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Thought For the Day: The Growth of Knowledge Depends Entirely Upon Disagreement
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A Well-Traveled Confession
A Well-Traveled Confession
by Michael Doyle
It's a resounding theme
To live this life and dream.
Putting God into action,
It brings the best of life's satisfaction.
Taking the drink of living water,
In the name of the Son and the Father.
It's amazing what we filter through,
In all of life and in what we do.
Putting faith in the steps we take,
We know our journey is not a mistake.
Hands held to take away life's grief,
This is the sacred way that brings relief.
Planted seeds in the soil,
It's a secret's work as we toil.
Finding encouragement in each other,
This is what God means by loving one another.
Better than words are the commands of love,
Doing, not saying, the ways of the above.
Faith and hope are our daily praise,
Bringing God into the hardest days.
Serving people is the truest ministry.
This has been the case throughout history.
The blessings shared are in abundance,
Prepared in the share of God's providence.
Moving in the moments that work together
Imprinted as they are to bring the better.
We can't let words get in the way.
The Holy Spirit leads our needed day.
The Holy Spirit filters purity.
It's the same for you and for me.
God washes through all that needs to be done,
Bringing hope for the hopeless through the Son.
It brings peace into this troubled world needed -
In the pleaded warnings and words heeded.
It's the love of Christ found in our actions
And through these chances taken, we find satisfaction.
Living testimony found in acting on God's laws
Removes all hesitation for His good cause.
We learn to share God's love as we struggle to do,
Finding the blessings are many and the troubles few.
(c) July 27, 2025 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: Faith Is the Strength By Which A Shattered World Shall Emerge Into the Light
“Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.”– Helen Keller
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First Principles: But You, Man of God, Flee From All This, and Pursue Righteousness, Godliness, Faith, Love, Endurance and Gentleness
“But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.” – 1 Timothy 6:11
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And Then Came the Final Fall (For Ozzy)
And Then Came the Final Fall (For Ozzy)
by Michael Doyle
Facing the music as it begins to play
I, in my pulpit of one, begin to pray.
Lost within my sense of inconsolable dreams,
I take comfort in the prophet's endless screams.
Time went on, and I slowly came to fully mature
Finding myself a product of all that I nurture.
The western dessert found no regret was in vain.
I was hitching a ride on his black steel crazy train.
...And then came that final fall
When the Blizzard of Oz heeded the call.
Going the last time into the dark night
Shouting at the devil to get it right.
The demons drove him through the pouring rain
Finding home again, the singer shared his pain.
Hexed by depression and dragged through Hell,
It was clear the Prince of Darkness felt unwell.
Fleetingly homicidal because it takes too long,
Like pieces of a puzzle, thoughts become a song.
Modern-day extremists might have their urgency,
But Black Sabbath created Heavy Metal's certainty.
...And then came that final fall
When the Blizzard of Oz heeded the call.
Going the last time into the dark night
Shouting at the devil to get it right.
Going over the mountain to fly high again,
Randy Rhoads flew along like a winged friend.
Cut down by the last and cruelest of superstitions,
The music crafted became legendary inspiration.
Most of modern life is lived like well-worn fiction,
Breaking through its crust takes the speed of friction.
Ozzy Osbourne - Prince of Darkness and family man,
A cognitive dissonance that became a living titan.
...And then came that final fall
When the Blizzard of Oz heeded the call.
Going the last time into the dark night
Shouting at the devil to get it right.
(c) July 26, 2025 Michael Doyle
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First Principles: I Contend That the Strongest of All Governments Is That Which Is Most Free
“I contend that the strongest of all governments is that which is most free.” – John Tyler
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Thought For the Day: There Are Stars Whose Radiance Is Visible On Earth Though They Have Long Been Extinct. There Are People Whose Brilliance Continues To Light the World Though They Are No Longer Among the Living.
“There are stars whose radiance is visible on Earth though they have long been extinct. There are people whose brilliance continues to light the world though they are no longer among the living. These lights are particularly bright when the night is dark. They light the way for humankind.” -Hannah Senesh, poet, playwright, and paratrooper (17 Jul 1921-1944)
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The Tale Behind the Tail
The Tale Behind the Tail
by Michael Doyle
Sometimes, behind the nucleus and its tail,
There is a deeper meaning, a tale within a tale.
There is a pervasive feeling in the cosmic track
Of an object that continuously makes its way back.
Some see this arbitrator as a bringer of life.
Others see a comet as a bringer of ordained strife.
For millennia, shooting stars have collided with atmosphere,
Springing forth as a matter of hope and fear.
We humans are a race that is damaged and broke,
But like the comets, we are wonderfully outspoken.
Looking out with perspective, they are poets in a way.
We must take care to hear what they have to say.
They are perpetually chasing after words from the universe.
Verbal collectibles that harmonize into unspoken verse.
These fleeting stars cross into our lives once or twice,
And they leave for interpretation what is shared as advice.
Speaking as they will on transformation and its change
As the nighttime skies continuously resort and rearrange.
Drifting through humanity's passage of time, they speak
As we look with eyes and lenses at what we might peek.
Fiery swords of ephemeral beauty define a glimpse to see
Of the coming days that fulfill what might be our destiny.
These are but beacons of understanding and enlightenment
Mankind has only begun to pierce its way into the firmament.
Curious comets, like crystal tresses, fill the nighttime skies.
It's all a thing of wonder, naked before our human eyes.
They wander through our galaxy with the muse of an unread book,
With a turn of the page, mankind takes it in for another look.
(c) July 25, 2025 Michael Doyle
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First Principles: The Liberties of A People Depend On Their Own Constant Attention To Its Preservation
“The liberties of a people depend on their own constant attention to its preservation.” – William Henry Harrison
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Thought For the Day: Maybe It’s Not Too Late To Learn How To Love and Forget How To Hate
“Maybe it’s not too late to learn how to love and forget how to hate.” – Ozzy Osbourne
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