Tag Archives: Freedom

Life’s Race Is Won

Posted on June 26, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Life’s Race Is Wonby Michael DoyleIn our Father’s nameWe proclaim our freedomFrom our sins and shame.We become part of His kingdom.As Heaven reignsWe cast aside our chains.With the holiness spokenThe power of Hell is broken.In all the mercy knownGod’s greatness … Continue reading →

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First Principles: When We Honor Our Flag, We Honor What We Stand For As A Nation – Freedom, Equality, Justice, and Hope

Posted on June 14, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“When we honor our flag, we honor what we stand for as a nation—freedom, equality, justice, and hope.” – Ronald Reagan

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Thought For the Day: The Secret of Happiness Is Freedom, and the Secret of Freedom Is Courage

Posted on May 26, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom is courage.” – Thucydides It has ever been the same and it always will be. Bless those who have laid down their lives for our freedoms and liberties.

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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

Posted on May 22, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“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: The Secret of Freedom Lies In Educating People, Whereas the Secret of Tyranny Is In Keeping Them Ignorant

Posted on April 12, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.” – Maximilien Robespierre

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An Introduction To First Principles

Posted on April 8, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily.” —George Washington (1795) In the affirmative: Though the founding principles of the United States were drawn from another era, these principles remain essential to … Continue reading →

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Bob Dylan’s Blues

Posted on April 5, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Bob Dylan’s Bluesby Michael DoyleBob Dylan’s tangle was a lot more than blueIts effect has had a multi-generational hueHis music, writing, and lyrical poetryHas etched its way into the best of historyMost of us take part in shallow walk-on rolesThere … Continue reading →

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A Nation’s Passion Play

Posted on March 25, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

A Nation’s Passion Playby Michael DoyleFrom our earliest days, when we dwelt in caves,We have tried to understand what it is that savesOur rarest sentiments are served up like a delicacyThese are questionable as we define principled libertyIt is a … Continue reading →

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Moving Forward

Posted on March 16, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Moving Forwardby Michael DoyleLiving the world’s way is often a lossIt is at best, a coin tossTo die and live again in our relationshipMoves beyond the wisdom of our worshipIt’s unshakeable in this accomplishmentOur lives are redeemed in their improvementWalking … Continue reading →

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Signs of Peace In An Artificial World

Posted on February 28, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Signs of Peace In An Artificial Worldby Michael DoyleI grew up strong and being taught what it meansTo walk justly and forthright with other human beingsThis meant that one didn’t have to fight to be a manThrowing one’s weight around … Continue reading →

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