ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER

First Principles: One Unerring Mark of the Love of Truth Is Not Entertaining Any Proposition With Greater Assurance Than the Proofs It Is Built Upon Will Warrant

“One unerring mark of the love of truth is not entertaining any proposition with greater assurance than the proofs it is built upon will warrant.” – John Locke, philosopher (1632-1704

Thought For the Day: You Know Your Brain Is Broken When You Think Foreign Oil Is Better For the Environment Than American Oil

“You know your brain is broken when you think foreign oil is better for the environment than American oil.” – Congressman Dan Crenshaw

Thought For the Day: If History Teaches Anything, It Teaches Self-Delusion In the Face of Unpleasant Facts Is Folly

“If history teaches anything, it teaches self-delusion in the face of unpleasant facts is folly.” – President Ronald Reagan (1911-2004)

First Principles: The Powers of Congress Must Be Defined, But Their Means Must Be Adequate To the Purposes of Their Constitution

“The powers of congress must be defined, but their means must be adequate to the purposes of their constitution. It is possible there may be abuses and misapplications; still, it is better to hazard something than to hazard at all.” – Oliver Ellsworth

Planting Churches

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Planting Churches
by Michael Doyle

As we look around on these troubled days
We're living through chaos
In a million different ways

We're wishing for the innocence
We once knew in times before
When godly people lived as in in His presence

Now it seems life moves in wrong directions
More questions than answers now flourish
We need to reach out and make reconnection

We're finding ourselves looking with anxious eyes
Wondering how we can make this life happen
As we eagerly do what we can to revitalize

Planting churches where others have died
Puzzled by their deaths
Doing what we can to ensure this generation is survived

It is as though we somehow manage to forget
That there have been trials that have come before
Which is not to say that our concerns are not legit

But is to say that all works according to God's plan
The Great Commission remains to be fulfilled
It is just a matter of faith and doing what we can

I heard the minister say he believes we're at our end
And said a silent prayer that his heart be less troubled
There is faith of a mustard seed yet left to lend

Souls to convert and hearts to be made whole
We cannot let ill omens lead the way
Instead we must prepare for the loving conversion of souls

(c) March 6, 2022  Michael Doyle
All Rights Reserved

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First Principles: Clothe Yourselves With Tenderhearted Mercy, Kindness, Humility, Gentleness, and Patience

“Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.” – Colossians 3:12

Thought For the Day: I Saw the Angel In the Marble and Carved Until I Set Him Free

“I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.“ – Michelangelo Buounarroti

Thought For the Day: Nothing Splendid Has Ever Been Achieved Except By Those Who Dared Believe That Something Inside Them Was Superior To Circumstance

“Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstance.” – Bruce Barton

Even the Russian people know, this is sheer lunacy that tyrant Putin has invaded Ukraine. #IStandWithUkraine

First Principles: Whensoever Hostile Aggression…Requires A Resort To War, We Must Meet Our Duty and Convince the World That We Are Just Friends and Brave Enemies

“Whensoever hostile aggression…requires a resort to war, we must meet our duty and convince the world that we are just friends and brave enemies.” – Thomas Jefferson

Thought For the Day: The World Is A Dangerous Place To Live, Not Because of the People Who Are Evil, But Because of the People Who Don’t Do Anything About It

“The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.” – Albert Einstein (1879-1955