Tag Archives: God

Thought For the Day: Enter Each Day With Thanksgiving

“Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him and praise His name. For the LORD is good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations.” — Psalm 100:4-5 In this time … Continue reading →

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First Principles: It Is the Duty of Nations To Follow God

“It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favors.”  — George Washington (1789)        

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Substance Over Form

Based on a sermon based on 1 Samuel 16:7 Substance Over Form by Michael Romani I’ll say this with great reluctance Samuel might have been king But he was all style, no substance Israel waited for David to bring Those … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Love Liberty Enough To Guard and Defend It

“God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it.”  – Daniel Webster, in Speech (3 June 1834); reported in Edward Everett, ed., The Works of Daniel Webster (1851), volume iv, page 47 … Continue reading →

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Mystery

The Godly perspective is steeped in mystery Older than anything subject to chronology More factual than any earthly mythology And deeper than any manmade spirituality As a consequence of this being true There is a calling for me and for … Continue reading →

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Fraud

Tell me, does it seem a fraud To deeply believe in something Something like my God As unseen and yet creator of everything To be both somewhere and nowhere These are the things that I declare Oh, I know that … Continue reading →

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Believe

From the moment that I began to think and conceive That there was more to life and began to believe That just maybe there was a little more to live for I found a curious habit of opening up every … Continue reading →

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Foothold Out of the Pathological

Foothold Out of the Pathological by Michael Romani What do we do When the horror descends? When we lose a few loved ones? When we lose a lot of friends? We find the need to blame To cast the blame … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Truest Civility Requires Following God’s Ways

“Before any man can be considered as a member of Civil Society, he must be considered as a subject of the Governor of the Universe.” —James Madison (1785) I won’t sugar coat this one.  The lack of adherence to God’s … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Be You

“If I try to be like him, who will be like me?” –  Yiddish proverb There’s an open secret in life.  If you listen very closely, you can hear it. Be you, says the wind, the rain, the sun and … Continue reading →

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