Tag Archives: Ground

First Principle: Agriculture, the Only Honest Way, Wherein A Man Receives A Real Increase of the Seed Thrown Into the Ground, In A Kind of Continual Miracle

Posted on February 6, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“There seem to be but three ways for a nation to acquire wealth. The first is by war, as the Romans did, in plundering their conquered neighbors. This is robbery. The second by commerce, which is generally cheating. The third … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Agriculture, Benjamin Franklin, Cheat, Commerce, Continual Miracle, First Principles, Ground, Hand of God, Honest, Increase, Innocent Life, Nation, Plunder, Reward, Robbery, Roman, Seed, Three Ways, Virtuous Industry, War, Wealth | Leave a comment

Life So Far

Posted on January 11, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Life So Farby Michael DoyleIn the righteousness and errorsLife is often smoke and mirrorsWe walk in our best composureAnd hiding ourselves from exposureOf being seen for who we areHoping our best selves will travel farWe hide ourselves in the shadowsHoping … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Bare, Best Friends, Best Selves, Care, Charades, Composure, Confusion, Determine, Done, Doubt, Errors, Exposure, Face-To-Face, Fall, Feel, Found, Game, Ground, Happiness, Heart, Helpless, Hide, Hope, Illusion, Know, Life, Life So Far, Little Losses, Living History, Lost, Low, Made, Matter, Misery, Pieces, Pierce, Play, Poetry and Poems, Remains, Resiliency, Righteousness, Saying, Shadows, Smoke and Mirrors, Soul, Splinters, Stars, This Far, Truth, Uncertain, Undone, Waking Days, Walk, Who We Are | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Boys, I Only Did My Duty; the Old Flag Never Touched the Ground

Posted on December 30, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Boys, I only did my duty; the old flag never touched the ground!” – William Carney

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Boys, Duty, Ground, Old Flag, Thought For the Day, Touch, William Carney | Leave a comment

First Principles: The Natural Progress of Things Is For Liberty To Yield and Government To Gain Ground

Posted on November 30, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.” – Thomas Jefferson (1788)

Posted in First Principles | Tagged First Principles, Gain, Government, Ground, Liberty, Natural, Progress, Thomas Jeffeson, Yield | Leave a comment

A Touch of Heaven

Posted on September 11, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

A Touch of Heavenby Michael DoyleIn this house of worshipNo one disputes His kingshipWorthy is His nameThat takes us beyond our shameWe are thankful for His graceWith opened eyes we know our placeOpened hands are held up in praiseListening to … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Days, Dispute, Faith, Feet, God's Word, Grace, Ground, Heal, Heaven, House of Worship, Kingship, Listen, Measure, Mercy, Name, Opened Eyes, Opened Hands, Outside, Place, Poetry and Poems, Praise, Pride, Reveal, Shame, Thankful, Touch, Treasure, Truth, Walk, Worthy | Leave a comment

That We’ve Received

Posted on July 9, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

That We’ve Receivedby Michael DoyleOur praise shakes the groundEarth and Heaven chased aroundWild and free as the winds blowingWe raise this love before the All-KnowingWorking His wonders before our eyesTo deliver His promises without surpriseGiving all the glory to His … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged All Days, All-Knowing, Believe, Blessings, Deliver, Earth and Heaven, Everyday, Eyes, Glory, Ground, Healing Power, Heaven Above, Holy Name, Lift, Love, Poetry and Poems, Praise, Promises, Received, Shower, Surprise, Teach, Wind, Wonders | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: We Have Been Assured In the Sacred Writings That Except the Lord Build the House, They Labor In Vain That Build It

Posted on December 25, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“God governs the affairs of man. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? We have been assured in the Sacred Writings that except the … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Affairs of Man, Assured, Benjamin Franklin, Builders of Babel, God, Ground, House, Labor In Vain, Lord, Notice, Sacred Writings, Sparrow, Thought For the Day | Leave a comment

Jack’s Winter Glory

Posted on December 16, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Jack’s Winter Gloryby Michael DoyleOnce upon a winter’s snowflakeThere was a Christmas wish to makeThere in that distant time and placeThere was magic for all to embraceAs tyranny suppressed simple peasantsUntil they could not afford Christmas presentsThe czar took every … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Arrive, Bells, Between the Mountains, Breeze, Christmas Wish, Countryside, Czar, Daydreams, Fountains, Fraction, Ground, Jack Frost, Magic, Mind, Nation, One of A Kind, Peasant, Please, Plenty, Poetry and Poems, Presents, Seams, Smiles, Snow, Snowflake, Snowstorms, Survive, Time and Place, Truth, Warm, Winter Glory, Wonderland, Worst of Times | Leave a comment

From Hosanna to Crucifixion

Posted on April 10, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

From Hosanna to Crucifixion (Palm Sunday 2022)by Michael DoyleIPassages in sermons find seed in our lifeSpeaking to us to create peace and take our strifeStilled hearts help us reach the truth to seePraying that we might commit to this way … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Accord, Accountability, Afraid, Alienation, Anticipation, Beliefs, Bethlehem's Star, Betrayal, Blindman, Blood of Jesus, Book of Mark, Branches of Palm, Clemency, Collide, Come As You Are, Command, Commit, Conviction, Create Peace, Creation, Crucifixion, Death, Depiction, Destiny, Discipleship, Dying on the Cross, Easter, Expectation, Faith of a Believer, Family, Favor, Followers of Christ, Forgiven, Found, Friday, Full Blessings, Giving One's All, Glory, God's Love, Grace, Greet, Ground, Healing, Holy Week, Homily, Hosanna, Humble Dignity, Imputation, Incident of Circumstance, Indwell, Infliction, Jersusalem, Jesus's Suffering, Jewish Nation, Justice, Left to Chance, Lens of Heaven, Lesson, Lessons, Life, Light, Lord, Lordship, Love, Mansion, Merssiah, Messes Made of Life, Meticulous Witness, Motivaated, Observation, Paid for In Full, Pain, Palm Sunday 2022, Pass Us By, Passages, Passover, Path, Patient Smile, Pharisees, Plans, Poetry and Poems, Prasie, Pray, Preach, Prediction, Professions, Profound, Puzzled, Ransom, Recall, Reception, Redemption, Repentance, Respect, Resurrection, Reveal, Revelation, Right, Royalty, Rules, Sacrifice, Sanctified, Sermons, Shake, Sins, Sovereignty, Stilled Hearts, Story, Sunday, Take Our Strife, The Bible, Theology, Told, Triumphant Entry, Truth, Undersood, Undeserved Mercy, Unfold, Unknowing, Way of Mercy, Whole | Leave a comment

His Grace Forever

Posted on March 10, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

His Grace Foreverby Michael DoyleWith the Lord’s graceWe turn in life to embraceThe next adventure we’re onAll our busy days are too soon goneThe Devil must be disappointedAs we’re saved by the AnnointedHaving turned our lives aroundKeeping our feet planted … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Adventure, Annointed, Breath, Busy Days, Death, Destined, Devil, Disappointed, Embrace, Find Our Way, Forever, Gone, Grace, Ground, Hearts, Heaven's Love, His Forever, Life, Lord's Grace, Loved, Path of Joy, Poetry and Poems, Sacred Holiness, Saved, Shaken, Step, Steps Taken, Stirred, The Lord, Together, True Happiness, Turned, Walk | Leave a comment