February, 2020
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 […]
February 27, 2020, michaelbray Poetry,
Against that time, if ever that time come,When I shall see thee frown on my defects,When as thy love hath cast his utmost sum,Call’d to that audit by advis’d respects;Against that time when thou shalt strangely passAnd scarcely greet me with that sun thine eye,When love, converted from the thing it was,Shall reasons find of […]
February 27, 2020, michaelbray Poetry,
An Old Christian Hymn (from the third book of Clement of Alexandria) [I don’t know how they make them rhyme so well when they translate to English!] Shepherd of tender youth, Guiding in love and truth Through devious ways; Christ, our triumphant king, We come Your name to sing And here our children bring To […]
February 27, 2020, michaelbray Family Matters, Poetry,
By Children of the Day (70s singing group) Verse 1 You’re a gift from heaven above You are meant for me And I am meant for you As we pledge our unending love Something is one that once was two RefrainJesus is the reason we are here Pledging ourselves unto each other And I know […]
February 26, 2020, michaelbray Character - or not, Family Matters, Poetry,
We wander and wander Wander as if we had no wits Wander, wander, wander Looking for butts and tits. The Lord is above looking, Calling us up to Him. But we look down And all around Searching for sights and feeling. The world is bare! Avoid the snare Of searching and tasting and seeing. Being […]
February 25, 2020, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Apologetics, Position Papers, Sanctity of Human Beings, Wars, Just and Unjust,
25 Feb., 2020 The number of deaths from slavery (based upon man-stealing), originating in Europe and perpetuated in the Americas along with the number of deaths of Jews under the Nazi dominion pales absolutely to the number of deaths by abortion in America alone (42 million deaths in 2019 alone! See https://www.lifenews.com/2019/12/31/abortion-was-the-leading-cause-of-death-worldwide-in-2019-killing-42-million-people/) But, what is […]
February 24, 2020, michaelbray Character - or not, Family Matters, Poetry,
14 Oct., 2019 The names they tell a story Of Michael and Jayne Bray Of the times in life that they Encountered along the way The first was Elli unplanned And soon came another – one Jonas The man Dove soaring above Dragging them to a new kind of love No longer just us partners […]
February 24, 2020, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Apologetics, Apostasy Cowardice or Buffoonery, Character - or not, Media Matters,
Re: https://www.thoughtco.com/why-some-conservatives-oppose-gay-marriage-3303437 Nope. Not afraid of ’em. Never thought sodomy was a good idea. Never found it appealing, must less the right thing to do. But more important than my sentiments are God’s opinions, sentiments, and His Declaration. Indeed, it is not “my opinion” on which I rest my case and mind-set and orientation. It […]
February 22, 2020, michaelbray Civil Disobedience, Poetry, Sanctity of Human Beings,
14 Feb, 2016 (A 15 minute creation with a tune – [time: 1355-1410] ) I Can’t Tell You Why! We don’t smoke And we don’t chew And we don’t run With girls that do Chorus:But I can’t tell you why We let those babies die We all tithe An’ pay our tax We keep the […]
February 22, 2020, michaelbray Family Matters, Poetry,
4 Feb., 2020 (0705) (Following the death of Matthew) Thinking of youI doAnd the land Shifts under my feet.O how sweetWas life when youWere with usWith laughter and joyOver everything.You did live it wellBut who can tellOf the fulfillment of a courseWhen the One who gave lifeEnds it without notice?Oh, He knows more than anyWhat […]