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Thought For the Day: There Are Only Two Things of Which I Am Sure: One Is That I Am A Miserable Sinner; and the Other, That Christ Is An All-Sufficient Savior

Posted on December 21, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“When I was young, I was sure of many things; now there are only two things of which I am sure: one is, that I am a miserable sinner; and the other, that Christ is an all-sufficient Saviour. He is … Continue reading →

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It’s Not So Funny Now

Posted on December 1, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

It’s Not So Funny Nowby Michael DoyleIt seems like the truth behind so many stories.We had to dare the lightning to find the glories.Yesterday’s lessons, we thought would never end,These were the moments we really needed a friend.It’s really not … Continue reading →

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West Coyote Hills

Posted on July 19, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

West Coyote Hillsby Michael DoyleI spent some time in Fullerton, hanging around.It’s there that West Coyote Hills can be found.We wondered bits and pieces during the day,And playing guitar at the Brea dam along the way.The advantage of staying simple … Continue reading →

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On Christmas Island

Posted on December 19, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

On Christmas Islandby Michael DoyleIt’s those accidental greetingsThat lead to monumental meetingsThese fill our lives with loveAs if somehow guided from aboveOn Christmas Island, looking for a roomIt’s surprising the miracles that bloomOpen hearts put a smile on our facesIt’s … Continue reading →

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Speaking In Tongues

Posted on September 23, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Speaking In Tonguesby Michael DoyleI’ve been speaking in tonguesSeems like ever since I was youngSaying things that make you thinkStraight up to the edge of a blinkThinking those things we shouldn’t sayThat’s how I roll in my day-to-dayIf you can … Continue reading →

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The Rejected Man Stumbles

Posted on October 27, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

The Rejected Man Stumblesby Michael DoyleThe rejected man stumbles back into the darknessFilled as he has become by this life’s harshnessHe had been helpful and knowledgeable in his waysAnd though ill-tempered, he was useful in his daysScience, too, is useful … Continue reading →

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Sandhill Cranes Revisited

Posted on June 2, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Sandhill Cranes Revisitedby Michael DoyleEvery year Sometimes twice a yearWe would make our pilgrimage Off to Jasper PulaskiTens of thousands of cranes Filled the airZoning in on their nesting groundsZig-zag patterns as grouping Crossed by grouping Into what looks like … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Be Kind To Thy Father, For When Thou Wert Young, Who Loved Thee So Fondly As He? He Caught the First Accents That Fell From Thy Tongue, and Joined In Thy Innocent Glee

Posted on January 16, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Be kind to thy father, for when thou wert young, / Who loved thee so fondly as he? / He caught the first accents that fell from thy tongue, / And joined in thy innocent glee.” – Margaret Courtney, poet … Continue reading →

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First Principles: To Preserve Liberty, It Is Essential That the Whole Body of the People Always Possess Arms, and Be Taught Alike, Especially When Young, How To Use Them

Posted on August 19, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them.” – Federal Farmer (1787)

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Cicero Speaks On Becoming Older

Posted on February 8, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Cicero Speaks On Becoming Olderby Michael DoyleLife passes through many a stageUntil calumniating in old ageIt’s a folly to hold this in despiseWe’d be better off to open our eyesCicero offers us his philosopher’s lookIn his writing of many a … Continue reading →

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