October, 2023
October 16, 2023, michaelbray Character - or not, Ecclesiastical Matters, Poetry, Position Papers, Salvation,
Always available, but when applied? Upon confession and repentance: An important condition for its application. The blood of Christ is not accessed otherwise. (He may, indeed, sovereignly apply His gift To anyone He chooses at any time, of course.) So for us cognizant and conscientious folks, We are behooved to focus upon the turn And […]
October 13, 2023, michaelbray Apostasy Cowardice or Buffoonery, Character - or not, Poetry, Speech - Terminlogy and Propaganda,
Indeed do politicians speak in ambiguous terms That they may be more “comprehensive” in their reach,That others their positions they may teach.Yea, to an audience more receptive to their positionsSo that at the voting booth they may make decisionsCompatible with the policies they do advocateWhich has little to do with love or with hateBut with […]
October 13, 2023, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Bowie Maryland, Character - or not, Citizenship, Family Matters, Poetry,
Bowie Wrestling! Class of 2019 Thanks for the medal! And the “pic” with coach Phillips! (Yeah, I give it a stare Sitting in my living room chair. Thoughts drifting to the past, Those days on the grapplers’ mat.) You know it’s the sport coming down Way before basketball was around.It’s the sport of Jesus and […]
October 12, 2023, michaelbray Apologetics, Apostasy Cowardice or Buffoonery, Poetry, Position Papers, Salvation, Wilmington Ohio,
A Smithy Mormon Or a Wierville Wayist?No better way yourself to abaseThan to “dis” the One triune.(Don’t make yourself a goon!)Get with the TrinityAnd avoid the burn!Following any other,You got to make a turn.Don’t dis the Father, Son, or Spirit;Pay attention and hear it:The one true God is the triune One!Life with Him can be […]
October 12, 2023, michaelbray Apologetics, Apostasy Cowardice or Buffoonery, Poetry, Position Papers, Salvation,
Get with the TrinityAnd avoid the burn!Following any other,You got to make a turn.Don’t dis the Father, Son, or Spirit;Pay attention and hear it:The one, true God is the triune One!Life with Him can be lots of funWhen you aren’t shunned or on the run.But assurance that you are in the truthCan be a really […]
October 12, 2023, michaelbray Apologetics, Apostasy Cowardice or Buffoonery, Character - or not, Poetry, Position Papers,
(For Misinformed Friends) Got some pain in your brain?Might be absence from the Son.Yeah, there are Three in One!Don’t get stuck on some other god,Whether that of a Russell Witness,The wrong Way of a Wierville WayistOr the alluring song of a Smithy Mormon.Yes, indeed, forever They were together,Sharing love as Subject, Object, and WitnessEternally before […]
October 10, 2023, michaelbray Apologetics, Apostasy Cowardice or Buffoonery, Character - or not, Ecclesiastical Matters, Poetry, Position Papers, Salvation,
Got some pain in your brain? Might be absence from the Son. Yeah, there are Three in One. Don’t get stuck on some other god, Whether that of Smith or Russell . Stay clear of heresy and the hustle. Stick with the One: almighty and triune, Living eternally before anything was made; Stay clear of […]
October 5, 2023, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Apologetics, Apostasy Cowardice or Buffoonery, Character - or not, Ecclesiastical Matters, Poetry, Salvation,
Yeah, I’m a genuine sinner, More concerned about my dinner Than the locale of an eternal soul. (Like some soup in a bowl,I treat another person’s “fate.”)Am I about love or hate?!Do I care about the one going down?More than a “smirky” frown?If there is a salvation worth declaring,They why am I so erring,Failing to […]
October 5, 2023, michaelbray Apologetics, Character - or not, Poetry, Position Papers, Salvation, Sanctity of Human Beings,
When fast the leaves are falling down, You know the winter is coming soon. So take a walk and maybe see a corn stalk Adorning somebody’s home for your gaze. Ah, but the changing of seasons is majesty, The display of the Maker’s wondrous creativity! Let the change in the weather bring you to reflect […]
October 5, 2023, michaelbray Character - or not, Poetry, Salvation,
Is anarchy worse than the establishment of injustice?Not if it is a means to an end!The road to reformation sometimes takes some winds,And it may seem like a miserable path to nowhere.But if the goal is kept in sight and the road is walkedWith steady conviction and devotion to justice,The path, though rough, can be […]