Editor’s note: This is an opinion column. It was a short encounter that in retrospect didn’t make a lot of sense. I was in the check-out line when a lady came into the store and asked to ste... Read more
Editor’s note: This is an opinion column. It’s a ritual whenever our painter comes to church–the “wet paint brush tour.” He knows I need about 30 minutes with him and his wet bru... Read more
Editor’s note: This is an opinion column. It’s an old story about a preacher who felt prideful about his sermon that morning. At lunch he asked his wife, “How many really great preache... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks Captain James T. Kirk commanded the Starship Enterprise for many years, and in this role, visited planets all over the universe. When he was ready to return to the comma... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks It happened when the designated youth minister reveled in the adulation of the youth. Maybe he was strikingly handsome, or she could sing like an angel. When the congreg... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks I met him in an unusual place in 1995. Chuc was president of the Gerald R. Ford Political Items Collectors, a subsidiary of the American Political Items Collectors (apic... Read more
By Michael Brooks Vacation Bible School — what memories it evokes! When I was a child, we had two-week schools instead of today’s one-week or three or four days of classes. We marched... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks A noted Alabama pastor often has opportunity to speak to younger ministers, and he insists they’ll face three certainties: discouragement, fatigue and criticism. This is... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks The old-fashioned letter has almost disappeared. I remember being taught in grammar school how to write business letters and “friendly” letters. And we Baptist children... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks They came on the same day. One was a “downer” and the other was an “upper.” The downer was an editor who asked me to take her off my weekly devotional list. She didn’t s... Read more
