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First Principles: Freedom Is Not Bought Cheaply. It Has A Cost; It Imposes A Burden…So Too Must We – In A Less Final, Less Heroic Way – Be Willing To Give of Ourselves

“Our first obligation to them and ourselves is plain enough: The United States and the freedom for which it stands, the freedom for which they died, must endure and prosper. Their lives remind us that freedom is not bought cheaply. … Continue reading

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First Principles: God Demonstrates His Own Love For Us In This: While We Were Still Sinners, Christ Died For Us

“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While wewere still sinners, Christ died for us.” – Romans 5:8

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A Memory of Losses

A Memory of Lossesby Michael DoyleEven a cursory read of the Hadith findsIt is enjoined to treat others kindTo never kill unless it is necessaryThe death of even one requires a necessityTo save even one is to save all 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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The Secret Woes of Regret

The Secret Woes of Regretby Michael DoyleKept silence about better daysAre still remembered for the better waysWe once so happily lived inBefore the days of blood and drunken sinsWe clean the ship’s hull on the beachTo gain that extra knot … Continue reading

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The Devils We Wish We Didn’t Know

The Devils We Wish We Didn’t Knowby Michael DoyleThe NCAAWas, and is, the DevilWe knew enough to knowA scam for payNever on the levelIt was for extra coinsNot for any college bowlGraveyard memoriesDedicated to familiesThat gave their allIn the name … Continue reading

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Cornerstone

Cornerstoneby Michael DoyleI have a cornerstoneOn which I build my lifeThe Rock of my foundationIs Christ the LordAs the holder of the keysOf our proclaimed oathDeclaring the truthIn every step we takeI link hands in prayerAs part of the ChurchTo … Continue reading

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In Remembrance of 9/11; May We Never Forget

Tragedy struck on this day 22 years ago. Thousands died at the hands of terrorists. This should never be forgotten. Just as tragic, under the Biden Administration, we have seen Afghanistan fall back into the hands of the Taliban. Never … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: The United States and the Freedom For Which It Stands, the Freedom For Which They Died, Must Endure and Prosper

“If words cannot repay the debt we owe these men, surely with our actions we must strive to keep faith with them and with the vision that led them to battle and final sacrifice.” “Our first obligation to them and … Continue reading

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Well Donne, Spirits In the Night

Well Donne, Spirits In the Nightby Michael Doyle To Donne’s feigned scorn the murderer was deadOnly to reappear as an apparition inside his headAll the spiritualism to be had inside one’s bedFrom the nightmares and seances, and things said The … Continue reading

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