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First Principles: I Ask Sir, What Is the Militia? It Is the Whole People Except For A Few Public Officials
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Thought For the Day: Better Be Wise By the Misfortunes of Others Than By Your Own
“Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own” – Aesop
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Beautiful Sincerity
Beautiful Sincerity
by Michael Doyle
Not to be overly mushy or lame,
But the God of a trillion stars knows my name.
My name may never go down in history,
But I rest assured that my God knows my destiny.
Each of us is a star that shines
As we waltz past our emotional landmines.
Love's secret is one that must be told.
We can't keep silent as it casually unfolds.
We get to know our meandering emotions,
Caught up in our sacred causes and devotion.
There's a lot of seriousness in our hilarity,
But none so beautiful as our sincerity.
Life in love feels so much more than good.
It's just the way it is, and it's understood.
There's something magical in the thousand ways
That love improves our lives through all our days.
Coming back to earth is its own conundrum,
With all of our parts greater than their sum.
God calls our names in an enchanting sound
As we get lost in the magic that we've found.
We get to know our meandering emotions,
Caught up in our sacred causes and devotion.
There's a lot of seriousness in our hilarity,
But none so beautiful as our sincerity.
Every moment lived is lived like a new song
When we finally know where we belong.
Moment after moment, lived in a held hand,
These are the heartbeats we're born to understand.
We are lifted higher by our innate desires.
We walk across the coals without burning in the fire.
None of this can be known with exactitude,
But it's handled best through God's grace and our gratitude.
(c) December 10, 2025 Michael Doyle
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First Principles: It Is An Undoubted Truth That Every Doctrine That Comes From God, Leads To God; and That Which Doth Not Tend To Promote Holiness Is Not of God
“It is an undoubted truth that every doctrine that comes from God, leads to God; and that which doth not tend to promote holiness is not of God.” – George Whitefield
(The Great Awakening was a direct cause of the American Revolution. Of it’s many ministers, none was listened to or a greater influence than George Whitefield.)
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Thought For the Day: To Clasp the Hands In Prayer Is the Beginning of An Uprising Against the Disorder of the World
“To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world.” – Karl Barth
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Love Steps Out
Love Steps Out
by Michael Doyle
Every hour that is passing
Turns into its own test.
I find my life always changing.
I don't get much rest.
It's a long way to the sun.
But I keep on reaching out.
It seems my dreams have just begun.
I have no time in which to doubt.
Love steps into the bright light.
It's on how she closes her eyes.
I know that her heart is just right.
Her smile makes it hard not to recognize.
I know that I'd never fake it.
But I want to take it to the top.
What does it take to make it?
I know that I'll never stop.
Taking it a half tone down
Makes the feel a little tougher.
I won't be the one who backs down.
I'll be the one who plays at being rougher.
Love steps into the bright light.
It's on how she closes her eyes.
I know that her heart is just right.
Her smile makes it hard not to recognize.
I've a little faith and hope to hold onto,
As I write songs inside my head.
The rhythm draws me into you
With all the feelings that I dread.
I sit here wondering what you'd say
If I knew the truth that would make you care.
I'd find my way to have the day
One bold enough for two to share.
Love steps into the bright light.
It's on how she closes her eyes.
I know that her heart is just right.
Her smile makes it hard not to recognize.
If You feel love, you will know it.
It's in how you shyly look away.
If you're in love, don't be afraid to show it.
Live in the feelings felt every day.
The ripple in the river flows to remind
Me of how the second of life continue to flow
Until that sacred moment that we find
The truest of loves that we'll ever know.
Love steps into the bright light.
It's on how she closes her eyes.
I know that her heart is just right.
Her smile makes it hard not to recognize.
(c) December 9, 2025 Michael Doyle
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First Principles: It Was Never In My Heart To Slight Any Man, But Only That Man Should Be Kept In His Place and Not Sit In the Room of God
“It was never in my heart to slight any man, but only that man should be kept in his place and not sit in the room of God.” – Anne Hutchinson
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Thought For the Day: What Sunshine Is To Flowers, Smiles Are To Humanity…Scattered Along Life’s Pathway, the Good They Do Is Inconceivable
“What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life’s pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.” – Joseph Addison
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A Healthy Affordability
A Healthy Affordability
by Michael Doyle
The trick to this is durability,
If you're looking for real sustainability.
Common sense is the secret to an economy
In which everyone gains the needed ability...
For all of us to make a reasonable living,
And without that ability, there is no giving.
Neither the giving of taxes nor of charity.
It's hard enough to feed a farmer's family.
The reality of the green new scam
Was to seamlessly burst our give-a -damn.
It's hard to care in a world of uncertainty,
Chasing wrong policies only creates insecurity.
When the price of a country's fuel is down,
Everything else's price follows and is found
In the breathing room of necessary liquidity.
You can't govern without understanding the economy.
America First requires a lot of agility,
In following the needs throughout our country.
It all starts with fixing the price to the true cost.
This is a certainty that cannot be lost.
Keeping in mind that food security is national security,
The American farmer does their part quite sincerely.
It's hard to make the comeback needed urgently,
Without your government knowing how to run a good economy.
We have begun to bridge the gap in moving forward,
In improving agricultural policy ever toward.
Stalwart economic policy guides our renewed country
And continues to build the strength of our nation's prosperity.
Hands join across the nation, making America healthy again
As American farmers finally get their turn to win.
It's the golden age of our county's restored agriculture.
The health and wealth of our nation are in this country culture.
Locked in, we'll walk this dream together.
Building what it takes to make our country all the better.
We applaud in earnest as our president uses his capability.
We'll get a handle on this to obtain true affordability.
(c) December 8, 2025 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: Do What You Do and Mean It Every Second of the Day. If You Don’t, You’re Living Someone Else’s Life
“Do what you do and mean it every second of the day. If you don’t, you’re living someone else’s life.” – Corey Taylor
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