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Thought For the Day: Power Is the Ability To Achieve A Purpose…Whether It is Good or Bad Depends On the Purpose

Posted on October 17, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Power is the ability to achieve a purpose … whether it is good or bad depends on the purpose.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Thought For the Day: Of All Tyrannies, A Tyranny Sincerely Exercised For the Good of Its Victims May Be the Most Oppressive

Posted on October 1, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.” – C. S. Lewis

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Thought For the Day: Children Have Never Been Very Good At Listening To Their Elders, But They Have Never Failed To Imitate Them

Posted on September 25, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.” -James Baldwin, writer (1924-1987)

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Thought For the Day: A Lie Doesn’t Become Truth, Wrong Doesn’t Become Right and Evil Doesn’t Become Good Just Because It’s Accepted By A Majority

Posted on September 24, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“A lie doesn’t become truth, wrong doesn’t become right and evil doesn’t become good just because it’s accepted by a majority.” – Booker T. Washington (1856-1915)

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Thought For the Day: Evil Is Powerless If the Good Are Unafraid

Posted on September 16, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid.” – Ronald Reagan

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First Principles: The Belief In A God All Powerful Wise and Good, Is…Essential To the Moral Order of the World

Posted on September 14, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The belief in a God All Powerful wise and good, is so essential to the moral order of the world and to the happiness of man, that arguments which enforce it cannot be drawn from too many sources nor adapted … Continue reading →

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Dressed In Humility

Posted on September 11, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Dressed In Humilityby Michael DoyleDressing myself in humilityComposed by heart for good of familyWillingly accepting life’s true graceFacing all things with a smile on my faceHumility is in no way weaknessThis strength of character is God givenBeing humble is not … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: A Lie Doesn’t Become Truth, Wrong Doesn’t Become Right and Evil Doesn’t Become Good Just Because It’s Accepted By A Majority

Posted on September 8, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“A lie doesn’t become truth, wrong doesn’t become right and evil doesn’t become good just because it’s accepted by a majority. ” – Booker T. Washington (1856-1915)

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The Problem of Pride

Posted on September 7, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

The Problem of Prideby Michael DoyleEasily knownPride is the diseaseWe’ve seen this and it showsPutting us all ill at easeSeen in others, we forgetAll of those thingsWe struggle and yet we forgetAll the troubles, living bringsSeemingly standing positiveBut we think … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: I Have Chosen To Be Happy Because It’s Good For My Health

Posted on July 30, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“I have chosen to be happy because it’s good for my health.” – Voltaire

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