Poetry
March 23, 2023, michaelbray Family Matters, Poetry,
You’re thirty already? And we’re still steady? But, can it really be; The twins could be this old? Yes. Even smiling babies age And, yes, they are doing well. Of such news we do tell, And who may imagine: “Whatever happened to the two?” One is married and over seas; The other a teacher near […]
March 22, 2023, michaelbray Poetry,
Be neither a fornicator Nor a fornicatrix; Just stay out of that mix And make not your company With the ghouls but with the cool Who decline to play the fool, Who gets all hot bothered and copulates With whomever and whenever he can. Make your plan and you can withstand The temptations of the […]
March 22, 2023, michaelbray Actors in the Kingdom: selections, Apostasy Cowardice or Buffoonery, Character - or not, Family Matters, Poetry, Position Papers, Salvation,
You may be following the god of your choiceAnd giving some clout to your voice;Might be the god of Joseph SmithOr the “Allah” preached by Muhammad.Might be V.P. Wierville’s “Way” god(Another American invention.Oh, we are innovative in the USA!).Best, rather, to follow the SaviorCalling you to that holy behaviorWhich you can never but savorIn this […]
March 22, 2023, michaelbray Apologetics, Ecclesiastical Matters, Poetry, Position Papers, Salvation,
Although ecclesiastical pluralists Calling for a rule by elders, We are not a pluralists regarding deity! There is only one God, though A plurality of persons called the Trinity. Such matters are basic to the Confession We make in creeds: Apostles and Nicene. So, the teachings of Mormons, the Way And the Jehovah’s Witnesses Must […]
March 21, 2023, michaelbray Poetry, Salvation, Sanctity of Human Beings,
Can’t find the thing you need until You go to the store and buy it; Then you come home and find it! So go the chores around the house Or jobs around town. It’s that “sanctification” thing! The world seems to cooperate With the Lord in His task Of buggin’ us and makin’ us ask […]
March 20, 2023, michaelbray Character - or not, Ecclesiastical Matters, Family Matters, Poetry, Salvation,
It comes after confession of sin,The duty of the offended is to standReady to forgive – or notDepending upon the occurrenceOf the CONFESSION!But when the confession comes,The offended better have his heartReady to forgive, lest he be caughtHimself in grievous sin! 20 March, 2023
March 20, 2023, michaelbray Character - or not, Family Matters, Poetry, Position Papers, Salvation, Sanctity of Human Beings,
You know, marriage is an MST A Mutual Sanctification Thing: A piece of iron sharpens the other Especially when, at last, They become father and mother! These kids, your know, are ASes; Each one an Agent of Sanctification! Thank the Lord! All in His plan, So get up and take your stand On the stage […]
March 16, 2023, michaelbray Poetry, Position Papers, Salvation,
(Isaiah 8:14) He’s an SRT don’t ya see? Many will fall, land and sea. He doesn’t just meet expectation: (Lots of folks lookin’ for sensation). He’s a Stone that will crush your plans: The Rock you don’t want in the sand. He’s a Trap that will surely get you! Doesn’t matter what you try to […]
March 15, 2023, michaelbray Apologetics, Poetry, Position Papers, Salvation,
It is the Triune God to whom you must bow No matter your confusion about how He lived Merrily for an eternity before creating the universe! That is what eternality is all about! A God thing.He – the Three- needed no one! Not even the angels. They were created sometime back – before “the day” […]
March 14, 2023, michaelbray Apologetics, Ecclesiastical Matters, Family Matters, Poetry, Position Papers, Salvation,
“Holding every tear . . .”? Okay, But . . . Yes, He is a mighty, loving God Who can “hold every tear we cry,” As the popular Christian ditty has it, In His sweet, ever-loving hands. But He is quit a bit more than that. He is the holy, triune, eternal GOD, Who, self-contained, […]