Tag Archives: We

Thought For the Day: We Love Those Who Know the Worst of Us and Don’t Turn Their Faces Away

Posted on May 28, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“We love those who know the worst of us and don’t turn their faces away.” – Walker Percy, author (28 May 1916-1990)

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Thought For the Day: If We Find Ourselves With A Desire That Nothing In This World Can Satisfy, the Most Probable Explanation Is That We Were Made For Another World

Posted on April 18, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.” – C.S. Lewis “Mere Christianity”

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Thought For the Day: Who Are We But the Stories We Tell Ourselves, About Ourselves, and Believe?

Posted on April 13, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Who are we but the stories we tell ourselves, about ourselves, and believe?” -Scott Turow, author and lawyer (b. 12 Apr 1949)

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First Principles: We Must Not Get Tired of Doing Good, For We Will Reap At the Proper Time If We Don’t Give Up

Posted on April 2, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“We must not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up.” – Galatians 6:9

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Thought For the Day: They Tried To Bury Us. They Didn’t Know We Were Seeds.

Posted on March 20, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds.” – Dinos Christianopoulos, poet (20 Mar 1931-2020) It’s interesting how people and sources are lost along the way. It seems the origins of a phrase is that it is … Continue reading →

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First Principles: We know That In All Things God Works For the Good of Those Who Love Him, Who Have Been Called According To His Purpose

Posted on March 7, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” – Romans 8: 28

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Thought For the Day: We Are Not the Same Persons This Year As Last; Nor Are Those We Love. It Is A Happy Chance If We Changing, Continue To Love A Changed Person

Posted on January 26, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person.” -William Somerset Maugham, writer (25 Jan 1874-1965)

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We Then Move Past

Posted on January 21, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

We Then Move Pastby Michael DoyleWe then move past obstacles and blameNot allowing ourselves to know shameStanding above those things that give us shallow heartThese things such as jealousy from which we should departThe barrenness that clogs up the pores … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: If We Don’t Believe In Freedom of Expression For People We Despise, We Don’t Believe In It At All

Posted on December 7, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“If we don’t believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don’t believe in it at all.” -Noam Chomsky, linguistics professor and political activist (b. 7 Dec 1928)

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First Principles: Nature Never Deceives Us; It Is Always We Who Deceive Ourselves

Posted on October 22, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Nature never deceives us; it is always we who deceive ourselves.” – Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)

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