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I want to explain today why my approach to the problems in America always begins with spiritual

issues first.

It's time for the line of fire with your host, biblical scholar and cultural commentator Dr. Michael

Brown, your voice for moral sanity and spiritual clarity.

Call 866-34 Truth to get on the line of fire.

And now, here's your host, Dr. Michael Brown.

Have you ever heard it said that the darkness is deepest right before the light begins to shine?

I mean, it is a reality every single night

when it gets its darkest immediately after that. It begins to get lighter little by little.

It's often the same in the spiritual realm. Could that be the case now in America where so many

things are going wrong, where we are hitting bottom

in so many other ways, when we are in one of the worst conditions we've been in as a nation

in many, many decades, could it be that there's a silver lining in all of this and something

spiritual? God himself is doing something

in the midst of this. Welcome, friends, to the line of fire. This is Michael Brown, by God's grace,

here to see you healthy, striving, full of faith, courage, truth, so you can take your stand for God

so you can be a light shining in dark places,

so you can make a positive difference in the world in which you and I live. Friends, there is no

political solution to the problems in America. There is no cultural solution. We must have a gospel solution. Now, phone lines are

open. Having said that, we're going to talk about a bunch of things of spiritual importance today,

but we want to open the phones for any subject you want to talk about. Like we do on Friday,

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