Editor’s note: This is an opinion column. By Michael J. Brooks, Special to The Tribune It was a last minute and very fluid situation when our son determined to make a job-related move... Read more
Editor’s Note: This is an opinion column. By Michael J. Brooks I met her at a conference where we were assigned to the same table. She was bubbling with excitement about her church.... Read more
Editor’s Note: This is an opinion column. By Michael J. Brooks I thought of it a few days ago when the Southern Baptist Convention determined to move their 2023 annual meeting from Ch... Read more
Editor’s note: This is an opinion column. When I was a boy preacher I heard affirmations from congregants such as, “Preacher, you really stepped on my toes today!” This remark meant I’... Read more
Editor’s Note: This is an opinion column. By Michael J. Brooks It happened twice lately and on the same day when I was innocently identified as a preacher. I walked into a funeral hom... Read more
Editor’s Note: This is an opinion column. By Michael J. Brooks My ten-year-old grandson asked me to join in an Easter egg hunt. “I’ll versus you,” he said. I was puzzled until my daugh... Read more
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
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