Tag Archives: Christianity

As For Me and My House

As For Me and My Houseby Michael DoyleOn Mother’s Day, I have my inspiration,Finding faith in every day’s dedicationLike Joshua, I try to live braveFollowing the ways of God until my graveIn every generation, the baton passes onGod will be … Continue reading

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The Magnificence of Significance

The Magnificence of Significance by Michael DoyleFrom the beginning, we have the visionWe might lack in our precisionBut we know what we’re going forFaith is the kindness that opens the closed doorIn all the paths we are shownWe look back … Continue reading

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To Keep A Godly Heart

To Keep A Godly Heartby Michael DoyleOn most days, I set God-sized goalsDoing my best to grow my stubborn soulLiving large to fill envisioned shoesAll my prayers have surely paid their duesI know my sins nailed Jesus to the crossWho … Continue reading

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In Us and Through Us

In Us and Through Usby Michael DoylePrayerful in all that truly mattersOur God prepares us for when peace shattersWe know that God has intentional plansAs the world unfolds and God stymies even as He canThere on the inspired pages of … Continue reading

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Living Principled

Living Principled by Michael DoyleGoing to the cross, we give everythingYet, in giving our all, we lose nothingWe hold to the truth in this dark hourBlazing the light of Jesus as our powerWe must step boldly as we share the … Continue reading

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An Enduring Contemplation of Pain

An Enduring Contemplation of Painby Michael Doyle The things endured on that Day of PainWould drive most of us beyond insane360 strikes with a nail-ended whipWould be enough to make anyone lose grip Next the crucifixion with its degradationWas a … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!

Aloha Promises Forever wishes all its readers a very happy and if a believer, holy Saint Patrick’s Day! The Feast of Saint Patrick (Lá Fhéile Pádraig) is a religious and cultural holiday observed since the 17th century on March 17th … Continue reading

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Minding God’s Own Business

Minding God’s Own Businessby Michael DoyleIt’s how it is that we should liveWe find that God has work to giveIn an echo of principles, we need clarityOf what is necessary to enable us to seeTo lack in clarity is an … Continue reading

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Like the Only Bible Read

Like the Only Bible Readby Michael DoyleLet’s live lives like the only Bible readWalking witnesses of Jesus raised from the deadEaster and Christmas hold nothing over immersionOur faithful testimony given in baptismIt symbolizes our public proclamationAnd is not a simple … Continue reading

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First Principles: The Americans Combine the Notions of Christianity and Liberty So Intimately In Their Minds, That It Is Impossible To Make Them Conceive the One Without the Other

“The Americans combine the notions of Christianity and of liberty so intimately in their minds, that it is impossible to make them conceive the one without the other.” – Alexis de Tocqueville 

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