Tag Archives: Love

Thought For the Day: The Christian Does Not Think God Will Love Us Because We Are Good, But That God Will Make Us Good Because He Loves Us

Posted on September 22, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us; just as the roof of a sunhouse does not attract the sun because it is bright, … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: What Power Has Love But Forgiveness?

Posted on September 21, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“What power has love but forgiveness?” – William Carlos Williams, poet (17 Sep 1883-1963)

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First Principles: We Have Enough Religion To Make Us Hate, But Not Enough To Make Us Love One Another

Posted on September 18, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“We have enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.” – Jonathan Swift

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A Cry From the Wilderness

Posted on September 17, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

A Cry From the Wildernessby Michael DoyleThe Lion of Judah protects our salvationThe keeper of our faith provides our explanationThis family of faith prays in His nameTo find our path perfected without blamePaul and Barnabas sharply disagreedAbout John Mark’s journey, … Continue reading →

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On the Journey of Fatherhood

Posted on September 16, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

On the Journey of Fatherhoodby Michael DoyleAsked about how fatherhood is ratedIt has seemed to me somewhat understatedI could not have imagined the journeyThat it has been in all of its totalityWhen you talk about consequences and moralityFatherhood is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Abundant, Becoming, Believe, Birth, Boast, Consequences, Content, Daddy, Daughters, Destined, Discern, Every Time, Father, Fatherhood, Filled, Forever Knowing, Gift, Given and Received, Glowing, Grown, Happy, Heaven Above, Hugged Tight, Imagine, Journey, Last Breath, Learn, Lessons, Lifetime, Lives, Love, Masterpiece, Matter, Mature, Money, Morality, Most, My Heart, Nature, Parents, Pictures, Poetry and Poems, Poverty, Rated, Rich, Right, Soul, Step By Step, Superstar, Talk, Think, Totality, Understated, Wealth | Leave a comment

Hymn of the Taken Heart

Posted on September 15, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Hymn of the Taken Heartby Michael DoyleThere’s a lot to be doneI do it through the SonHailing Jesus as the kingI lift my voice and singBending like a tree in a hurricaneHoping for blessed salvation that cameTo teach me the … Continue reading →

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Cats, Dogs, and Pizza

Posted on September 14, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Cats, Dogs, and Pizzaby Michael DoyleThere’s a storm brewing between right and wrongAnd where it is that we are best and truly belongMoreso, we struggle to know ourselves in identityAnd what furry and non-furry friends to keep as our familyPeople … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alley Rats, Angels, Animals, Beauty, Belong, Better, Better People, Blind Man, Care, Cat, Cats, Celebration, Change, Compassion, Dare, Deserve, Dogs, Familial Relationship, Family, Fellow Animals, Furry Friends, Gentleman, God, Grateful and Loyal, Greedy, Happy, Headfirst, Heaven Above, Human, Identity, Inferior Creatures, Kitten, Leash, Linger, Live Up To, Lonelines, Love, Loved, Masterpiece, Me and You, Meander, Nappy, Needy, Obligation, Observation, Offer, Other, Outward Sense, Pastiche, Pets, Petting, Pizza, Poetry and Poems, Pretense, Question, Reeling, Rhyme, Right and Wrong, Sense of Space, Simplest Moments, Sleepy, Slice, Standards, Storm, Tense, Thought and Feeling, Time, Twain, Unconditional Love, Undying Affection, Unrestrained, Watch, Weather, Whatever, Whole of Nature, Words, Worship | Leave a comment

Just In Case

Posted on September 13, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Just In Caseby Michael DoyleI wake up feeling wonderfulAt the thought that you’re beautifulI lay there and slowly traceYour skin and the smile on your faceThinking to myself that all I knowIs the satisfaction of your glowAs I watch our … Continue reading →

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Love Is A Choice

Posted on September 10, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Love Is A Choiceby Michael DoyleSometimes I silently look at youIn awe and wonder at all you doAnd I know, it’s true what some sayI fall deeper for you with each dayFor the good and bad of this voiceI know … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged A Thousand Times Over, Atttention, Awe and Wonder, Best, Boundary, Choice, Close, Closer Still, Comfort, Cosmos, Depth, Face, Fall Deeper, Forget, Forgiveness, Gauge, God, Good and Bad Days, Grow, Healing, Hold Your Hand, I, Intention, Keep You, Kind, Know, Life, Limits, Live, Look, Love, Love Is A Choice, Loving Embrace, Mind, Moment's Breath, More Than A Feeling, My Love, Needs, Poetic Pretense, Poetry, Poetry and Poems, Process, Quandary, Quanitfy, Relationships, Remember, Sanctuary, Say, Selfish, Selfless, Sentence, Share, Singulre, Spirituality, Step Forward, Survive, Test, Thrive, True Love, Understand, Upset, Voice, Ways, Whisper, Withstand, World's Strife, Worth, You | Leave a comment

In the Armor of Christ

Posted on September 8, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

In the Armor of Christby Michael DoyleUnpacked in a letter to predicateThe good news the Bible indicatesIs the bridging of the gap to build our communityIt’s a story of starting as one to become a familyI am a wealthy man … Continue reading →

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