perhaps no more fitting music to celebrate Christmas than to compile a playlist of contemporary Christian artists’ rendition of such songs. Without further … Continue reading
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Tagged Celebration, Christian, Christmas Songs, Joy, Sonic Gems, Worship
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: What Is a Classic? – Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve
The French literary critic Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve was born December 23, 1804 and passed away on October 13, 1869. His essay What Is A Classic I considered just that… a classic of western thought. What Is A Classic may be read here: … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: Friendship Forms In the Kindness That Overflows
“We cannot tell the precise moment when friendship is formed. As in filling a vessel drop by drop, there is at last a drop which makes it run over; so in a series of kindnesses there is at last one … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Darwin’s The Voyage of the Beagle, Chapter XVIII
Aloha Promises Forever has previously covered Charles Darwin and The Voyage of the Beagle. On December 23, 1835, Darwin visited New Zealand natives. In that Kiwis are interesting and nice people and this happened, it seemed like an opportunity to … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Words Are Actions Are Words
“Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer and philosopher (1803-1882)
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Sonic Gems: Michael Buble – Christmas
In 2011, Michael Buble released Christmas, his seventh studio album. That year in December, the album rose to Number 1 on the Billboard 200 album sales chart. It also won a Juno Award for Album of the Year. This was the … Continue reading
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Pilgrim’s Progress, Part II – Bunyan
Aloha Promises Forever has already discussed The Pilgrim’s Progress, particularly with respect to Part I and the life of John Bunyan. We urge you to review this material. The second part of this major work deals with the pilgrimage of Christian’s … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: The Magic of Christmas Makes the World More Beautiful
“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” — Norman Vincent Peale Long before I was Christian, Christmas has always seemed the most magical and wonderful time of the year to me. This … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: To Foster A Better World, We Should Keep God’s Commandments
“I say that loving our neighbor as we love ourselves is not enough- that we as a Nation and as individuals will please God best by showing regard for the laws of God. There is no better way of fostering … Continue reading
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