Tag Archives: Defeat

Thought For the Day: You May Encounter Many Defeats, But You Must Not Be Defeated…It May Be Necessary To Encounter the Defeats, So You Can Know Who You Are

 “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of … Continue reading

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Owed To America 2024

Owed To America 2024by Michael DoyleMy daughters ask me why is it you cryI think back on history and will not lieToo many brave souls have fought and diedFor us not to have mourned and criedThere was a time when … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Once You Hear the Details of Victory, It Is Hard To Distinguish It From A Defeat

“Once you hear the details of victory, it is hard to distinguish it from a defeat.” -Jean-Paul Sartre, writer and philosopher (21 Jun 1905-1980)

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Calling On God’s Name

Calling On God’s Nameby Michael DoyleIn days like these, we seeThe need to depend on divinityIt’s best that we all recallThat even heroes can topple and fallNow, though the battle feels longerOur brave hearts beat ever strongerFollowing Jesus as our … Continue reading

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To Our Feet

To Our Feetby Michael DoyleWe stand to our feetHanding Satan his defeatSinging our redemptionRising up in contemplationAs we think of our freedomHere in the Lord’s kingdomWe find the Lord in praiseSinging throughout our daysWe have defeated the graveThrough the power … Continue reading

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First Principles: History By Apprising Citizens of the Past Will Enable Them To Judge of the Future

“History by apprising [citizens] of the past will enable them to judge of the future; it will avail them of the experience of other times and other nations; it will qualify them as judges of the actions and designs of … Continue reading

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Always Worthy of Praise

Always Worthy of Praiseby Michael DoyleThe faith of the Church savesUplifting us from our gravesLet those who see plainly singAbout God’s victory over everythingSatan has come to know his defeatGained, for us, as Jesus took His seatWe were given the … Continue reading

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Nothing But Net

Nothing But Netby Michael DoyleLiving through drift with deferenceWe each live Beethoven’s experienceComing out from every defeatWe stretch our defenses as we greetAll that life gives to usFacing each day and just becauseA preacher’s kid knows the shift of anxietyEveryone’s … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Censorship Always Defeats Its Own Purpose, For It Creates, In the End, the Kind of Society That Is Incapable of Exercising Real Discretion

“Censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion. … In the long run it will create a generation incapable of appreciating the difference between independence … Continue reading

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