Tag Archives: Nurture

So Begins Hope

So Begins Hopeby Michael DoyleSo begins hope for a golden ageWe stand as we turn our pageVowing in integrity to quench our thirstStep by step, we’ll make America firstAs exceptional as America’s past successTruth in challenges is sought in testsAs … Continue reading

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A Desire For Positive Impact

A Desire for Positive Impactby Michael DoyleThis an age that embraces the apocalypse constantlyIt is hard to find anyone left who feels empathyFor those who want to live a life to its fullest measureIt is as though we have forgotten … Continue reading

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Revelation Brings Victory

Revelation Brings Victoryby Michael DoyleIn our holy journey togetherOur eschatology promises the betterAs we stay long enough to hearListening to all who gather nearHeavy enough to inspireWe transform through the fireGrowing in God for our feelingsAs we listen to what … Continue reading

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Nat Turner’s Legacy

Nat Turner’s Legacyby Michael DoyleExceptions seldom make the ruleFoolish thinkers need their schoolThose who dwell on the mysteryOf why so few rose against slaveryIt is a cowardice of cultureThat we cannot afford to nurtureLet’s recall a moment of historyLived by … Continue reading

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Reality Bytes On An Earlier Hillbilly Sandwich

Reality Bytes On An Earlier Hillbilly Sandwichby Michael DoyleCounterculture shined through the city’s veilGiving a glimpse of Eden through the fires of HellHarsh in its repressive bits of curdled adviceDreamers managed to paint their fleeting paradiseThe torches of an artistic … Continue reading

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Tandy 100

Tandy 100by Michael DoyleI watched a show the other dayThat reminded me of life lived another wayI smiled on this journey bringing me backTo the late 80s, and Radio ShackThe Tandy 1000 was the trend of the hourIt had an … Continue reading

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Like Saul To Paul

Like Saul To Paulby Michael DoyleTogether, we learn to live outWhat our sermons are aboutDay by day, we learn the talkAnd put it into practice in our walkSpiritual growth brings our skillsLike Saul to Paul, we serve God’s willAll the … Continue reading

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A Passion For Listening

A Passion For Listeningby Michael DoyleIn the set of all possible worlds, I pauseThinking of the multiverses behind The first causeAnd I realize that the chasm between Finite and infiniteIs something that, at this time, we find Cannot be definitiveBut … Continue reading

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On Foundations Known

On Foundations Knownby Michael DoyleRevolutions come from old foundations knownAnd the principles of justice clearly shownThis then is society’s first sense of dutyPart and parcel to the truth of American beautyAnd equally distributed across humanityWhen philosophers talk about braveryThere is … Continue reading

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Every Next Step

Inspired by a friend’s blog post. It’s been a very wonderful experience reading her journey of recovery and walking toward fulfilling her bliss over the years. The tips and insights she has shared have been quite remarkable. If you’re interested, … Continue reading

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