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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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Tagged Billboard, Christmas, Great American Songbook, Juno Award, Michael Buble, Sonic Gems
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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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Sonic Gems: Mannheim Steamroller – Christmas In the Aire
The neoclassical new age group Mannheim Steamroller is renown for its blend of classical with new age and rock. This is particularly so for its Fresh Aire series and it’s modernistic versions of Christmas music. Mannheim’s third Christmas album was Christmas … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Samson Agonistes – John Milton
Aloha Promises Forever has previously provided background information with respect to John Milton. We ask that for further information on this man’s life you might refer back to that material. Samson Agonistes is a tragic closet drama written to be read … Continue reading
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Tagged Blindness, Closet Drama, Harvard Classics, John Milton, Paradise Regained, Samson Agonistes, Theology
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Thought For the Day: The Well Being of Mankind Is Our Business
“Business!” cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. “Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the … Continue reading
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Tagged A Christmas Carol, Benevolence, Business, Charity, Charles Dickens, Commerce, Commonwealth, Forbearance, Ghost, Marley, Mercy, Thought For the Day
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