By Michael J. Brooks I attended a denominational event in Richmond several years ago and took an extra day for sightseeing, including the Confederate White House Jefferson Davis used after h... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks I saw Carl a few years ago after not having seen him for a long time. We had a pleasant conversation though I remembered a bit of unpleasantness we’d had when I’d been h... Read more
By Carey Kinsolving and Friends “To worship God is paying attention to nobody else but God,” says Pruitt, 11. “If you don’t do it, it sort of messes you up. You can worship him anywhere.” “I... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks I thought it would be a snap to trim a few dead tree branches, but the ladder slipped and so did I. Fortunately, it was only a six-foot ladder and I didn’t fall far. I e... Read more
By Tyler Warner When Christianity swept onto the scene 2,000 years ago, it was a radical thing. The Thessalonians complained that the Christians had “turned the world upside down” (Acts 17:6... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks Anne Murray remains among my favorite musicians (and I trust she celebrated a happy 75th birthday last week). Her first song I remember is “Snowbird” when I was in colle... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks Some skate-boarders discovered our church parking lot, and some young men our basketball goal, and this is fine. I’m glad we can share with them in these days of summer... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks An old adage is that anger is one only letter away from danger. This is a good reminder for us all. Every one of us has done or said things in anger that we came to regr... Read more
By Andy Waits, FBC Springville Associate Pastor/Worship & Students SPRINGVILLE — I love reading books about WWII. Studying this time period has become a hobby for me. Specifically, I hav... Read more
By Tyler Warner, Calvary Chapel Trussville In Acts 16, Paul and Silas are thrown into a Philippian prison after a public beating. No trial, no chance to explain themselves. Their backs had b... Read more