Tag Archives: Situation

First Principles: Never Suppose That In Any Possible Situation, Or Under Any Circumstances, It Is Best For You To Do A Dishonorable Thing

Posted on July 19, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Give up money, give up fame, give up science, give the earth itself and all it contains rather than do an immoral act. And never suppose that in any possible situation, or under any circumstances, it is best for you … Continue reading →

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Not Me, But God

Posted on July 16, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Not Me, But Godby Michael DoylePaul, the murderer, brought salvationFinding perfection in the worst situationToday in the world’s secularizationWe can still find faith in our dedicationThe traumas that come and goCan be disruptive to our best flowGod somehow finds His … Continue reading →

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Love Lives On

Posted on July 11, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Love Lives Onby Michael DoyleDriving around the middle of the nationTrying to stimulate my daughters’ imaginationsAnd love for seeing the beauty of this nationLike their grandmother would have; if the situationHad somehow allowed this to followIf she had thrived; but … Continue reading →

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Voices Speak

Posted on April 24, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Voices Speakby Michael DoyleVoices speak over one another requiring choiceWhere should we focus with more than one voiceIt’s wholly revolutionary moving past the situationWith disgruntled perspectives knowing absorptionThe simple man always wants to speak the truthBut so few have listened … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Never Suppose That In Any Possible Situation, Or Under Any Circumstances, It Is Best For You To Do A Dishonorable Thing, However Slightly So It May Appear To You

Posted on March 9, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Never suppose that in any possible situation, or under any circumstances, it is best for you to do a dishonorable thing, however slightly so it may appear to you.” – Thomas Jefferson (1785)

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Thought for the Day: People Who Demand Neutrality In Any Situation Are Usually Not Neutral But In Favor of the Status Quo

Posted on January 4, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“People who demand neutrality in any situation are usually not neutral but in favor of the status quo.” -Max Eastman, journalist and poet (4 Jan 1883-1969)

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Stand Real

Posted on October 19, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Stand Realby Michael DoyleEvery day it’s the same gameGoing out of our way to avoid blameWe need to live with boldnessInstead of living this lie, they’ve sold usComing up short, just to fall into graceThis is the holiness, that I … Continue reading →

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The Gospel of A Hard Life

Posted on September 12, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

The Gospel of A Hard Lifeby Michael DoyleWith a pinch and a twistThe Devil takes my wristLeading me into temptationAnd away from contemplationAt the podium, the preacher talksAbout the holiness in which he walksDefining words by their situationSomehow arriving at … Continue reading →

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Dropping the Label

Posted on June 12, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Dropping the Labelby Michael DoyleIn every moment, any given momentCan become the truth of a holy momentGod is with us wherever we areWhether in a building or under starsLife may not be fair, but God is faithfulBringing to our lives … Continue reading →

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Stirred Up In Recipe

Posted on May 19, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Stirred Up In Recipeby Michael DoyleIt is hard to be ecstaticAbout a man who acts erraticNor is there a thrill in Bernie’s weekendThat gives anyone a reason to pretendThat we have any reason left to be reverentAbout just choosing something … Continue reading →

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