Tag Archives: Blame

Bonhoeffer, Part 3 (Evil Understood)

Posted on February 9, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

Bonhoeffer, Part 3 (Evil Understood)by Michael DoyleCourage sometimes needs permission,And so it was for Dietrich’s mission.Harsh words weigh from damnation,And were directed toward the Nazi nation.Religion was not the Lord’s game.Indeed, religion was often to blame.Jesus sought our full obedience,And … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Apologze, Bible, Blame, Christianity, Confidence, Courage, Damnation, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Evil, Faith, Full Obedience, Full Pews, Germany, God, God's Love, Harsh Words, Hitler Youth, Jesus, Liberrty, Mission, Nazi Nation, Necessary, Permission, Poetry and Poems, Religion, Sanctuary, The Church, The Lord, Truth, Understood | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Don’t Find Fault With Each Other, But Accept Each Other As You Are, and Forgive Each Other Every Day From the Bottoms of Your Hearts

Posted on February 4, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“In a word, live together in the forgiveness of your sins, for without it no human fellowship, least of all a marriage, can survive. Don’t insist on your rights, don’t blame each other, don’t judge or condemn each other, don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Aceept, As You Are, Blame, Condemn, Diettrich Bonhoeffer, Every Day, Fault, Forgiveness, Heart, Human Fellowship, Judge, Marriage, Riights, Sins, Surviive, Thought For the Day | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: If You Make It A Habit Not To Blame Others, You Will Feel the Growth of the Ability To Love In Your Soul, and You Will See the Growth of Goodness In Your Life

Posted on November 20, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“If you make it a habit not to blame others, you will feel the growth of the ability to love in your soul, and you will see the growth of goodness in your life.” – Leo Tolstoy

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Ability, Blame, Goodness, Growth, Habit, Leo Tolstoy, Life, Love, Others, Soul, Thought For the Day | Leave a comment

I Live My Life In Praise

Posted on October 15, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

I Live My Life In Praiseby Michael DoyleI feel God in every season,Living on faith and reason.Present in all of my days,I live my life in praise.With thanks and gratitudeI keep Jesus in my attitude.The Lord walks in my every … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Attitude, Beauty, Blame, Christ's Love, Confide, Cornerstone, Days, Dignity, Faith, Frame, God, Gratitude, Heart, Honor, Knnow, Life, Live, Love, Majesty, Poetry and Poems, Praise, Present, Reason, Season, Secret, Shame, Shows, Soul, Stride, Strife, Thankfulness, The Lord | Leave a comment

Listen

Posted on October 10, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Listenby Michael DoyleEvery new day is a cause to rejoice.We gratefully raise our loving voice,Singing our love songs through the lengthOf our days with our fullest strength.Faith is kept in all of our days.It’s a bond working both ways.The river … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Blame, Blessed, Both Ways, Celebration, Days, Deserve, Faith, Fascination, Hear, His Love, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Learn, Length, Listen, Live, Love, Love Songs, Name, New Day, North Star, Poetry and Poems, Power, Praise, Rejoice, Return, River, Serve, Shame, Sing | Leave a comment

Counting the Days

Posted on September 25, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Counting the Daysby Michael DoyleI hear from some voices to accentuateThe closest approximation to the positive.Sometimes that’s hard with all the dysfunctionalityThat comes from being part of the human family.I have to remind myself that I am not falling,And these … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Accentuate, Alright, Amusement, Approximation, Blame, Calling, Clock, Count, Days, Death, Dream, Dysfuntionality, Epidemic, Explore, Faded Questions, Falling, Future Shock, Hold On Tight, Human FAmily, Improvement, lLife, Love Another, Moon Up, Out of Control, Pandemic, Poetry and Poems, Positive, Remind, Rock, Roll, Shame, Soul, Sunrise, Surprise, Taste, Voice, Waste, Whie | Leave a comment

Fullness of Love

Posted on September 12, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Fullness of Loveby Michael DoyleIn a fullness of love,Given to us from God above.We are given our freedomAs we live in His kingdom.At the sound of His name,We are lifted from all shame.His Love removes the stain,And we are declared … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Accountable, Anchor, Backslide, Been, Blame, Capable, Exhibit A, Faith, Freedom, Fullness, Give, God, God-Shine, Hard Way, Hindsight, His Love, Holy Song, Kingdom, Learn, Live, Love, Name, Not Guilty, Poetry and Poems, Reluctance, Repentence, Scared, Self, Shame, Sin, Sound, Stain, Stood, Tiimes, Treasuire, True Measure, Trust, Truth, Understood | Leave a comment

First Principles: Let Us Not Seek the Republican Answer Or the Democratic Answer, But the Right Answer. Let Us Not Seek To Fix the Blame For the Past. Let Us Accept Our Own Responsibility For the Future

Posted on August 25, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.” – John F. Kennedy

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Answer, Blame, Democratic, First Principles, Fix, Future, John F. Kennedy, Past, Repoulican, Responsibility, Seek | Leave a comment

Heaven’s Hope

Posted on June 10, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Heaven’s Hopeby Michael DoyleHeaven’s hope is foreverSo maybe it’s cleverThat we listen when angels cryWith our hands lifted to the sky.We proclaim our love in Jesus’s name,Doing our best to remove all blame.We speak the truth of our claimThat by … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Angels Cry, Attitutde, Belief, Blame, Claim, Dedication, Faith, Forever, God's Grace, God's Will, Hands, Heaven, Hope, Jesus, Lifted, Listen, Motivation, Poetry and Poems, Proclaim, Shame, Truth | Leave a comment

First Principles: Let Us Not Seek the Republican Answer Or the Democratic Answer, But the Right Answer

Posted on June 6, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Answer, Blame, Democratic, First Principles, Future, John F. Kennedy, Past, Republican, Responsibility, Right Answer, Seek | Leave a comment