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 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 Michael J. Brooks I shared with a friend that I’d received a request to write a 750-word article for a denominational magazine called “Standing on Truths: The Case for Absolute Truths.”... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks I agreed to their free offer lately and viewed several “murder and mayhem” episodes featuring Charles Manson, Susan Smith, Heidi Fleiss, Scott Peterson and Joran van der... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks It was long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away when it happened. Actually it was in Indiana when I was a seminary student in Louisville, but it was a long time ago. Thi... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks I responded to an offer to try the Lifetime Movie Club on a trial basis. I thought this might be good entertainment during these days with few evening commitments. I’d... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks The Apostle Paul’s familiar exhortation to “greet one another with a holy kiss” reflects a customary Mid-Eastern and first-century greeting (Romans 16:16). Those from ot... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks After a “dry run” at our current tax forms, my wife found an interest statement she’d overlooked from the U.S. government. She cashed an old savings bond last year and m... Read more