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Thought For the Day: Before Anything Else, Preparation Is the Key To Success
“Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.” – Alexander Graham Bell
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First Principles: A Universal Peace Only Exists In the Imagination of Visionary Philosophers and Breasts of Benevolent Enthusiasts
“A universal peace … is in the catalogue of events, which will never exist but in the imaginations of visionary philosophers, or in the breasts of benevolent enthusiasts.” – James Madison (1792) Two seemingly contradictory statements. Yet, we find the … Continue reading
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In Preparation For Journey
Another poem from the sermons on the dock series: In Preparation For Journey by Michael Romani In the preparation for journey There are steps meant for me Putting my house in order is right As I approach Heaven’s light To … Continue reading
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In Spiritual Growth
Based in part on: Galatians 5:22-23 New International Version (NIV) 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. In Spiritual Growth by Michael Romani … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Believe, Choice, Cultivate, Encourage, Faithfulness, Focus, Forbearance, Forgive, Fruit of the Spirit, Galatians, Gentleness, God's Family, Goodness, Joy, Kindness, Language, Light, Live, Love, Maturity, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pratice, Praxis, Prayer, Preparation, Prune, Read, Self Control, Sin, Sincerity, Spiritual Growth, the Word, Transformation, Treatment, Wisdom
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Ordinary Times Blues
Based on Wednesday Night’s Sermon and in Honor of All Saint’s Day Ordinary Times Blues by Michael Romani No respect given for the average Joe Looking for some more flash to show That’s the society that we’re living in Getting … Continue reading
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Tagged Average Joe, Christainity, Communion, Disobedience, Extraordinary, Flash, Joy, Obscurity, Ordinary, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Preparation, Salvation, Stewardship, The Lamb
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Thought For the Day: Prayer and Work Together Get Us Through Our Days
“Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.” – St Augustine Sage advice from a sage. Too often people choose to do either one or the other. Even more often we struggle hard as … Continue reading
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