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 The wind in my face was bitterly cold in downtown Dallas a few years ago since the winter weather was yet lingering. My c... Read more
Editor’s Note: This is an opinion column. By Michael J. Brooks The scandal rocked the nation for two years. It was the origin of the “gate” reference to most every other scandal and t... 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
Editor’s Note: This is an opinion column. By Michael J. Brooks I talked with a young minister at a conference several years ago. He was excited to be under consideration by a church i... Read more
Editor’s Note: This is an opinion column. By Michael J. Brooks I remember it often since a few of the websites I visit have the security question: “What is your favorite movie?... Read more
Editor’s Note: This is an opinion column. By Michael J. Brooks It’s a question as old as the book of Job: “Why do the righteous suffer?” Sometimes we rationalize in... Read more
Editor’s Note: This is an opinion column. By Michael J. Brooks One of the great pleasures of grandparenthood is athletics. With three grandsons, we’ve been to innumerable soccer, basketball,... Read more