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“Huperson”?
Naw!!! Stop all this gymnastic, linguistic bullshit! You can say “mailman” or “chairman” or “policeman” or “serviceman” or reference plenty of other tradesmen and indicate a woman in that position! One need not get one’s knickers in a knot over the “man” terminology as if mankind excluded women folk! Don’t be maniacal! Man up and […]
michaelbray
Aug 24, 20231 min read
Yes. The Triune One.
A Reflection on Honoring God (the Father, Son, and Spirit) Imagine standing up before a general who enters a room, coming to attention and swiftly delivering a sharp salute, saying to him “Congratulations, Colonel!” All the formal, respectful display of honor and respect would have been wasted, indeed, turned into insult, rather than respectful acknowledgment! […]
michaelbray
Aug 18, 20231 min read
Those Nameless Holy Servants
(Tribute to Tom Condit) The restitution that I was to pay Was gone in a day! My case was reversedAnd into joy I burst. It was 46 months and 10 days, But the sentence was not through And to pay baby-killers, I could not do. Oh, but at the re-sentencing it was gone!Who did it? […]
michaelbray
Aug 18, 20231 min read
Fight? Get Up Off Your Knees!
If you will fight, get up off your knees; It is God, not the world, that you must please. He says to show your faith by your good works, So get out of your chair, my child;Your life is not going to be mild.You know faith without works isWorth less than a wiz.Talk is cheap, […]
michaelbray
Aug 17, 20231 min read
Jesus, Enemy of Sinners
Jesus is, of course, the enemyOf sinners, waiting for confessionAnd repentance from deadly selfishness.Let the sinner turn and avoid the burn!No. He’s not the “friend of sinners.”He died to get them off the burners,So stop with all the “friend of sinners”Bull and join with the winnersWho have been won by His graceAnd the sacrifice that […]
michaelbray
Aug 17, 20231 min read
Heard a Ditty on the Radio
Well, He’s more than a BFFL;He’s the Judge and Lord of the worldAs well as your Savior from hell.Indeed He can be your “friend” –Yes, your Best Friend For Life.But unlike fine folks, like your wife,He is the Creator and Lord of the universe.He rules the world and calls he shots,Calling you from greed and […]
michaelbray
Aug 17, 20231 min read
On “That Mate”
So, what to do with that “mate”? Well, either get married or don’t. But no sense in draggin’ on a thing If to no truth you are gettin’ that ring. What is the intention? Is there integrity found in him?Got a goal to serve the KingAnd walk in that integrity?Ain’t no small thing to do […]
michaelbray
Aug 11, 20231 min read
Tribute to Jonathan O’Toole (Movie Producer)
What does it mean to be a martyr, a witness, for Jesus? We might give consideration, in our times, to the one who saves the babies by blowing up abortuaries (and, sometimes, going to jail). Some time in the future, such will be regarded as martyrs. But there are others who have acted in a […]
michaelbray
Aug 11, 20231 min read
A Meditation on Pacifism
Robert Lawrence Smith in his “A Quaker Book of Wisdom” notes that he fought in WW II but thinks, nevertheless, that pacifism is a good thing. Uh . . . What part? The idea of sitting by and letting Nazis murder Jews did not, thankfully, sit well with him. Hmm. Any other such atrocities worth […]
michaelbray
Aug 11, 20231 min read
Like a Hurricane
Like a Hurricane Washing Over Me! Indeed, His grace is sovereign; Left to ourselves, no one would choose Him! Give, then, pure, unadulterated thanks! No credit to you for a decision; You are a product of His election And you weren’t a choice selection. (Who knows why He chose you?) You are left in awe […]
michaelbray
Aug 10, 20231 min read
An Activist Response to “I’ll Fight on My Knees”
Hands on the wheel Not just “lifted high”! And when I fight, I’ll get off my knees! With my hands on the wheel,I’ll drive Your Truth before men.Help me do it, thenWhether free or in the pen.Your ways are not ours;Not just about drinking wineAnd sniffin’ flowers. 1535 on 8 Aug., 2023
michaelbray
Aug 8, 20231 min read
On “Knee-fighting”
“I’ll fight on my knees,” the song says. But prayer, like faith without works, Is was God calls “dead!” So, when you are done praying, arise! Put on your pants and open you eyes!Go to those who are in need: Victims, maybe, of another’s greed (Anybody killin’ babies in the ‘hood? Do your community some […]
michaelbray
Aug 8, 20231 min read
Citizenship
In history was something you were born into, Or that you earned. It was not something that you claimed! It is a status that we, Americans, take for granted;We are accustomed to the status of a citizenWho has precious, blood-bought rights,And we bask in this condition as drunkardsUnaware of its origins or its providers.Spoiled brats […]
michaelbray
Aug 1, 20231 min read
Incapable of Innocence
Hosea 8:5 “Incapable of Innocence”- Whoah!Actually, ’tis everyone you know!Infected with that thing called sin;Just can’t get out o’ that din!Stuck like a wheel in a muddy rut;Nothin’ but to sit on your butt.Just can’t get out o’ that hole!Put some cereal in your bowlAnd just lie down and relax;Take a load off everybody’s back.Got […]
michaelbray
Jul 27, 20231 min read
Higher Education Meditation
“Higher education” is really bullshit education which suffuses students with a materialist worldview having no comprehension of spirit, of God, of a Maker. From the get-go, a student in such a system must be constantly indoctrinated with the presuppositions of the educators/propagandists: viz., the assumption that the world is eternally material and that there was […]
michaelbray
Jul 19, 20231 min read
Oh, The Beach!
Oh, the beach! Where pure is the air And the family is there! The ocean cleans our bodies (And serves as our potty). Kids are rolling in water and sandAnd we are our own band.We may get a little burned,But long ago we learnedThat the fun was worth it all.Then it’s back home ’til fallAnd […]
michaelbray
Jul 19, 20231 min read
Forgiveness?
The Witnesses and Mormons know nothin’ about it! Got to deal with some real nasty shit; That sin is worse than you might think. Payment due could be paid by no regular dude. Only possible by the divine Son, The eternal One always with the Spirit and Father.(If you got another god, don’t bother;He ain’t […]
michaelbray
Jul 6, 20231 min read
O Fool!
Tryin’ to live your own way, Puttin’ off Jesus for another day. Not going to be workin’ for you too good When up before Him you are stood,Facing the One who died for youWhile you found something else to do!O fool! What were you thinkin’?!?!Down below you’ll be stinkin’Along with lots of blasphemersAnd a whole […]
michaelbray
Jul 6, 20231 min read
Imprecatory Prayer
For 28 June, 2023 May the Lord damn the man Who butchers the baby in the womb. May he go past the tomb to his doom Where worm does not die and the fire burns; A just reward for his wicked deeds, Destroying humans as if they were weeds. To hell with those who would […]
michaelbray
Jun 28, 20231 min read
Up Off Your Knees!
If you will fight, get up off your knees; It is God, not the world, that you must please. He says to show your faith by your good works! So get up out of your chair, my child Your life is not going to be mild. 27 June, 2023To the tune: “The Battle Belongs to […]
michaelbray
Jun 27, 20231 min read
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