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Thought For the Day: To Clasp the Hands In Prayer Is the Beginning of An Uprising Against the Disorder of the World

“To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world.” – Karl Barth

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A Song of Testimony

A Song of Testimonyby Michael DoyleBy His breath, I learned how to breathe,Giving my love to His truth and no longer deceived.I stand with my hands stretched to Heaven above.I’ve put away the weakness of hate for God’s love.My heart … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Hold Everything In Your Hands Lightly, Otherwise It Hurts When God Pries Your Fingers Open

“Hold everything in your hands lightly, otherwise it hurts when God pries your fingers open.” – Carrie Ten Boom

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Always, Never, and Forever

Always, Never, and Foreverby Michael DoyleAlways, never, and forever,A girl in her youth though herself clever.With a haughty sense, and lacking graceShe said goodbye to his parental embrace.Her father silently let go,Hurting that he had barely said hello.It’s the modern … Continue reading

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A Well-Traveled Confession

A Well-Traveled Confessionby Michael DoyleIt’s a resounding themeTo live this life and dream.Putting God into action,It brings the best of life’s satisfaction.Taking the drink of living water,In the name of the Son and the Father.It’s amazing what we filter through,In … Continue reading

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Heaven’s Hope

Heaven’s Hopeby Michael DoyleHeaven’s hope is foreverSo maybe it’s cleverThat we listen when angels cryWith our hands lifted to the sky.We proclaim our love in Jesus’s name,Doing our best to remove all blame.We speak the truth of our claimThat by … Continue reading

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First Principles: The Constitution…Is A Mere Thing of Wax In the Hands of the Judiciary Which They May Twist and Shape Into Any Form They Please

“The Constitution … is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the judiciary which they may twist and shape into any form they please.” – Thomas Jefferson (1819)

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First Principles: The Government, Which Was Designed For the People, Has Got Into the Hands of the Bosses and Their Employer, the Special Interests. An Invisible Empire Has Been Set Up Above the Forms of Democracy

“The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the bosses and their employers, the special interests. An invisible empire has been set up above the forms of democracy.” – Woodrow Wilson

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Star-Fall

Star-Fallby Michael DoyleMy impulsive thoughts intrudeEven as I raise my hands in gratitudeArms wide open, I look aboveIn my experience of God’s loveI sing hallelujah in my loudest voiceLifting up my songs, I picked through my choicesKnowing all that you’ve … Continue reading

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For Me and You

For Me and Youby Michael DoyleNo one has really asked my adviceBut I’ve seen lightning strike twiceEveryone’s part is more than necessaryTo be heard is not something contraryWe need to speak out on what we’ve heardWe need to share what … Continue reading

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