November, 2022
November 30, 2022, michaelbray Character - or not, Environment/Creation, Lamentations, Liberty, Position Papers,
Sometimes it is difficult to think of a car accident resulting in the death of a person to be a “homicide.” Think of a person who likes to dance, as they do in some foreign lands, with big knives being wielded in gloriously dangerous and entertaining fashion. The dancer is performing for the crowd and […]
November 29, 2022, michaelbray Poetry, Position Papers, Salvation,
To keep us out of hell Took He on the nefariousness Of every ne’er-do-well! O what a Savior we have To bring us such a salve As to wipe us eternally clean – The “good guys” as well as the mean. Everyone by sin is surely infected, But among them are the selected Who by […]
November 28, 2022, michaelbray Apologetics, Ecclesiastical Matters, Family Matters, Position Papers, Salvation,
We generally associate a “Mass” with the death of Christ for our sins by which we are given life. But in Christmas we are not directly in celebration of a special Eucharist or “Mass.” We are celebrating the incarnation of God. We are celebrating the long-awaited arrival (preceding His death for our sins and His resurrection […]
November 28, 2022, michaelbray Apologetics, Ecclesiastical Matters, Poetry, Position Papers, Salvation,
For whom do we pray salutarily? And for whom imprecatorily? Depends upon our mood And His leading as we commune With the One Who gave the command. He who made us and brought us out of death Will save those whom He chooses And by His grace and purpose He will use us. Ours is […]
November 26, 2022, michaelbray Character - or not, Citizenship, Ecclesiastical Matters, Position Papers, Salvation,
We tend to crown folks as martyrs from those who are “over there.” We just can’t muster up the sympathy for, or respect due, martyrs who are nearby. Neighbors just aren’t to be respected as heroes! They are – just neighbors. Common folk disconnected from those super-hero martyrs who come from somewhere over there. It […]
November 25, 2022, michaelbray Apostasy Cowardice or Buffoonery, Liberty, Political Ministry of the Churches of God, Polytheistic Statism v. Christocracy, Salvation, Sanctity of Human Beings,
Such must be granted to the Democratic party members who continue their alliance with the post-Roe, pro-abort citizens of the land. How long will the party continue to court death today as it did slavery long ago – all in the name of “liberty” for the mother to kill her child and the “freedom” for […]
November 23, 2022, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Apologetics, Apostasy Cowardice or Buffoonery, Citizenship, Ecclesiastical Matters, Lamentations, Polytheistic Statism v. Christocracy,
The essence of civility is the condition where the affirmation of good and denunciation of evil is carried out in public. Justice is not a private matter, but one which is acknowledged in law and visible to the public. In the cases of sodomy and abortion, we, as a nation, no longer denounce the murder […]
November 21, 2022, michaelbray Apologetics, Position Papers, Prisoners and other Servants, Salvation, Terrorism - of God and Men,
From time to time God delivers His own into the hands of His enemies to serve as a witness. How is this? Just as Jesus was delivered into the hands of evil-doers to bear witness to the grace of God, so His followers are so delivered. When abused and persecuted by those who hate the […]
November 21, 2022, michaelbray Apologetics, Apostasy Cowardice or Buffoonery, Ecclesiastical Matters, Salvation,
Mormon: “There is only one God [with whom we have to do]” (but we believe in many gods; we are polytheists like the pagans of old, says the honest Mormon in his heart). Christian: “Good to hear that! And who is this God but the One: Father, Son, and Spirit who lives as love, almightily, […]
November 18, 2022, michaelbray Apologetics, Apostasy Cowardice or Buffoonery, Character - or not, Citizenship, Poetry,
Yes, it is good to hate evildoers along with evil But what of those who confuse evil with good? Oh what a mess in a world of sinners where Right and Wrong are confused by wicked minds. We need the Word of God rightly understood Over the opinions of the warped or Godless. O what […]