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First Principles A Bible, Newspaper and Good Schooling Are the Principal Supports of Virtue, Morality and Civil Liberty
“A Bible and a newspaper in every house, a good school in every district–all studied and appreciated as they merit–are the principal support of virtue, morality, and civil liberty“ – Benjamin Franklin
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Tagged Appreciate, Benjamin Franklin, Bible, Civil Liberty, District, First Principles, House, Merit, Morality, Newspaper, School, Study, Support, Virtue
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A Conspiracy of Lambs
There’s a Netflix series called The Family. I am only two episodes into it but so far I’m both laughing and somewhat concerned. The Bible admonishes Christians to pray for our leaders both spiritual and in government. It is the Christian … Continue reading
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Tagged Adversity, Answer, Believe, Bible, Blessing, Brother, Christian, Common, Common Ground, Conspiracy, Decision, Devil's Playground, Doing Right, Evil, Faith, Family, God, Good, Govern, Guidance, Heavenbound, Hope, Lamb, Leaders, Legacy, Lord's Work, Member, Nation, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Politics, Prayer, Pride, Receive, Sister, The Family, Trust, Value, World
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Here Am I
The Church is the people. There is nothing Biblical in the belief that approaching God requires the intercession of any other than Jesus and certainly not priests. If the Catholic church is going to rise from its present decline, it … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Church, Corruption, Decline, Dignity, Faith, Hierachy, Jesus, Luther, Moral Laxity, Pews, Photograph, Piety, Poem, Poetry, Power, Predator Priest, Priests, Rebel, Reform, Restoration, Rise, Sacred Heart, Simple, Sin, The People, True
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First Principles: The Bible Should Be Read and Applied To Our Daily Lives
“The Bible is the best of all books, for it is the word of God and teaches us the way to be happy in this world and in the next. Continue therefore to read it and to regulate your life … Continue reading
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Tagged Best, Bible, Book, First Principles, Happy, John Jay, Life, Next, Precepts, Read, Regulate, Teach, Word of God, World
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First Principles: A Nation Taking the Bible As Their Only Law Would Be Obliged In Conscience To Temperance, Frugality, Industry, Justice, Kindness and Charity Toward Mankind and To Piety
“Suppose a nation in some distant Region should take the Bible for their only law Book, and every member should regulate his conduct by the precepts there exhibited! Every member would be obliged in conscience, to temperance, frugality, and industry; … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Charity, Conduct, Conscience, First Principles, Frugality, God, Industry, John Adams, Justice, Kindness, Law Book, Love, Mankind, Member, Nation, Paradise, Piety, Precepts, Reverance, Temperance, Utopia
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Seeking the Hands of God
Based in part on Hosea 10:12: Seeking the Hands of God by Michael Romani Reaping the righteous fruit as you sow Hands united for God as we truly know Used as servants of the Lord we love We are messengers … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Christian, Deep Faith, Fallow Ground, God, Hands, Hosea, Love, Messengers, Moment, Obedience, Old Testament, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Righteous, Seek, Servants, Sow, Still, Surrender
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Fixed Focus
Based in part on 1 John 3: Fixed Focus by Michael Romani Having learned that I cannot serve More than the one that I deserve Defining the character of Christianity Far exceeds any pride or vanity It is the four … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Agape, Bible, Blind, Book of John, Brotherly Love, Character, Cheap, Christian, Close, Close To the Heart, Command, Define, Deserve, Divine Power, Do Right, Doubt, Fix, Focus, Give, God, God's Eyes, Hand, Hour, Love, Love Each Other, Mystic, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Price, Pride, Relevance, Sacrifice, Sanctity, Satisfy, Scripture, Serve, Signaled Virtue, Significance, Simple, Thought, Truth, Unkind, Vain, Whirlpool
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Questions For A New Year
It seems like maybe a good time to pause a moment and ask ourselves about our walk and whether it matches our talk may just the time we’re at now, the beginning of a new year. Based in part on … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Brilliance, Build, Cheer, Church, Command, Connection, Creative, Dark, Diligence, Embrace, Essence, God, Grace, Haggai, Haste, Illuminate, Joy, Keep, Life, Live, Lord, Need, New Year, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Presence, Questions, Reflection, Reprimand, Salvation, Scripture, Soul, Spark, Spirit, Strife, Talk, Thought, Walk, Waste, Wield, Year
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