“The right of nature… is the liberty each man hath to use his own power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own nature; that is to say, of his own life.” – Thomas Hobbes
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First Principles: The Right of Nature…Is the Liberty Each Man Hath To Use His Own Power, As He Will Himself For the Preservation of His Own Nature
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Thought For the Day: The Most Tyrannical of Governments Are Those Which Make Crimes of Opinions, For Everyone Has An Inalienable Right To His Thoughts
“The most tyrannical of governments are those which make crimes of opinions, for everyone has an inalienable right to his thoughts.” – Baruch Spinoza
The Blessings We’ve Received
The Blessings We've Received
by Michael Doyle
Positioned by love for significance,
Christianity walks with magnificence.
We do the hard things in hard places.
In all of this, our Lord lovingly embraces.
In praise of a path that readily knows,
Our faith has daily come to succeed and grow.
Walking in this Lord's grace,
Our love of God is one we faithfully embrace.
The mysteries of God are revealed at last.
The wisdom of His ways is held fast.
In a matter of life's tests, we must hold on tight.
The words are measured, making the message right.
All the words in the world add up to praise
For what God has done throughout our days.
Moments of worship serve as our foundation.
It is sufficient in our explanation.
Across the world, and across multiple pews,
We are informed and conformed by the Good News.
The one true God demands our centrality.
There is no room in God's kingdom for our neutrality.
We are no longer under sin and death.
I'll sing these praises to my last breath.
On the road to Damascus, Paul received
The glory of God's truth was to spread as he believed.
Our decisions create our chosen direction.
God only provides His gentle correction.
Our needed savior gifts us with faith and love
So that we might live below as taught from above.
In studying the Trinity, we see orchestrated history.
Only God's great love for humanity holds any real mystery.
This is nothing we have earned, but we have been given.
Through faith in the blood of Christ, we are forgiven.
Abraham was granted righteousness immediately,
Our acceptance of our salvation serves sufficiently
To provide us a path to serve in our rightful place
And these promises are delivered to us by His grace.
Submitting our lives as we gain spiritual maturity,
We walk our way together conforming into unity.
God does amazing things through His miracles and our service.
Each member of the family lives out God's greater purpose.
(c) November 23, 2025 Michael Doyle
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First Principles: Watch Out For Those Who Cause Divisions and Put Obstacles In Your Way That Are Contrary To the Teaching You Have Learned. Keep Away From Them
“I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them.” – Romans 16:17 NIV
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Thought For the Day: A Child of God Should Be A Visible Beatitude For Joy and Happiness, and A Living Doxology for Gratitude and Adoration
“A child of God should be a visible beatitude for joy and happiness, and a living doxology for gratitude and adoration.” – Charles Spurgeon
Words Well Spent
Words Well-Spent
by Michael Doyle
Don't wait until the end
To learn to live as a father and a friend.
Now and then are the moments to seize.
This lesson doesn't come with fancy degrees.
It begins and ends by saying I love you,
And living each moment between like you do.
There's no guarantee that will lessen the tears,
But it will create a bond of joy for your years.
Three words that, when well-spent,
Will add zest to the time lent.
Said in a whisper or happy shout.
This is what a well-intended life is all about.
Every loving hello births its own echo.
Love is love like a dream of shadows.
A writer is best when speaking from the soul.
It's the etiquette of writing what you know.
It's peaceful, and yet very direct,
Even if there's an error, it couldn't be more correct.
Whether it's sheer joy or utter catastrophe,
Love spoken truthfully is just as it needs to be.
Three words that, when well-spent,
Will add zest to the time lent.
Said in a whisper or happy shout.
This is what a well-intended life is all about.
Fair words exchanged are from love, not labor.
Maybe that's the secret of being a good neighbor.
Tipping toes in the best part of life's ocean,
It would be the simple truth of shared devotion.
We live our lives as best as we are capable,
Knowing anything mentionable is manageable.
Life and death, they both deeply depend,
Tightly and rightly on whom we call our friend.
Three words that, when well-spent,
Will add zest to the time lent.
Said in a whisper or happy shout.
This is what a well-intended life is all about.
(c) November 21, 2025 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: People Will Come To Love Their Oppression, To Adore the Technologies That Undo Their Capacities To Think
“People will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think.” – Aldous Huxley
(Take care when it comes to AI and even programs like Grammarly. As people, we have a duty to think and be ourselves, not someone else’s idea of perfection. True beauty of form and person is found in our imperfections as much as our ideal forms. The brave new world once ‘nightmared’ about is in its formative stages.)
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First Principles: To Be Good, and Do Good, Is the Whole Duty of Man Comprised In A Few Words
“To be good, and do good, is the whole duty of man comprised in a few words.” – Abigail Adams
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Making the World Better
Making the World Better
by Michael Doyle
Don't stand there silent like a rock
When your feelings need you to talk.
Give yourself permission to find a way
For you to say what you need to say.
Your feelings need to find a way out -
To be talked about without raising a shout.
It's the music within a body's soul,
And you need to find a way to let it flow.
There's a point to all of this brokenness.
It builds up inside, erupting into outspokenness.
All the love that shapes us is wise.
We touch on this again in a thought exercise.
Silence is hard when we intend to make a connection.
We are overwhelmed with our powerful emotions.
Looking out into a world beyond all of our fears.
We'll find our way through despite our tears.
It's a scary world that we live in.
It's filled with corruption and dark sins.
The worst of it is all of our own mistakes.
We live through a lifetime of heartbreaks.
Fear becomes anger and turns into words sadly said.
It's often the opposite of what was held in our heads.
It's a pick-me-up game filled with false blame
As we are all walking wounded and slightly lame.
The painful truth is that we're all busy dying.
I try to say that plainly, without too much sighing.
It's only that some of us are dying before the others.
I'll lead the way, torch in hand, my sisters and brothers.
Hold me, lonely here in the middle of this cold night.
Prayers are whispered as we hold to life so tight.
It's all about the holding it together.
It's how we'll make this world a little better.
(c) November 21, 2025 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: If Only 7 Percent of the 2 Billion Christians In the World Would Care For A Single Orphan In Distress, There Would Effectively Be No More Orphans
“If only 7 percent of the 2 billion Christians in the world would care for a single orphan in distress, there would effectively be no more orphans. If everybody would be willing to simply do something to care for one of these precious treasures, I think we would be amazed by just how much we could change the world.” – Steven Curtis Chapman
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