Wilmington Ohio
October 29, 2020, michaelbray Apostasy Cowardice or Buffoonery, Character - or not, Family Matters, Political Ministry of the Churches of God, Wilmington Ohio,
Michael Bray 28 March 2007 One of the wonderful opportunities at Wilmington High School is the development of writing skills for those who do extracurricular work for the school paper, Hurricane. Occasionally there is an article of interest for the larger community, that fellowship of citizens which pays for the school’s existence. In the latest […]
October 7, 2020, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Character - or not, Poetry, Prisoners and other Servants, Wilmington Ohio,
Don’t know much about her She brought souls for me to feed A classmate of my daughter Bringing prisoners to the water To the Word that brings life An end to all the strife That besets all who have no rest In the One who came for us and died. No, He didn’t stay on […]
August 27, 2020, michaelbray Bowie Maryland, Character - or not, Family Matters, Political Ministry of the Churches of God, Wilmington Ohio,
I am reading about the purification process for God’s covenant people given by God to Moses. The blood and the water are sprinkled upon the one in need of purification (Num. 19:17-21). And I am thinking about the asininity of one who distinguishes himself or his church from others on the basis of baptismal mode. […]
April 13, 2020, michaelbray Poetry, Wilmington Ohio,
13 November, 2020 at 1020 That Nick Can some kinda pick That guitar When he’s a-strummin’ And a-hummin’ On that church stage! What a rage Must be made Down in the shade Of that underworld Where demons cry As they die Under the victory Of our Champ Who did stamp, Yea and did tramp All […]
March 24, 2020, michaelbray Family Matters, Poetry, Political Ministry of the Churches of God, Position Papers, Wilmington Ohio,
Wilmington? Or Waifton? Vagrants, derelicts, and fools Got no interest in tools. Let the homeless volunteer, Then give them a beer. Not free meals, no deals. Like treats? Off your seats. No work, no eats. Let the bum beware: Come to Wilmington And get a stare If all you do is glare At the chance […]
March 24, 2020, michaelbray Political Ministry of the Churches of God, Position Papers, Wilmington Ohio,
24 March, 2020 Let the Churches Get in Order The plague serves as a call to order. Let the church – most important of all organizations in a given community – pray for the people! Ah, but who are “the people”? A good time to address the issue of membership. Figure our who you members […]
February 28, 2020, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Apologetics, Apostasy Cowardice or Buffoonery, Character - or not, Defending the Defenders, Family Matters, Wilmington Ohio,
28 Feb., 2020 On Our Stay Among “Believer Baptizers” We have enjoyed our fellowship and our membership in a church here in Ohio which baptizes only those who “believe” (confessing their faith) and excludes the children of those believers from baptism until such time as they “feel” saved and affirm the faith in which they […]
January 7, 2020, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Character - or not, Defending the Defenders, Poetry, Wilmington Ohio,
7 Jan., 2020 ‘Twas a time when the gates Were down No where to be found Were the people of mercy Of God Fled by the Fed Oh the dread That someone might be caught For naught! They hid themselves from the chore They closed the door No more for the poor In Spirit and […]
December 2, 2019, michaelbray Family Matters, Poetry, Sanctity of Human Beings, Wilmington Ohio,
2 Dec. 2019 Here I sit in my own templeMusic pouring about my earsTo the right travel my feet on waterOver lands and cities distantMidway are the books of recordHistory, family, things to knowAnd to the side is Mercy’s treeRed and black with faces adornedThey smile at me, I thinkAnd I think some moreEver glad […]
May 7, 2019, michaelbray Bowie Maryland, Character - or not, Family Matters, Wilmington Ohio,
Battered by the U.S. Government, NOW, and PP But Unbowed 7 May, 2019 Jayne Bray has long suffered for righteousness’ sake. When her husband lost is job on a church staff in 1984 for exposing the then-American Lutheran Church apostasy, she had to tighten the belt of the family as Reformation Lutheran Church was born. […]