Tag Archives: New Life

Thought For the Day: In Order To Live A Life of Holiness, We Must First Receive New Life From God- We Must Be Born From Above

” In order to live a life of holiness, we must first receive new life from God – we must be born from above.” – J. Vernon McGee

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First Principles: We Were Therefore Buried With Him Through Baptism Into Death In Order That, Just As Christ Was Raised From the Dead Through the Glory of the Father, We Too May Live A New Life

“We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.” – Romans 6:4

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Separate Lives

Separate Livesby Michael DoyleWhat we know is so littleAnd we’re feeling stuck in the middleIt’s said that is a perfect scoreFor life; we still want morePlaying chutes and ladders in the corporateFrom the outside, it seems something desperateThere’s some room … Continue reading

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What Our God Does

What Our God Doesby Michael DoyleLooking at what God has doneWe become baptized in the SonThe details have some meaningIn burying the wrong of our beingStepping into being taken into a new lifeWe take on the peace by putting away … Continue reading

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Living Principled

Living Principled by Michael DoyleGoing to the cross, we give everythingYet, in giving our all, we lose nothingWe hold to the truth in this dark hourBlazing the light of Jesus as our powerWe must step boldly as we share the … Continue reading

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In Compromise

In Compromiseby Michael DoyleThe greatest gift that life can giveIs the true love that gives the will to liveIn a compromise, we bargain what’s possibleNever doubting the more of which we’re capableThose untroubled by the fires of burning loveAre destined … Continue reading

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New Life Reborn

New Life Rebornby Michael DoyleThe new life rebornKnows its miseryCommon sense would mournThis loss of such historyAs a life lived in painThere are questions that strainA thousand cuts into our moralityAre the price of approaching immortalityLike pawns on chessboard gamesWe … Continue reading

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Like Souls Rising From the Dead

Like Souls Rising From the Deadby Michael DoyleHidden symbols press the conscienceAnd then denies the separation of scienceFrom the spirituality of all things trueThis is independent of a fearful point of viewMorals only tend to get in the wayOf moments … Continue reading

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The Search of Civilization

The Search of Civilizationby Michael DoyleEarth’s civilizationsReach into spaceIn the search For new life That we can embraceUntil with devastationAnd with wasteWe have, as we will,As we have always findAs we have always foundAnother peaceful civilizationToWearDown…Into tatters and discardIn the … Continue reading

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Born In the Rockies (Part II)

Born In the Rockies (Part II)by Michael DoyleThe backbone of North America stretches for milesBring life across the land with ceaseless smilesFrom shifting sand dunes to deep river valleys it goesFrom the most brilliant stretches of sun to deep shadowsEach … Continue reading

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