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Faced With Temptation
Tonight’s sermon was based on Matthew 4:1-3. This poem is based on the sermon at the beach: Faced With Temptation by Michael Romani Jesus was led by the Spirit To face the Devil’s temptation Still He would not hear it Given … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessed Assurance, Bonfire, Church, Devil, Divinity, Faith, Holy, House of Prayer, Offered, Practical, Sacramental, Spirit, Temptation, Theology, Trust
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First Principles: On the Importance of Accountability
“[M]an is not made to be trusted for life, if secured against all liability to account.” – Thomas Jefferson (1823)
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Tagged Accountability, First Principles, Judiciary, Thomas Jefferson, Trust
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First Principles: Interests Are Inseparable From Moral Duties
“We are firmly convinced, and we act on that conviction, that with nations as with individuals our interests soundly calculated will ever be found inseparable from our moral duties, and history bears witness to the fact that a just nation … Continue reading
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Tagged Armaments, George Washington, History, Individual Interests, Moral Duties, Thomas Jefferson, Trust, War, Witness
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Daddy
It’s Day 10 of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo 2017. The challenge for today is to “write a poem that is a portrait of someone important to you”. In a slight twist, my offering is about being important to someone else. To be precise, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bushido, Calculus, Compromise, Daddy, Jugular, Nightmares, Princesses, Trust
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 