Morris L. Venden (April 5, 1932 – February 10, 2013) was a well-known Seventh-day Adventist preacher, teacher, and author, who also was known as a member of the Voice of Prophecy team as an associate speaker.
Venden was born to Melvin Venden and Ivy Ruth Venden. He graduated from Fresno Adventist Academy in 1949, and received a degree from Pacific Union College, as well as several honorary degrees. He died on February 10, 2013, in College Place, Washington succumbing to FTD (Frontotemporal Dementia), a rare form of dementia.
He pastored several large churches such as the La Sierra University Church and Pacific Union College Church on the campus of Pacific Union College in California, and Union College Church in Nebraska. Later he pastored the Azure Hills Seventh-day Adventist Church near Loma Linda, California, from which he retired in August, 1998.
Venden then joined the Voice of Prophecy team as an associate speaker. As well as appearing on Voice of Prophecy radio broadcasts, he was also a highly sought after speaker both nationally and internationally.
I'm a little teapot short and stout
Smash me apart and fucking spill me out
I'm a piece of shit
I'm a fucking mess
I'm a little wounded bird
I fell out of my nest
I've been busy tearing out my motherfucking mind
Don't wanna kill myself
Want to rip out my fucking eyes
To all the noises that live here
And the answers in my brain
To all the TV cameras
And the innocence they play
To the fucking cults
To the pop star teens
To the crooked politicians and the ones who believe
I've been busy tearing out my motherfucking mind
Don't wanna hurt myself
Want to rip out my fucking eyes
No other motherfucker gonna take me down now
When I am perfectly capable of destroying myself
Don't you fucking look at me
Your pity driven stare
I'm fucking flesh and blood
I'm just a man without a care
There's nothing to see here
So pass the fuck on by
You're so obsessed with money
But you can't take it when you die
'Cause in the end we're all the same
You're nothing better than me
We all get thrown into a hole
Six feet deep
I've been busy tearing out my motherfucking mind
Don't wanna shoot myself
Want to rip out my fucking eyes
No other motherfucker gonna take me down now
When I am perfectly capable of destroying myself
My eyes are sore
From all the shit I can't ignore
I feel I'm losing my vision
Don't let me hurt myself anymore
'Cause when I'm gone, the world is dead
I am God, you are shit
I am God, the world is dead