By Michael J. Brooks I saw it recently in 2 John — a letter so small Chuck Swindoll called it a postcard. John said the church mustn’t tolerate false teaching or false teachers or they’d los... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks The young pastor wanted to see his church grow. The fact it was relatively small and stable in the middle of a growing community was burdensome to him. But he didn’t hav... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks It’s a rather strange story in 1 Samuel 19. The writer told of David who had become a cause celebre after dispatching the fierce giant Goliath. The king gave David the g... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks It was a number of years ago that eight-year-old Whitney stopped me in the church hallway. With hands on hips she said, “Preacher, you need to wear your seatbelt!” Her m... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks Church leaders permit me to teach a course each semester at the local community college. This section has been online due to Covid for the past year. As part of a get-ac... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks, commentary I suppose it’s the modern equivalent of “You kids get off my lawn.” I’ve heard of “mask-shaming” in recent months but didn’t experience it until last week. T... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks I remember an interesting confrontation one Sunday morning. We Baptists have always been creative with our fifth Sundays. Sometimes we do communion, sometimes we have hy... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks The prison warden circulated a note to inmates asking for suggestions on the kind of party they’d recommend for his 25th anniversary. The prisoners all had the sam... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks She was in the youth group in a church I served while in college. I see her often now since she works at a business nearby. She told me she found her old diary and read... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks ALABASTER — I was in utter terror. I couldn’t find it, and she was insistent. I vaguely remembered putting it in a box, but I couldn’t remember where I put the box. It w... Read more