October 14, 2020, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Poetry, Political Ministry of the Churches of God,
Huh! “Woke”? The “Hip!” of the 60s Up to date, morally tuned, “Enlightened” “Progressive” “On top of it” “Cool” A fresh expression To refer to the alleged prophetic, Wise, insightful person (Well, those who follow His Word Are “Woke”! No joke.) We are “woke” to His Word And by His Word we – The people […]
October 13, 2020, michaelbray Family Matters, Lamentations, Position Papers, Salvation,
Whether you lost a child by “natural” miscarriage or whether you mistreated your child in desperation or selfishness and committed an “abortion,” there is hope for you found in the words of God recorded by Moses. In the book which has come down to us as “Deuteronomy” there is hope in the “life to come” […]
October 13, 2020, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Character - or not, Lamentations, Polytheistic Statism v. Christocracy,
It is a word from the pre-Christian Greek world. And it is a window in the barbarism of that world. The titular word – “ekthesis” – is defined by Liddell and Scott in their classic Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (seven editions as of 1975) as follows: “a putting out, exposing, of a child” – and the […]
October 13, 2020, michaelbray Character - or not, Poetry, Prisoners and other Servants,
(Encouragement for those singles out there) Moved by a puckHe was urgentTo find the ladyHe knewCould bring himThe joy of a lifetimeOnce in the marital room.He searched high and lowRight, left and below.No terrain he wouldNot attempt.And as he went onThe thought did dawn:The woman he chasedWas not worthy!Noble enough was heBut no better was […]
October 12, 2020, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Character - or not, Poetry,
The “Woke” folk Like the hippies before them The Godless left Are all quite bereft Of that Standard. That Law from God Takes us from the sod From which all came To death’s great maw And raises us again Even saves us From sin and death. Oh the corruption And His interruption Of the course […]
October 12, 2020, michaelbray Character - or not, Family Matters, Poetry,
She was an ambitious girlAnd I, condescending,Took up her pleasAnd we did marry.On we went from my stageTo stage children aplentyAnd many were the blessingsThey brought us.But much holier is sheThan the pious “me.”Set apart was IFor His business – the Word.She took up the call to unionOf man and woman for life,That office of […]
October 9, 2020, michaelbray Abortuary Demolitions etc., Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Apostasy Cowardice or Buffoonery,
. . . abortuary bombing. There has been little teaching on this ministry in the churches of God – which is surely dereliction on the part of many-a pastor. The sheep need to be schooled in order to properly respond to those wolfish reporters as they interrogate God’s people – on behalf of the feds […]
October 9, 2020, michaelbray Abortionists and Terminations, Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Character - or not, Civil Disobedience, Family Matters, Fathers' Rights, Lamentations, Poetry,
The whole damned nation is guiltyDemocrats for advocatingRepublicans for toleratingFive decades of baby butchery.We are a sick peopleAll worthy of death.Repentance alone will save usAnd only by the graceOf the One who died for peopleOf every nation.His mercy is more precious than gold.No time for shyness, but to be boldAnd revolt against the slaughtersOf sons […]
October 9, 2020, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Character - or not, Defending the Defenders, Poetry,
Long ago, traveling about quasi hippy I happened upon Chios An isle of the Greeks. It was breezy and warm, The ocean was calm, Lots of fun on the run Just traveling around and listening To the wind and waves, Lots of water and caves Where the fish would wander. And how I loved the […]
October 9, 2020, michaelbray Character - or not, Family Matters, Poetry,
Like the curves of a naked body From Renoir to Playboy The lines of life intrigue us And catch us off our guard. The beauty and the power Of strokes from brush and ink Drive us to lift our minds above And give the Lord a think, Who made those pretty creatures From whom the […]