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Author of A Time to Kill.
Character - or not
Wanna Live Long?
So you wanna live long Less food and give up the bong? Well, you need a new song. You sing to the One above Who showed us all that love. Said you wanna lengthen your days? Got to walk in My ways! Got to love, obey, and hold fast. Says right there in Deuteronomy. Page […]
michaelbray
Jan 7, 20211 min read
“Two Children, Maybe Three”
“Two children, maybe three” Sang those Temptations In conformity With birth control trolls, Those monitors of the earth Who frown upon birth When numbers exceed What they think the planet needs. But what will they say Facing the Creator on that Day In whose image they were made? What stocks and bonds will they trade? […]
michaelbray
Jan 5, 20211 min read
Wandering Aramean
Like the wandering Aramean God called you to follow Him When you would have gone astray Flailing and tripping day to day But good He was to save your soul, Bind you up and make you whole. Now come opponents left and right Thinking that they have the might But really nothing knowing While in […]
michaelbray
Dec 23, 20201 min read
Silence!
Silence! Silence! Tell nobody When you do a deed that’s true. You don’t need that praise and glory, Someone else will tell your story. Let devils cry and saints rejoice. Way up there is where the voice That matters must be heard and Righteous deeds flow from the Word. Angels ever will declare Deeds down […]
michaelbray
Dec 23, 20201 min read
Old Guys Must Trust
Aged men may have an affection But can find no erection To fulfill their wishful desires And so not so suffer in the mire Where wantons wander in lust Those old guys must trust In the plan of the Boss Who came down from the cross And back up after three Days for the world […]
michaelbray
Dec 22, 20201 min read
The Thrill of His Life
The thrill of his life (Okay! It’s his wife!) Delighted that he found her Got all that feeling From floor to ceiling (Or, rather, head to toe). But surely you know, You married men happily get With the one you met On a day ordained By the One who came And explained the world to […]
michaelbray
Dec 21, 20201 min read
Baptism Day, Petra
It’s happy Baptism Day to Petra An excellent girl etcetera A good witness of a daughter Who’s brought others to the water And delivered them from strife Bringing them that life Which comes from above. Got that kindness and love That warms the heart And helps others depart From the ways of the fool And […]
michaelbray
Dec 21, 20201 min read
The Repenting Racist’s Christmas Anthem
(Sung to the tone of “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas”) (Pre-conversion) Verse 1 I’m dreamin’ of a white Christmas Where ain’t no negroes can be found Where the folks are happy Ain’t nobody nappy All waiting for Santa to come ’round Verse 2 Now, we done lost that race battle But we got bigger […]
michaelbray
Dec 19, 20201 min read
A Grave Decision
The decision to terminate An unwanted abortionist Is a grave one, indeed! Think of the wife of the murdererWho thought the man she married A doctor and not a butcher Of those babies and then surely Suffering from the trauma And discovering the truth And is in need of therapy And deliverance happilyFrom the mess […]
michaelbray
Dec 18, 20201 min read
The Butcherer of the Butcher
The decision to terminate an unwanted abortionist is a very grave one, indeed. Think of the wife of the killer who thought she was marrying a man of medicine, rather than a butcherer of babies, and how she is surely suffering from the trauma of discovering the truth and is in need of therapy and […]
michaelbray
Dec 18, 20201 min read
Forty Whacks
Forty whacks is the max; You cannot give them more! If they can’t conduct themselves, Throw them out the door. But bring about correction Lest you rear a whore. Give them love and direction Needed all the more For rebels and disputants Looking for the chance When they can distance Themselves from correctionForsaking divine protection […]
michaelbray
Dec 18, 20201 min read
Coming Out on Top
How about that Brahms composin’ In the shadow of Beethoven?Think it’s tough to follow the team Who has been the champs? Got nothin’ to gain in fame And all to lose in the battle. But in this place and time You were saddled By the One who guides mankind Leaving no one chosen behind. And […]
michaelbray
Dec 17, 20201 min read
Christmas Celebration
Christmas is a time of celebration When out come those meridian decorations And friends come by to share Food, talk, and moderate inebriation. Got lots to eat and drink, Share the news, the blues, and think About the time we’ll have above When nothing separates the love That God would lavish upon us Who are […]
michaelbray
Dec 17, 20201 min read
What Choo Know, China Joe?
What choo know, China Joe? Got some babies you can kill? Give the momma a pill? Or suck that baby out With a tube and a knife Take that little one’s very life? You’re no better than a robber Come to take from the house, Sneaky as a lowly mouse: Anything that you can find, […]
michaelbray
Dec 16, 20201 min read
To Name the Grands!
Of grandkid names I got a plan An idea for you To name the grands! How about an Igor or Gustavo No big deal if you don’t go For it. Of course I know A sovereign thing for you To do is name your own. You’re all alone On that decision, So you make no […]
michaelbray
Dec 16, 20201 min read
Godless People
Godless people are really not. They can’t escape Him But will be brought Right up before His throne To answer the charges: Rejection of all He has shown Of Himself in creation And by the sensation Brought to mind in elation Found to abound Everywhere on the planet And seen by the simplest Of people […]
michaelbray
Dec 15, 20201 min read
Strong, Prepared and faithful
Semper Vigilans Fortis Semper Paratus et FidelisAnd semper my temper Calls me to do what’s right, Not what I please, To be strong, prepared and faithful, Keeping my hands on the handle. God’s Word that guides my life Keeps me with child and wife So anything I do Goes first through You, The Boss of all the world, Which […]
michaelbray
Dec 15, 20201 min read
Can’t Have Three!
Got our two And we’re through! Responsible, you see, Can’t have three. O mercy me! Got to go with the flow, Do what they say. Matters not What says the Word! Who ever heard Of bucking the crowd, For crying out loud? Got to go with the flow Don’t ya know? Even so Got some […]
michaelbray
Dec 15, 20201 min read
Men, We Must
Men, we must not fall short On the pledge we made To keep serving and wooing Our good mates to whom on a date We made pledges of marriage Ever to keep ourselves pure And steady in our lives to ensure That we never drift apart Ever ready to make that new start And after […]
michaelbray
Dec 15, 20201 min read
We Ready Ourselves
Against that time When life falls short Must we steady ourselves With the knowledge That the One who came And saved our souls Does not sleep nor slumber. Ever shall we remain in the number That He Himself has called from the start. ‘Twas always His plan to impart To us that light, the knowledge […]
michaelbray
Dec 14, 20201 min read
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