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The History
Evildoers there have always been Since Adam tumbled back in the glen When the world fell into that darkness Under the weight of his universal sin. Hopeless without the sacrificial Savior, His descendants wallowed in shame Casting upon one another their blame. Then came the One who would deliver The world from its smarmy floundering […]
michaelbray
Dec 7, 20221 min read
Weary Child? Nah!
Weariness rarely overcomes a child As he wears wearingly upon his parents. That endless energy seems to erupt From somewhere deep inside the imp As he is unmoved by injury or limp! Up again after a mighty fall And back to disturbing all! Ah, but better happy action Than laid up in some contraption After […]
michaelbray
Dec 6, 20221 min read
Receive That Child!
Call her niggard, call her a churl. Call her a selfish girl! But who abandoned her And left her alone To care for the one in her womb? Where is the punk who jumped The ship and left her to fend for herself? What kind of chump would leave her alone To carry that child […]
michaelbray
Dec 2, 20221 min read
Have Yourself a Merry, Holy Christmas
Have yourself a merry, holy Christmas!(Got nothin’ to do with those fates;Rather much to do with love and hate.So hold on tight to your beloved mate.) Walk in truth from morning to night,Standing strong in the holy fight,Hating evil and loving justiceFrom Christmas to Christmas. 1130 on 1 Dec., 2022
michaelbray
Dec 2, 20221 min read
Vehicular Homicide
Sometimes it is difficult to think of a car accident resulting in the death of a person to be a “homicide.” Think of a person who likes to dance, as they do in some foreign lands, with big knives being wielded in gloriously dangerous and entertaining fashion. The dancer is performing for the crowd and […]
michaelbray
Nov 30, 20221 min read
To Keep Us from Hell
To keep us out of hell Took He on the nefariousness Of every ne’er-do-well! O what a Savior we have To bring us such a salve As to wipe us eternally clean – The “good guys” as well as the mean. Everyone by sin is surely infected, But among them are the selected Who by […]
michaelbray
Nov 29, 20221 min read
Christ Mass?
We generally associate a “Mass” with the death of Christ for our sins by which we are given life. But in Christmas we are not directly in celebration of a special Eucharist or “Mass.” We are celebrating the incarnation of God. We are celebrating the long-awaited arrival (preceding His death for our sins and His resurrection […]
michaelbray
Nov 28, 20222 min read
Prayers: Imprecatory and Salutary
For whom do we pray salutarily? And for whom imprecatorily? Depends upon our mood And His leading as we commune With the One Who gave the command. He who made us and brought us out of death Will save those whom He chooses And by His grace and purpose He will use us. Ours is […]
michaelbray
Nov 28, 20221 min read
Those Foreign Martyrs
We tend to crown folks as martyrs from those who are “over there.” We just can’t muster up the sympathy for, or respect due, martyrs who are nearby. Neighbors just aren’t to be respected as heroes! They are – just neighbors. Common folk disconnected from those super-hero martyrs who come from somewhere over there. It […]
michaelbray
Nov 26, 20221 min read
A High Speciosity Rating
Such must be granted to the Democratic party members who continue their alliance with the post-Roe, pro-abort citizens of the land. How long will the party continue to court death today as it did slavery long ago – all in the name of “liberty” for the mother to kill her child and the “freedom” for […]
michaelbray
Nov 25, 20221 min read
National Civility
The essence of civility is the condition where the affirmation of good and denunciation of evil is carried out in public. Justice is not a private matter, but one which is acknowledged in law and visible to the public. In the cases of sodomy and abortion, we, as a nation, no longer denounce the murder […]
michaelbray
Nov 23, 20221 min read
From Time to Time
From time to time God delivers His own into the hands of His enemies to serve as a witness. How is this? Just as Jesus was delivered into the hands of evil-doers to bear witness to the grace of God, so His followers are so delivered. When abused and persecuted by those who hate the […]
michaelbray
Nov 21, 20221 min read
Encounter with an Honest Mormon
Mormon: “There is only one God [with whom we have to do]” (but we believe in many gods; we are polytheists like the pagans of old, says the honest Mormon in his heart). Christian: “Good to hear that! And who is this God but the One: Father, Son, and Spirit who lives as love, almightily, […]
michaelbray
Nov 21, 20221 min read
The Wretched Human Condition
Yes, it is good to hate evildoers along with evil But what of those who confuse evil with good? Oh what a mess in a world of sinners where Right and Wrong are confused by wicked minds. We need the Word of God rightly understood Over the opinions of the warped or Godless. O what […]
michaelbray
Nov 18, 20221 min read
Faith without Works
Dead faith gets you nowhere but down under! Better be sure you have a faith that saves. Got any works that manifest saving faith? What are those deeds that give you assurance? What evidence is there in your life of a living faith? A true, authentic faith that leads to salvation? Paul said it straight: […]
michaelbray
Nov 8, 20221 min read
Lawless, Secular Nation
(Isaiah 8 & 9)) “By the people and for the people”Takes the people to hell; Best to be ruled by God!(Talkin’ about His Law, don’t ya know! No better way than that to go!) Gird yourself so you don’t get shattered (v. 9) ‘Twas always the Law of God that mattered. ‘Tis the Lord you […]
michaelbray
Nov 8, 20221 min read
The Air That I Breathe?
(So goes a popular song. Intentions of the songsters are good, but . . .) “You’re the air that I breathe”? Well, the intention was good, One may suppose, but The words just didn’t come out well. God is a bit more that the “Air that I” Or anyone else might “Breathe.” He made the […]
michaelbray
Nov 7, 20221 min read
The Church
The Church (as The Gathering) Is not first an entertainment venue; Nor a place for one to get his ears tickled; Not first a place to socialize and relieve Oneself from the boredom of one’s sorrows. It is, first, the gathering of God’s people To worship the Father, Son, and Spirit. It is the place […]
michaelbray
Nov 7, 20221 min read
Earth-Worshipers and College Professors
Steve Szeghi An earth-worshiper, a.k.a. an “economics professor” at Wilmington College? He is an advocate of “social justice and the environment.” He is a co-author of Right Relationship: Building a Whole Earth Economy. Wonderful. But for many such folks, an important principle is missing: the Creator of that earth – which he errantly worships in […]
michaelbray
Nov 7, 20221 min read
Gonna Shave that Head, Legs and Face!
(Isaiah 7:20 and 8:13) Gonna shave that head, legs and face! What about the chest, arms and groin? Well, don’t ya know what’s goin’ on? Got humiliation comin’ down! Shavin’ those places all covered; Bring some disgrace on those mothers Of sons who want to do wrong Shavin’ everything but that “dong”! Oh, it’s a […]
michaelbray
Nov 4, 20221 min read
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