Tag Archives: God

First Principles: I Never Doubted, For Instance, the Existence of the Deity; That He Made the World, and Governed It By His Providence

Posted on January 10, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“I never doubted, for instance, the existence of the Deity; that he made the world, and governed it by his Providence; that the most acceptable service of God was the doing good to man; that our souls are immortal; and … Continue reading →

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A Redemption Song

Posted on December 26, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

A Redemption Songby Michael DoyleThey harked the heraldAs the angels began to singSpreading the good newsIn the joy they dared to bringOn the night of the first NoelWith the shepherds in the fieldThe angels began to tell the taleOf mercy … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: It Is Christmas Every Time You Let God Love Others Through You

Posted on December 25, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“It is Christmas every time you let God love others through you.” – Mother Teresa

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Thought For the Day: Resistance To Tyranny Is Obedience To God

Posted on December 23, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Resistance To Tyranny Is Obedience To God.” – John Knox

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First Principles: Resistance To Tyranny Becomes the Christian and Social Duty of Each Individual

Posted on December 23, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Resistance to tyranny becomes the Christian and social duty of each individual. … Continue steadfast and, with a proper sense of your dependence on God, nobly defend those rights which heaven gave, and no man ought to take from us.”– … Continue reading →

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First Principles: God Who Gave Us Life Gave Us Liberty. And Can the Liberties of A Nation Be Thought Secure When We Have Removed Their Only Firm Basis…?

Posted on December 22, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“God who gave us life gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The More Humble and Obedient To God A Man Is, the More Wise and At Peace He Will Be In All That He Does

Posted on December 21, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The more humble and obedient to God a man is, the more wise and at peace he will be in all that he does.” – Thomas A. Kempis

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First Principles: The General Principles On Which the Fathers Achieved Independence Were the General Principles of Christianity

Posted on December 20, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The general principles on which the Fathers achieved independence were the general principles of Christianity.” – John Adams

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For All the Dickens…

Posted on December 19, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

For All the Dickens…by Michael DoyleIt’s on all these places and pages of the pastThat we look back on the things that didn’t lastWhen we do it is a surety that we will findAll those chains that constantly come to … Continue reading →

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A Servant’s Heart

Posted on December 17, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

A Servant’s Heartby Michael DoyleJesus came to walk with us in humilityDoing this, He put on the ways of humanityMaking habit of our most common waysTo speak to us, being present in our daysHis ways are the best for keeping … Continue reading →

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