Tag Archives: Heart

Speaking In Tongues

Speaking In Tonguesby Michael DoyleI’ve been speaking in tonguesSeems like ever since I was youngSaying things that make you thinkStraight up to the edge of a blinkThinking those things we shouldn’t sayThat’s how I roll in my day-to-dayIf you can … Continue reading

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First Principles: The Word of God Is Alive and Active. Sharper Than Any Double-Edged Sword, It Penetrates Even To Dividing Soul and Spirit, Joints and Marrow

“For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” – Hebrews 4:12 (NIV)

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A Little Bit Country

A Little Bit Countryby Michael DoyleRolling down the back roadGoing places, I’ve been toldHold to the roots of this nationBeyond the small towns lay my destinationMom-and-pop stores dotting the placesFinding myself in these pleasant tracesI found myself looking easy halfway … Continue reading

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Moments Like John Muir

Moments Like John Muirby Michael DoyleSometimes, the city’s too many facesIt makes me dream of faraway placesWhere my heart can fade into the nightTraces of beauty replace blinding lightTimes in the wilderness are best for meSometimes, it’s a matter of … Continue reading

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First Principles: Our Liberty Depends On Our Education, Our Laws, and Habits…It Is Founded On Morals and Religion Whose Authority Reigns In the Heart

“Our liberty depends on our education, our laws, and habits . . . it is founded on morals and religion, whose authority reigns in the heart, and on the influence all these produce on public opinion before that opinion governs … Continue reading

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If It Wasn’t For Courage

If It Wasn’t For Courageby Michael DoyleOn the other side lies paradiseThe captain offers his best adviceAs his pirate crew readies for the fightWho knows how many will live until the morning lightReady the muskets and say your last prayerAs … Continue reading

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On Turning 17

On Turning 17by Michael DoyleThe days crawl slowly on one by oneAnd your birthday is past and doneI am still thinking on what it meansThat my baby girl has turned seventeenWasn’t it only just yesterdayThat you entered this world’s wayLaying … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: It Is Strange How Often A Heart Must Be Broken Before the Years Can Make It Wise

“It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise.”- Sara Teasdale

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First Principles: Let Love and Faithfulness Never Leave You; Bind Them Around Your Neck, Write Them On the Tablet of Your Heart

“Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart”–  Proverbs 3:3-6

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A Prayer For the Unbroken Passage

A Prayer For the Unbroken Passageby Michael DoyleDaily prayer helps along our communionIt keeps our path to God in its unionLaunched humbly into a daily conversationIt guides us toward our heavenly destinationJesus brought disciples to see his transfigurationThey had a … Continue reading

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