Family Matters
October 19, 2022, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Apostasy Cowardice or Buffoonery, Character - or not, Ecclesiastical Matters, Family Matters, Position Papers,
12 Sept., 2022 Do you love Truth, Justice, and Righteousness? “Good,” to those who answer “Yes!” Now, do you hate that which contradicts them? (I.e. lies, crime, and general wickedness?) What do you do about that which you love? You adore, nurture, care for, and encourage such. And that which you hate? You despise, shun, […]
October 17, 2022, michaelbray Citizenship, Environment/Creation, Family Matters, Good Riddance, Lamentations, Terrorism - of God and Men, Wilmington Ohio,
They buy property, especially houses, and invest as little as possible; just enough to sustain the house so that it does not deteriorate. Otherwise, they have no interest in living in the neighborhood and building social bonds with anyone. The house may be a mess and even a haunt for the occasional derelict drifter who […]
October 13, 2022, michaelbray Family Matters,
The aftermath Long and dreary; The people are gone To their places of rest. And to rest I too would go And be with him If I could, Were it right to do. O to be with you, son! But you have won. We are still here And you are there Where we will be […]
October 12, 2022, michaelbray Family Matters, Position Papers,
Some Practical, Earthly Counsel for the Common Man: When you trying to scoop out ice cream for the family and/or guests, use a big (or regular) fork! So much easier! You dig right in with easy penetration and pull out that ice cream as abundantly as any laboriously-driven spoon! Oh . . . it works! […]
October 12, 2022, michaelbray Apologetics, Character - or not, Citizenship, Family Matters, Position Papers, Salvation,
“Balance” comes to mind as the ever-all solution to most problems. Selfishness may be at the root of both conditions. Why do we marry? And why divorce? We seek our own benefit, joy and wellbeing. Bottom line is the pursuit of our own good. But we must also seek justice with the glory of God […]
October 6, 2022, michaelbray Apologetics, Apostasy Cowardice or Buffoonery, Family Matters, Position Papers, Sanctity of Human Beings,
“Gender” is a grammatical construct. A boat-load of languages, such as German and Latin, have three: masculine, feminine, and neuter. But in biology, there are only two sexes: male and female (duh!). There is no neutral or “confused” or “bi-sexual.” Morally speaking, there is only dualistic heterogeneity (man and woman). Period. Homosexuality is a perversion. […]
October 5, 2022, michaelbray Character - or not, Family Matters, Lamentations, Poetry, Salvation, Sanctity of Human Beings,
(To Jayne) ‘Tis about this time of day After I meditate and pray That I put poems to the pen Expressing the product of my ken. Fleeting thoughts fly by And who can say why They come and quickly vanish (Like my retention of Spanish!). Do angels fly around and tease With distractions that do […]
October 4, 2022, michaelbray Apologetics, Ecclesiastical Matters, Family Matters, Position Papers, Salvation,
God, the Father sent God the Son, the very Creator, down to join His creation and to participate in and accomplish its redemption. God, the Son, came down to dwell among His creatures. And after He accomplished our salvation through His death, The Father sent God, the Holy Spirit, to lead and guide us in […]
October 3, 2022, michaelbray Apologetics, Ecclesiastical Matters, Family Matters, Position Papers, Salvation,
Talkin’ about that church Father of the first century. He and Polycarp were fellow disciples under John (the apostle). He writes to the Ephesian Christians warning them against false teachers. Of the “spirit of deceit” he says this in chapter nine: “He glorifies himself, for he is full of arrogance. He is lying, fraudulent, soothing, […]
September 26, 2022, michaelbray Family Matters, Poetry, Salvation,
(Isaiah 7) I’m on the path of the Alzheimerian Ridin’ down the road to oblivion, But I know the hearts of the heathen Will shake like the trees of the forest When they blow in the wind (2) While I am at rest in the arms of the Winner Who won the race for every […]