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Thought For the Day: Absence Diminishes Small Loves and Increases Great Ones, As the Wind Blows Out the Candle and Fans the Bonfire

Posted on September 15, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Absence diminishes small loves and increases great ones, as the wind blows out the candle and fans the bonfire.”– Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld, Maxims

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In A Place of Longing

Posted on May 21, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on Augustine’s Enchiridion: In A Place of Longing by Michael Doyle I suppose there’s no sense in prolonging Stating that the gist of life is belonging The rumor has it that its in what we love And … Continue reading →

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Faced With Temptation

Posted on July 26, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Tonight’s sermon was based on Matthew 4:1-3. This poem is based on the sermon at the beach: Faced With Temptation by Michael Romani Jesus was led by the Spirit To face the Devil’s temptation Still He would not hear it Given … Continue reading →

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