Tag Archives: Hope

For All the Dickens…

Posted on December 19, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

For All the Dickens…by Michael DoyleIt’s on all these places and pages of the pastThat we look back on the things that didn’t lastWhen we do it is a surety that we will findAll those chains that constantly come to … Continue reading →

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Path of Humility

Posted on November 28, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Path of Humilityby Michael DoyleLike a vagabond in the nightI was just hoping to find the lightGrowing tired of relying on my own sightI was determined to get it rightTurning my habits to be set freeAs God came to save … Continue reading →

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…Of Hope

Posted on October 29, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

…Of Hopeby Michael DoyleOur nightmares become us in the nightStartling us with their unholy lightMankind has always struggled as we doBut it is only in this that we renewAs God has mercy on us sinners in our endIn our knowledge … Continue reading →

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Praying In the Name Of…

Posted on October 24, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Praying In the Name Of…by Michael DoyleThe battle is won in victoryMy hands lift up in God, not meThroughout all of my daysEvery waking moment, focused on His waysMy hands lift up in His holy praiseHe is the author of … Continue reading →

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A Gathering of Understanding

Posted on October 6, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

In honor of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous PeoplesA Gathering of Understandingby Michael DoyleThe time has come for the Red Nations to riseAgain, and bring healing before the world’s eyesWith promised blessings that will cure the separationsBy and … Continue reading →

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Seen In Communion

Posted on September 26, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Seen In Communionby Michael DoyleA plate of breadAnd juice of grapeBrings life to be spreadLike its spiritual landscapeWe come together for communionAs part of God’s familyCelebrating in this reunionThe blessing that brings us unityForgiveness in Christ is sharedThrough the burden … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Those Who Hope In the Lord Will Renew Their Strength. They Will Soar On Wings Like Eagles

Posted on September 24, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;31 but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. “ – Isaiah 40:30-31(NIV)

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The Freedom Agenda

Posted on September 16, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

The Freedom Agendaby Michael DoyleI read the headlines to my great consternationThat Newsome and others would change our constitutionThe thoughts of over my dead body come to mindIt’s time we leave such foolish thoughts behindIt’s not enough to simply win … Continue reading →

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First Principles: No Man Can Study the Movement of Modern Civilization From An Impartial Standpoint and Not Realize that Christianity, and the Spread of Christianity, Are the Basis of Hope of Modern Civilization

Posted on September 15, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“No man can study the movement of modern civilization from an impartial standpoint and not realize that Christianity, and the spread of Christianity, are the basis of hope of modern civilization in the growth of popular self government.” – William … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Natural Flights of the Human Mind Are Not From Pleasure To Pleasure, But From Hope To Hope

Posted on September 2, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.” – Samuel Johnson, Rambler No. 1 (March 24, 1750)

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