Tag Archives: Others

First Principles: What A Man Does For Others, Not What They Do For Him, Gives Him Immortality

Posted on November 29, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“What a man does for others, not what they do for him, gives him immortality.” – Daniel Webster

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Thought For the Day: The Fruit of the Spirit Is Fundamentally Relational. Rather Than Originating With Us, It Flows To Us From Our Union With Christ

Posted on November 12, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The fruit of the Spirit is fundamentally relational. Rather than originating with us, it flows to us from our union with Christ, and it flows beyond us to bring us into fellowship with others. The secret of this flow – … Continue reading →

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Let’s Please Honor Veterans Day 2023!

Posted on November 11, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Have you hugged your veterans today? Trust me, we appreciate it! To Be A Veteran Is…by Michael DoyleI And so many of my sisters and brothers We Signed our names to the blank check that we would serve for the … Continue reading →

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Other Side of Hell

Posted on November 10, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Other Side of Hellby Michael DoyleThis isn’t meant to discourageBut sometimes, true courageIs found on the other side of HellWhen your eyes have seen enough to dispelAny notion that peace can be foundThrough the taking of lives in warAnd when … Continue reading →

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First Principles: A Person May Cause Evil To Others Not Only By His Actions But By His Inaction, and In Either Case, He Is Justly Accountable To Them For the Injury

Posted on October 12, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.” – John Stuart Mill, in On Liberty

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First Principles: A Generous Person Will Prosper; Whoever Refreshes Others Will Be Refreshed

Posted on October 8, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.” – Proverbs 11:25

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Thought For the Day: A True Artist Is Not One Who Is Inspired But One Who Inspires Others

Posted on October 7, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“A true artist is not one who is inspired but one who inspires others.” – Salvador Dalí

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It’s A Generational Thing

Posted on October 1, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

It’s A Generational Thingby Michael DoyleHowever framed, we all begin with the creationNaming our family by this point of originationIt comes to note that most issues today are of identityBut, we Christians, know who we are through theologyChrist dwells in … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Supreme Ethical Rule: Act So As To Elicit the Best In Others and Thereby In Thyself

Posted on August 13, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The Supreme Ethical Rule: Act so as to elicit the best in others and thereby in thyself.” -Felix Adler, professor, lecturer, and reformer (13 Aug 1851-1933) Why is it so hard for paid journalists to follow these ethical rules?

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First Principles: The Press Is Impotent When It Abandons Itself To Falsehood

Posted on August 10, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“But the fact being once established, that the press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood, I leave to others to restore it to its strength, by recalling it within the pale of truth.” – Thomas Jefferson (1805)

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