Michael Bray

Author of A Time To Kill

Ecclesiastical Matters

On a Unified Church

I say unity was brought by abortion Givin’ up our Bible contortions Focusing on the truth that counts, Not the trivia that doesn’t amount To anything that feeds the soul Or advances justice by His law. Gotta get your doctrine straight To get through that holy gate! Or be a Baptomethpresluthocostian Gettin’ on with anybody […]

Vigorously Serious

We ought to be vigorously serious About what the Church can be: Christ to the state and to the nation; Him the world is enabled to see! We are that means of his visibility; We are here taking His place. Whether we have a building Or meet in a field somewhere, We make Him known […]

To Be Ruled By Elders

The church was to be ruled by elders Not a pastor, don’t you see? ‘Twas always a better way To avoid, you know, a monarchy. You can see it throughout the scriptures, But it seems people pay them no mind. Rather make it all nice and easy To whine at one, the many, all the […]

Dominion and Separation

Christian doctrine affirms both.  We declare the reign of Christ (and His law) and we affirm separation from evil, from the world.  We proclaim and labor for the reign of Christ now and until His very return.  But we do not tarnish ourselves with the world in which we live as we proclaim the truth […]

Music and Wanderings

Music is the way to go; Preachers say nothin’ He don’t already know! Said he knows the Word inside and out, So give him the music to praise Him. Can’t do enough of that! His Spirit falls on this poor vat And His praise he pours out With or without the vocal clout. Down a […]

He’s Double D Edd!

1135 on 28 Jan and 0805 on 1 Feb 2023 He’s a Double-D Edd, don’t ya know; Gonna help the church to grow. Yeah, he’s a man that’s in the know; Gonna teach us how to sow -o-o- Those seeds of life for the Kingdom. Ya just got to come out and see ‘im! Ain’t […]

Shepherds and Sheep

How Does a Shepherd Shepherd his Sheep? He moves them in a particular direction, For a particular purpose. It may be to escape bad weather; It may be to find better ground to graze. He looks out for predators and defeats them, Or he leads the sheep away from them. He does more than give […]

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