Michael Brown

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  May 28, 2015

  Regarding Josh Duggar's Sins, Here's a Few Words to Self-Righteous Christians

  I have been terribly grieved by some "Christian" responses to Josh Duggar, as if there are some sins God cannot forgive or some people that He cannot transform.

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  May 27, 2015

  Ireland Redefines Marriage: You Need to Know What Really Happened In This Catholic Country

  What can we learn from the vote to redefine marriage in Ireland, a traditionally Catholic country?

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  May 24, 2015

  Finding Redemption in the Josh Duggar Story

  I have no desire to pile on with more comments about Josh Duggar, who appears to be a very serious and committed Christian who has made no excuses for the sins of his youth and who deeply desires to make a positive impact for the Lord in the years ahead. I simply want to share some redemptive thoughts.

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  May 22, 2015

  Mr. President, Giving Spiritual Counsel to Ministers Is Above Your Pay Grade

  With due respect for your office and the tremendous responsibilities you face, I must take strong exception to comments you made at a recent Evangelical-Catholic leadership summit.

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  May 19, 2015

  Jesus and the Apostle Paul Call Us to Judge When God's Word Is Clear

  It seems that everyone in America today knows that Jesus said, "Judge not, lest you be judged." But how many people know that Jesus called us to make righteous judgments and that Paul called us to judge fellow-believers?

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  May 18, 2015

  Was B.B. King a Christian? Are You a Christian?

  My purpose in writing this article is not to judge Mr. King. Instead, it is to raise the question of what our society means when it says "Christian."

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  May 15, 2015

  Questions and Corrections: My Dialogue With Pastor Andy Stanley About Homosexuality

  My big question is this. In my view, any solid evangelical teacher or preacher should be able to say without hesitation, "God's Word clearly forbids all homosexual practice, even in a loving, monogamous context, but our church is absolutely committed to loving and serving the LGBT community and offering them a place they can call home as come to know the Lord."

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  May 12, 2015

  Andy Stanley on Homosexuality: He's Really Right and Really Wrong

  I really appreciate Pastor Andy Stanley's call last month for Christians in America to live like real Christians, but he was way off in his call for Christians to take one year off from the culture wars, as if the only way we could live like real Christians was to refrain from engaging the culture. Quite the contrary.

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  May 8, 2015

  Abortion, Same Sex Marriage, Religious Freedom: Don't Tell Me I'm Overacting When Liberals Challenge the Gospel

  After all, if our religious liberties could be eroded so dramatically in a matter of years, who can predict what's coming next – unless we wake up and start doing what is right today. Dietrich Bonhoeffer once wrote that, "The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children."

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  May 4, 2015

  Why Are the Elders Following the Youth?

  I believe in today's young generation and I am deeply committed to this young generation, but I do not believe that the older generation should be following the younger generation. To the contrary, young people should be following their godly elders.