Tag Archives: Attention

Thoughts On Godly Marriage

Thoughts On Godly Marriageby Michael DoyleHealthy families serve as the best foundationBringing blessings to others and our nationIt is not to put the horse before the carriageTo say that we should focus on the ways of marriageWe need to put … Continue reading

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First Principles: All the Children Are Trained Up To This Kind of Knowledge: They Are Accustomed From Their Earliest Years To Read the Holy Scriptures

 “Among the customs which are universal among the people, in all parts of the state, one that seems worthy of remark, is, the attention that is paid to the education of children. The aim of the parent, is not so … Continue reading

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A Montage of Selective Outrage

A Selective Montage of Selective Outrageby Michael DoyleHave we finally got to the turn of the pageLiving life cut by cut of selective outrageIt seems so, or at least I have this hunchThat a few bad apples have spoiled the … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: If We Had Paid No More Attention To Our Plants Than We Have Our Children, We Would Now Be Living In A Jungle of Weeds

“If we had paid no more attention to our plants than we have to our children, we would now be living in a jungle of weeds.” – Luther Burbank, horticulturist (7 Mar 1849-1926)

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Giving Is A Heart Matter

Giving Is A Heart Matterby Michael DoyleChurch can be satisfying and funWith all of God’s delights to be doneLeaning in for the moments of developmentWorship done properly leads to contentmentUnified and faith-filled the church leadsTo spiritual sanctification and Godly deedsLife … Continue reading

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On Being A Prodigal

On Being A Prodigalby Michael DoyleTrue stories bring such fascinationThe church I live is a celebrationSo encouraging to live with right intentionBeing given in its right attentionThe best sermons are those seenLive out well by Christians beingBeing that best that … Continue reading

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Steadfast Against the Culture

Steadfast Against the Cultureby Michael DoyleThere are two kinds of believersThose committed to the Bible and deceiversSome are guided by the Holy Spirit to aspireAnd then there are the carnally minded led by desireThere are two types of ways to … Continue reading

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A Quiet Reflection On This November Day

A Quiet Reflection On This November Day by Michael Doyle    What is a poem really but to say That love, joy and sorrow come to play In the heart and then inside the mind Until the words burst out … Continue reading

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In Full Stomp (On Satan’s Head)

In Full Stomp (On Satan’s Head)by Michael DoyleLift the cross and trust in the FatherThough the steps seem sometimes fartherWe must walk away from things of enmityKeeping united to love in all its entiretyLife does come with things that painDespite … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Some Books Are To Be Tasted, Others To Be Swallowed, and Some Few To Be Chewed and Digested

“Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.”-Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626)

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