Michael Brown

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  Jun 23, 2021

  A sobering moment in the midst of June’s endless flood of LGBT pride

  It’s all but impossible to miss. LGBTQ pride is being pushed on us from every angle and on an endless array of websites.

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  Jun 21, 2021

  What the IRS got remarkably right in the midst of a terribly wrong ruling

  While the IRS ruled quite wrongly in denying Christians Engaged tax-exempt status, it ironically got one thing right: if you teach the Bible accurately, by and large, you’ll end up siding with the Republicans rather than the Democrats.

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  Jun 18, 2021

  When mental health professionals recognize the healing powers of spirituality

  I say it’s high time for the wellbeing of those struggling that naturalistic biases and presuppositions to be removed in the interest of truth and health. We are more than material beings, and that by divine design.

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  Jun 15, 2021

  The moment of silence heard around the nation

  On Monday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 529 into law, mandating between one and two minutes of silence to start each day in the state’s public schools. Said DeSantis, “The idea that you can just push God out of every institution and be successful, I’m sorry, our Founding Fathers did not believe that.”

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  Jun 14, 2021

  Are we really that much better than countries with state-controlled media?

  I’m deeply thankful that I live here in America rather than a country like North Korea, and I truly appreciate the freedom of the press that we enjoy. At the same time, when the mainstream media outlets can collude so powerfully in disseminating lies and withholding truths, are we that much better than countries with state-controlled media?

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  Jun 12, 2021

  If God does not exist then injustice does not exist

  Ironically, it is often those who rail the most against religion and against God who also protest the loudest against injustice and who point to the “problem of evil.” Yet, without God, there is no such thing as “injustice” since human beings have no “inalienable rights.”

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  Jun 10, 2021

  Not enough fingers to plug up all the holes in the dike

  If you are actively involved in the culture wars, trying to stem the tide of moral decline, you can often feel like the boy who tried to plug the holes in the dike with his own fingers. Soon enough, you run out of fingers.

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  Jun 7, 2021

  Why I am hopeful about the new Israeli Government

  Evangelical Christians who have become used to the effective leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest serving prime minister, may have grave concerns about the newly formed coalition government. But I believe there is good reason to hope that this new government might be just what Israel needs.

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  Jun 5, 2021

  The inconvenient truth about LGBTQ+ activism

  While we continue to reach out to LGBTQ individuals with compassion, we resist their agenda with courage. We have no other choice.

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  Jun 4, 2021

  What does the Jewish community want from Jewish followers of Jesus?

  When we say, “We believe in meeting in Messianic synagogues and following the biblical calendar,” we are called deceptive. When we reject Jewish tradition, we are told we are committing spiritual suicide, cutting ourselves off from our history and our people. When we honor Jewish tradition, we are told that we are impostors of the worst kind. To ask again: So, which is it? What do you expect us to do?