“The sea, the great unifier, is man’s only hope. Now, as never before, the old phrase has a literal meaning: we are all in the same boat.” – Jacques Cousteau (June 11, 1910 – June 25, 1997)
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Thought For the Day: The Sea, the Great Unifier, Is Man’s Only Hope. Now, As Never Before, the Old Phrase Has A Literal Meaning: We Are All In the Same Boat
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Heaven’s Hope
Heaven's Hope
by Michael Doyle
Heaven's hope is forever
So maybe it's clever
That we listen when angels cry
With our hands lifted to the sky.
We proclaim our love in Jesus's name,
Doing our best to remove all blame.
We speak the truth of our claim
That by God's grace, we're freed from shame.
Putting on the grace of rightful attitude,
Our faith and belief move beyond platitude.
Into the actions brought by our dedication,
Knowing and serving God's will is our motivation.
Angels and believers join together to sing.
Together we worship the holiness of our king,
Knowing that it's in Him we find our worth,
We keep our eyes on our true North.
Singing together, our voices join as one.
We honor the glory of our Father and the Son.
Thankful, we praise the Lord on high
With our hands raised toward the sky.
(c) June 10, 2025 Michael Doyle
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Tagged Angels Cry, Attitutde, Belief, Blame, Claim, Dedication, Faith, Forever, God's Grace, God's Will, Hands, Heaven, Hope, Jesus, Lifted, Listen, Motivation, Poetry and Poems, Proclaim, Shame, Truth
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First Principles: If the Laws Are To Be So Trampled Upon With Impunity, and A Minority Is To Dictate To the Majority, There Is An End Put At One Stroke To Republican Government
“If the laws are to be so trampled upon with impunity, and a minority is to dictate to the majority, there is an end put at one stroke to republican government, and nothing but anarchy and confusion is to be expected thereafter.” – George Washington
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Tagged Dictate, End, First Principles, George Washington, Impunity, Law, Majority, Minority, Republican Government, Stroke, Trampled
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Thought For the Day: A Great Deal of Intelligence Can Be Invested In Ignorance When the Need For Illusion Is Deep
“A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.” -Saul Bellow, writer, Nobel laureate (10 Jun 1915-2005)
(Legal Immigration is not the same as illegally disregarding our borders and choosing not to assimilate into our American culture. It is a tautology to point out that by its very nature, it is illegal. The Left attempts to conflate this by calling both categories “immigration”. This is at best a dishonest practice.) We welcome all legal immigrants who wish to join our American society with all the nuances and flavors that accompany this immigration. How is this not understandable?)
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Tagged Deal, Deep, Ignorance, Illusion, Intelligence, Invest, Legal Immigration, Need, Saul Bellow, Thought For the Day
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Concerns For Perennial Truths
Concerns For Perennial Truths
by Michael Doyle
Admittedly, I grew up differently,
Believing in my nation and God reverently.
Strength of character and in spirit,
Where the battle was righteous, I would bear it.
I have watched as our ideals were beaten down,
And somehow Marxism claimed society's crown.
But now I stand a little prouder and see the possibility
Of rising above the din and its mass anxiety.
I see a nation on the brink of its discovery
That it can stand for righteousness in its recovery.
It's a return to the permanent things that bring prosperity,
And it begins by understanding our nation's sovereignty.
Moral order, self-government, and having a national purpose
Are the fundamentals by which we understand our service.
There will be no clinging to the burning embers of technocracy.
The people will remember our truths and return to dignity.
For most of my life, I have seen our self-confidence decline,
Wondering to myself whatever happened to this republic of mine.
Self-expression was freedom, not self-control and responsibility.
Self-governance was no longer believed within our capability.
The market didn't raise the children; neither did the latchkey.
The economy hollowed out as we rediscovered the need for family.
Yet, the elites tell us knowing biology is hardened bigotry.
We will not sacrifice on the altar of convenience and identity.
Our republic requires the People's moral formation.
Fundamental truths are not a matter of anyone's imagination.
We refuse conformance to any taxing demands of globalism
On the conviction that meaning is what brings optimism.
An old adage states that it is always darkest before the dawn,
But it's by the dawn's early light that we now make our move on
Ridding ourselves of the decrepit ways of foul-minded liberalism
The bureaucracy will be replaced by our renewed conservatism.
We are rebuilding the American Republic for every Main Street
While putting aside any feigned alliance with any Wall Street
That fails to understand the necessity of our own sovereignty.
It is the only means to dream and restore our nation's dignity.
There is no need or purpose in apologizing for civilization.
Instead, we must live ours for the greatness of this nation.
The economy and our global friendships exist for our family
Not the other way around as we begin to restore our dignity.
(c) June 9, 2025 Michael Doyle
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Tagged Battle, Believe, Character, Christianity, Concern, Different, Dignity, God, Ideals, Jesus, Marsxism, Moral Order, Nation, Pbility, Perennial Truths, Philosophy, Poetry and Poems, Politics, Prosperity, Purpose, Recovery, Reverence, Righteous, Self-Government, Service, Sovereignty, Spirit, Strength, Technocracy
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Thought For the Day: My Heroes Are Those Who Risk Their Lives Every Day To Protect Our World and Make It A Better Place – Police, Firefighters, and Members of Our Armed Forces
“My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect our world and make it a better place – police, firefighters and members of our armed forces.” – Sidney Sheldon
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Tagged Armed Forces, Better Place, Every Day, Firefighters, Heroes, Lives, Police, Protect, Risk, Sidney Sheldon, Thought For the Day, World
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First Principles: We Must Not Let Our Rulers Load Us With Perpetual Debt
“We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt.” – Thomas Jefferson (1816)
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Tagged First Principles, Independencee, Perpetual Debt, Preserve, Rulers, Thomas Jefferson
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Anchored In Grace
Anchored In Grace
by Michael Doyle
We stand as ambassadors,
In this world of brokenness,
Presenting loving truth,
Yet, sometimes noted for outspokenness.
All that we possess has been given
By our God who is truly living.
Our response is one of contemplation.
It leads to our redemption.
Its fullness is our life's story.
It becomes a study of true glory.
We believe the Gospel is an open door.
It brings the life of blessings we have in store.
God is omnipotent even as he gives us His love.
To our blessing, it fits snugly as a glove.
God is fully aware of our all too human faces,
Still, He is there to lovingly give us grace.
It is through God's will and not our own
That we come before His heavenly throne.
We know that God remains the same in every way
As you and I go through a process, day-to-day.
Anchored in grace, we know our way.
In knowing this, we know what to do and say
As we model Jesus in all that we do.
To our best, we are the children of God and true.
This knowledge is borne with fascination.
Within this truth, we find our motivation.
Step by step, we walk toward our maturity
Until we dutifully serve the blessed doxology.
No retreat; no surrender, and no sort of regret,
Ours is to live a life we're not meant to forget.
Charging on to the benefit of our God's glory,
This is our minor part in His greater story.
(c) June 8, 2025 Michael Doyle
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Tagged Achor, Ambassador, Brokenness, Contemplation, Doxology, Fullness, Given, Glor, God, God's Will, Gospel, Grace, Loving Truth, Omnipotent, Open Door, Outspokenness, Poetry and Poems, Redemption, Response, Story, Truly Living
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Thought For the Day: Use Me, God. Show Me How To Take Who I Am, Who I Want To Be, and What I Can Do, and Use It For A Purpose Greater Than Myself
“Use me, God. Show me how to take who I am, who I want to be, and what I can do, and use it for a purpose greater than myself.”— Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Tagged God, Greater Than Self, Martin Luther King Jr., Purpose, Show Me, Thought For the Day, Use, Use Me, Want To Be, Who I Am
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First Principles: Do Not Conform To the Pattern of This World, But Be Transformed By the Renewing of Your Mind
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” – Romans 12:2 NIV
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Tagged Conform, First Principles, Mind, Pattern, Renew, Romans 12:2, Transform
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