By Michael Brooks A mentor when I was younger insisted Monday was a good day for pastors since the pressure of the upcoming Sunday hadn’t yet settled in. He was in the minority because many... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks I found former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s book at our local library recently and enjoyed reading about his life and service. I heard the governor speak in 2012 and... Read more
We Baptists have a unique system for hiring pastors, unlike our Methodist friends who have a bishop to superintend the process. The current nomenclature is “pastor search committee,” though... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks Special to The Tribune BIRMINGHAM — Ministers from several states will convene at Samford University the week of July 9 for the ninth consecutive Ministering to Minister... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks Special to The Tribune Mrs. Lot is a minor character in the Old Testament. We don’t know her name. Nor do we know what was in her heart. Some say she was thoughtle... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks Where has the summer gone? Area schools open their doors again soon, to the chagrin of many students and to the delight of many parents. It was always a depressing time... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks It will happen sooner or later. Somebody we know, and trust, will mess up. They’ll fall short of an acceptable standard of conduct and thrust those of us who know them i... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks It was in 1992 that I attended a Christian Citizenship Conference in our nation’s capital. We had a prayer breakfast one morning superintended by the late Richard ... Read more