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Thought For the Day: Opinions Alter, Manners Change, Creeds Rise and Fall, But the Moral Law Is Written On the Tablets of Eternity

“Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral law is written on the tablets of eternity. For every false word or unrighteous deed, for cruelty and oppression, for lust or vanity, the price has to be paid … Continue reading

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Goodbye Pax Americana

Goodbye Pax Americana by Michael DoyleAt war’s end and freed from fascism Europe breathed with American optimismBarbarism had been thoroughly defeatedAnd a brave new world was timidly greetedThe Marshall Plan was the discoveryThat would lead to economic recoveryIt was a … Continue reading

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Too Many Miles, Too Many Tears

Too Many Miles, Too Many Tearsby Michael DoyleLooking back on all the miles I’ve drivenOver lands other believed they were givenI find a lot is needed to be forgivenWere it not for being too busy livingI remember coming to Indiana … Continue reading

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First Principles: Stepping Up In Opposition

Stepping up in opposition to the gravitational suck of those who attempt to redefine what freedom and liberty mean:           A fundamental difference between the allegedly progressive and true classical liberal idealists, now called conservatives, is in how freedom and … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Of the Twenty-Two Civilizations That Have Appeared In History, Nineteen of Them Collapsed When They Reached the Moral State the United Sates Is In Now

“Of the twenty-two civilizations that have appeared in history, nineteen of them collapsed when they reached the moral state the United States is in now.” – Arnold J. Toynbee

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An Introduction To First Principles

There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily.” —George Washington (1795) In the affirmative: Though the founding principles of the United States were drawn from another era, these principles remain essential to … Continue reading

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Redemption In the Law

Redemption In the Lawby Michael DoyleIn God’s love, like a symphonyThe Book of Romans feeds the communityComplete in its fullness and integrityIt teaches history and theologyProdigals are welcomed to this storyAs we reveal the depth of God’s gloryKnees are bowed … Continue reading

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Bob Dylan’s Blues

Bob Dylan’s Bluesby Michael DoyleBob Dylan’s tangle was a lot more than blueIts effect has had a multi-generational hueHis music, writing, and lyrical poetryHas etched its way into the best of historyMost of us take part in shallow walk-on rolesThere … Continue reading

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Hills and Valleys to Die On

Hills and Valleys To Die Onby Michael DoyleStretching my SUV across the Greater Ohio ValleyI see what my travels bring closer to meHere in what were once considered idle spacesAre the dreams that leave me etching their tracesThe displacement is … Continue reading

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An Angel Imperfectly

An Angel Imperfectlyby Michael DoyleIn protection from life’s adversity An angel spread his wings imperfectlyKnowing that life has limited mercyTo protect us from the things of historyMore profound than deep, I hear the river flowSomewhere beside where life’s garden growsA … Continue reading

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