Michael Brown

Michael Brown

Op-ed Contributor

Dr. Michael Brown (www.askdrbrown.org) is the host of the nationally syndicated Line of Fire radio program. His latest book is Evangelicals at the Crossroads: Will We Pass the Trump Test? Connect with him on FacebookTwitter, or YouTube.

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  • No Governor Northam, it does matter who we pray to

    No Governor Northam, it does matter who we pray to

    I understand what Ralph Northam, Governor of Virginia was trying to say. After all, he is the governor of all Virginians and cannot cater to one faith group above another. But his tweet could easily be misunderstood, and it does call for a response.

  • Old lives matter

    Old lives matter

    Does it mean that younger people don’t need to worry about contracting it? Or does it mean something worse, as in, “Old people really don’t matter”?

  • In times of crisis you need prayer, not porn

    In times of crisis you need prayer, not porn

    Talk about a perverse response. Talk about the exact opposite of what we need to be doing during a pandemic. Talk about feeding the flesh when we should be nurturing our spirits.

  • Infringement of our rights or love your neighbor as yourself?

    Infringement of our rights or love your neighbor as yourself?

    As Americans, we are fiercely independent. We are not like a collectivist society like China, which can mandate the behavior of an entire nation.

  • The day the Earth stood still

    The day the Earth stood still

    All this makes us realize how some predicted scenarios that seemed outlandish yesterday don’t seem that farfetched today.

  • Reflections on the mercy of God after the National Day of Prayer

    Reflections on the mercy of God after the National Day of Prayer

    It is true that God is a righteous Judge who will one day pour out His wrath on a rebellious world. But the overwhelming emphasis of Scripture is not on the wrath of God but rather on His mercy.

  • One day the whole earth will be shaken

    One day the whole earth will be shaken

    It’s true that the coronavirus is causing upheaval around the world. But this is a mere tremor compared to what is coming.

  • If Joe Biden becomes president, he will declare war on your religious freedoms

    If Joe Biden becomes president, he will declare war on your religious freedoms

    In order to make his policy proposals perfectly clear, presidential candidate Joe Biden has announced, “The Biden Plan to Advance Lgbtq+ Equality in America and Around the World.” He should have titled it, “The Biden Plan to Restrict Religious Freedoms in America and Around the World.”

  • The coronavirus: From prophecy to conspiracy theory to pragmatism

    The coronavirus: From prophecy to conspiracy theory to pragmatism

    What are we to make of the coronavirus? Is it true that God has spoken through modern-day prophets who have declared the virus will be short-lived?

  • Revival or we die

    Revival or we die

    Today, millions of Americans Christians need to pray, “God, revive us or we die!” And there is no hyperbole in that prayer. Without a national awakening, America as we know it is doomed