April, 2020
April 29, 2020, michaelbray Character - or not, Family Matters, Poetry,
You shall have no other gods but Me, Before no idol bow the knee; Take not the name of God in vain, Nor dare the Sabbath day profane; Give both your parents honor due; Take heed that you no murder do; Abstain from words and deeds unclean; Nor steal, though you be poor and mean; […]
April 29, 2020, michaelbray Apologetics, Political Ministry of the Churches of God, Position Papers,
On the nature of the Church, comprehending each local church as “The Church” as well – compositely – as each in unity as a singular Church inclusive of but not under the Bishop of Rome, I offer some early liturgies and other witnesses taken from The Ante-Nicene Fathers (Roberts and Donaldson, T.T & Clark, Vol. […]
April 28, 2020, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Civil Disobedience, Defending the Defenders, Political Ministry of the Churches of God, Position Papers,
28 April, 2020 “Empathy is our lifeline here. It’s what will get us to the other side. Let’s use it to redirect our attention toward what matters most, reconsider our priorities, and find ways to better remake the world in the image of our hopes.” So says Michelle Obama. https://news.yahoo.com/michelle-obama-documentary-becoming-premiere-170014157.html . Yeah, she got herself […]
April 27, 2020, michaelbray Family Matters, Lamentations, Poetry,
(Written on Thursday 30 January, 2020, two days after Matt’s death on Tuesday) We are all on the same path And we all fall from it And so meet death At some time and some place. We don’t know when or where But death is, indeed, there. Matt met him unexpectedly In the middle of […]
April 24, 2020, michaelbray Political Ministry of the Churches of God, Sanctity of Human Beings, Speech - Lawful and Unlawful, Speech - Terminlogy and Propaganda,
24 April, 2020 What is it about an offensive expression that makes it such? Is “nigger” not a disdainful word? A word of disparagement? Insult? Even hatred? Whenever we denigrate someone or something unjustly (yes, there are times or occasions for just denunciations or denigrations), we are “offensive” to standards – to acceptable behavior. Accordingly, […]
April 14, 2020, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Environment/Creation, Lamentations, Political Ministry of the Churches of God, Position Papers,
14 April, 2020 To the extent that we might (yea without special claim to prophetic insights) interpret this Corona Virus – albeit by the help of sound theological outlook – to be a genuine plague brought to us personally by the Almighty, it would behoove us to take stock of our national self and consider […]
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 […]
April 13, 2020, michaelbray Apologetics, Character - or not, Lamentations, Poetry,
Corona Virus He’ll Take Some People Out! Do all your duties. Be ready for the end. Leave all your cuties. To whom will He you send? Pack up your troubles In your old kit bag. Don’t look for a moment At that nasty hag. It comes upon us – down To people all around. Death […]
April 11, 2020, michaelbray Character - or not, Poetry,
0835 on 11 April, 2020 The Lord is come (He’ll take some people out!) Some will go miserably Others rise with a shout Make sure you are ready Do not be a jerk Boldly rise to glory Or hide somewhere to lurk
April 9, 2020, michaelbray Poetry,
Spring is here and There ain’t much cheer. Folk are locked away With little to say to one another As they keep to themselves under cover In the hope that isolation Will be the protection they need To continue to feed on good air So they can breathe with ease and please One another with […]