By Michael J. Brooks “Apostasy” isn’t a word my denomination uses much, probably because we don’t believe in it. Many evangelicals hold to the fifth tenet of John Calvin’s TULIP acronym (per... 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 We brought church leaders together to decide a way forward, as many congregations are doing these days. One leader earlier told me plainly, “I’m depressed.” I’m grateful... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks President Jimmy Carter once told his assembled advisers that no greater brain power had ever sat in that White House cabinet room before, except when President Thomas Je... 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 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 I was a boy in suburban Birmingham when a man pounded on our door one night. We came to learn he was drunk and believed our house was his house. My dad was working overt... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks The lady behind the counter listened to my request, and then made a simple statement, “You’re not from around her, are you?” I was on a trip at the tim... Read more