Michael Brown

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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?

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  Jun 3, 2021

  Leah Sharibu: Say her name

  Do you know the story of Leah Sharibu? Do you know why a song has just been released in her honor? Do you know about her boldness, her faith, and her courage? If not, then please allow me to share her story with you.

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  Jun 2, 2021

  How the churches in India are responding to the COVID calamity

  If you have heard the horror stories from India during this second, deadly wave of COVID – stories of people dying in the streets for lack of beds and hospitals – those stories are true.

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  Jun 1, 2021

  No, this is not the time for evangelicals to reconsider standing with Israel

  And what of the places within Israel where mutual cooperation between local Jews and Arabs (= Palestinians) has resulted in mutual thriving? Perhaps, if the Palestinian leadership truly recognized Israel’s right to its ancient homeland, there would be more thriving for all?

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  May 30, 2021

  Facebook apparently terminates a leading cultural commentator

  If you live outside of Australia, you might not be familiar with the name Bill Muehlenberg. But he is undoubtedly one of the most prolific, learned, insightful, and theologically grounded cultural commentators in the world. And now it appears he has been terminated by Facebook.