Editor’s Note: This is an opinion column. By Michael J. Brooks It was unique in the history of telephone calls. She asked the ministry assistant if she could talk with the pastor, and... Read more
Sponsored Content TRUSSVILLE — On Sunday mornings in recent years, it has become convenient to crack open a laptop, pull the phone out, or Chromecast a service from a local church while rela... Read more
Editor’s Note: This is an opinion column. By Michael J. Brooks It was a striking comment in a book we used in midweek Bible study. The chapter was about growing in relationships, and... Read more
Editor’s Note: This is an opinion column. By Michael J. Brooks A grandson was with me a few years ago when he picked up something and puzzled over it. “Papa, what’s this?... Read more
Editor’s Note: This is an opinion column. By Michael J. Brooks A few Saturdays ago, I sat in a local school gym watching my 12-year-old grandson play basketball. A lady behind us had... Read more
Editor’s note: This is an opinion column. It’s a ritual whenever our painter comes to church–the “wet paint brush tour.” He knows I need about 30 minutes with him and his wet bru... Read more
Editor’s note: This is an opinion column. It’s an old story about a preacher who felt prideful about his sermon that morning. At lunch he asked his wife, “How many really great preache... Read more
Editor’s note: This is an opinion column. Years ago revivals had “quitting meetings” when people vowed to quit smoking, drinking, playing cards or the like. Pastor Alex shocked his con... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks Captain James T. Kirk commanded the Starship Enterprise for many years, and in this role, visited planets all over the universe. When he was ready to return to the comma... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks One day Barth, Bonhoeffer, Brunner, Bultmann and Tillich, great theologians all, met the Lord. The Lord asked, “Who did men say that I am?” “Some say you’re Elijah, or J... Read more