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First Principles: The Question Is Not What Rights Naturally Belong To Man, But How They May Be Most Equally and Effectually Guarded In Society

Posted on October 29, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The question is, not what rights naturally belong to man, but how they may be most equally and effectually guarded in society.” – Roger Sherman

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Faith Where Satan Lives

Posted on October 27, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Faith Where Satan Livesby Michael DoyleThere are times of great expectationBut none so much as in RevelationEschatology teaches us, and we learnAll the things that we need to discernKnowing what is spoken is realHas the possibility of making our spine … Continue reading →

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Demons, When They’re Not Concealed

Posted on October 26, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Demons, When They’re Not Concealedby Michael DoyleCreatures of the night, they dareTo truly live; knowing life is rareHaving taken enough of it to knowThey are here to enjoy death’s showIt’s important to know saints have a pastAnd every sinner has … 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 →

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In A Pirate’s Night

Posted on August 14, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

In A Pirate’s Nightby Michael DoyleBehind walls, guns, and menWe knew our protectionAs a conspiracy of pirates knows sinIn a violent world lived with instigationGood souls should not live on this beachUnder these kinds of circumstancesImperiled as Bermuda falls to … Continue reading →

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A Question of Dimension

Posted on July 26, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

A Question of Dimensionby Michael DoyleA question awaits every believerIs God or Is God not a deceiverFrom this point, we’ll need evidenceConclusions must be drawn based on relevanceIs the Earth young? Or Is It Old?Are we to believe our eyes … Continue reading →

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No News, Anxiety Blues

Posted on June 15, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

No News, Anxiety Bluesby Michael DoyleEven though they tell meThat I wear victory’s crownThey’ll never totally sell meThat I should not feel downYes, I survived and stand aliveI can’t say the same for friendsPatriotic to the point of deep diveNow, … Continue reading →

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Deceptive Truths From the Sanctuary

Posted on May 29, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Deceptive Truth From the Sanctuaryby Michael DoyleMost see the warrior life as fighting and drinkingBut the truth of the odyssey is one of thinkingUlysses was protean and was not easily swayedInstead, his thinking was fluid and many-wayedThis is the way … Continue reading →

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Harbor Minds

Posted on May 23, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Harbor Mindsby Michael DoyleLike dolphins on an Aegean journeyBegan the seeds of ancient Greek philosophySome germinating into full-bloomed thoughtOthers leave more room, yet to be soughtOne notion after another brought sight to the blindOne motion after another for the good … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Nothing Is So Contagious As Opinion, Especially On Questions Which, Susceptible of Very Different Glasses, Beget In the Mind A Distrust of Itself

Posted on May 7, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Nothing is so contagious as opinion, especially on questions which, being susceptible of very different glosses, beget in the mind a distrust of itself.” – James Madison (1790)

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