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Love and Heartbreak (From the Lens of Gen Z)
Love and Heartbreak (From the Lens of Gen Z)by Michael DoyleIt’s not worth a second glanceThis pathos of modern romanceGen Z is alright to join the danceBut a steady love has blown its chanceRoll the bones and place the betNine … Continue reading
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Tagged Artifice, Bet, Bliss, Care, Chance, Codependence, Complicate, Dance, Dependent, Dysfunctional, Gen Z, Hate, History, Independence, Lense, Love, Love and Heartbreak, Modern Romance, Optimism, Pathos, Plato, Plot Theme, Poetry and Poems, Regret, Risky Business, Roll the Bones, Rolling Home, Rush-A-Day World, Sacrifice, Scare, Second Glance, Soulmates, Steady Love, Step, Symposium, Waste, Weep, Worth
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Thought For the Day: A Prison Cell, In Which One Waits, Hopes – and Is Completely Dependent On the Fact That the Door of Freedom Has To Opened From the Outside, Is Not A Bad Picture of Advent
“A prison cell, in which one waits, hopes – and is completely dependent on the fact that the door of freedom has to be opened from the outside, is not a bad picture of Advent” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer, God Is … Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, Bad Picture, Dependent, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Door of Freedom, God Is In the Manger, Hope, Open, Outside, Prison Cell, Thought For the Day, Wait
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First Principles: Be Americans. Let There Be No Sectionalism…You Are All Dependent On One Another and Should Be One In Union
“Be Americans. Let there be no sectionalism, no North, South, East or West. You are all dependent on one another and should be one in union. In one word, be a nation. Be Americans, and be true to yourselves.” – … Continue reading
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Tagged American, Citizens, Common Interests, Democratic Party, Dependent, Electorate Map for 2024, Factionalism, Farewell Address, FEMA, First Principles, Florida, Freedom, George Washington, History, Hyperbole, Independence, Liberty, Nation, News, One America, Partisan, Party Loyalty, Pettiness, Policy Differences, Politics, Resistance, Revenge, Second Term, Sectionalism, The American Presidency Project, True To Yourselves, Trump, Union, Unity, Unprincipled Persons, USA, Vigilance
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Unity In God’s Family
Unity In God’s Familyby Michael DoyleLife proves the truth of God’s reliabilityAs God gets us through our adversitiesWe stand grateful as we become more wiseLearning to love the world through His eyesWe were once living in transgression and sinCraving the … Continue reading
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Tagged Acceptance, Adversities, Battles, Bits and Pieces, Blessings, Blindness, Brilliance, Brokenness, Christ, Craziness, Definition, Degrees, Dependent, Deserve, Embrace, Eternity, Faith, Freedom and Liberty, Gentle Traces, Gift, God, God's Family, Godly Ways, Grace, Grateful, Guide, His Eyes, Hope, Humanity, Influence, Justice, Kindness, Knees, Knnes, Learn, Life, Living, Living Grace, Lord's Cross, Loss, Lost Sight, Love, Loving Grace, Media, Mercy, Paths, Penitent Souls, Played, Poetry and Poems, Power, Pray, Punches, Reliability, Repentance, Sacrifice, Saved, Serve, Sin, Spiral, Sway, The World, Truth, Unity, Wise, Words, Wounded Souls, Wrath, Wrath of God
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Lamentations Through the Tears
Lamentations Through the Yearsby Michael DoyleBefore my eyes and with my own earsI’ve witnessed miracles in my yearsYet, there have still been times of painWhich have brought lessons, not in vainHard times hit, and they hit hardWith darkness compelling like … Continue reading
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Tagged Cares, Communication, Dependent, Ears, Eyes, Faith, Frustration, God, Hard Times, Heartbreak to Hope, Lamentations, Lessons, Limitation, Miracles, New, Old Testament, Pain, Plain View, Poetry and Poems, Prayers, Psalmist, Relationship, Sovereignty, Submit, Tears, Theology, Vain, Wild Card, Years
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First Principles: Judges…Should Not Be Dependent Upon Any Man, Or Body of Men
“Judges, therefore, should be always men of learning and experience in the laws, of exemplary morals, great patience, calmness, coolness, and attention. Their minds should not be distracted with jarring interests; they should not be dependent upon any man, or … Continue reading
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Tagged Attention, Body of Men, Calm, Dependent, Distracted, Experience, First Principles, Interests, John Adams, Judges, Law, Man, Moral, Patience
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First Principles: Judges Minds Should Not Be Distracted With Jarring Interests; They Should Not Be Dependent Upon Any Man, Or Body of Men
“[Judges’] minds should not be distracted with jarring interests; they should not be dependent upon any man, or body of men.” – John Adams (1776) Turning to violence and threats to impose the will of some over a majority of … Continue reading
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Tagged Any Man, Body of Men, Dependent, Distract, First Principles, Jarring Interests, John Adams, Judges, Minds
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Thanks In Everything
There are times when it seems awfully hard to find gratitude for the things and situations God puts into our lives. Here’s a little something on that topic and to make up for not having my mid-week Christian poem yesterday. … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitude, Bible, Bliss, Christian, Circumstance, Commandment, Commission, Contemplation, Cope, Dark Threads, Days, Dependent, Fear, Glory, God, Gratitude, Happenstance, Hear, Hesitation, Obey, Peace, Persevere, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Question, Release, Sovereign, Spirit, Stillness, Story, Submission, Thankful, Understand, Unfolding Revelation, Woven
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Na/GloPoWriMo 12: Pukka Shell Haibun
Na/GloPoWriMo Day 12’s challenge is to write a Haibun based on the environment we grew up in. I came up with this: Pukka Shell Haibun by Michael Romani A shark’s tooth attached to pukka shell necklace becomes replaced by a … Continue reading
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Tagged Califoria, Coastal, Culture, Dependent, Geography, Global, Haibun, Hawai'i, Military, Na/GloPoWriMo, Ocean, Poem, Poetry, Pukka Shell, Scotland
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 
First Principles: The Constitution Is Not Subject To… Fluctuations. It Is To Have A Fixed, Uniform, Permanent Construction.
“Temporary delusions, prejudices, excitements, and objects have irresistible influence in mere questions of policy. And the policy of one age may ill suit the wishes or the policy of another. The constitution is not subject to such fluctuations. It is … Continue reading →