By Michael J. Brooks My denomination invited me to write a series of three commentaries for Sunday School teachers to be used next year, and I was happy to complete the assignment a bit earl... Read more
By Carey Kinsolving and Friends “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God” (Matthew 5:9). “A peacemaker is a person who breaks up fights,” sa... Read more
By Tommi O. Peters For the Tribune TRUSSVILLE – Before planting Faith Community Fellowship church in January of 2006, Lead Pastor Steve McCarty lived as a missionary with his family, o... Read more
By Michael J Brooks College students can be irresponsible; a student was a few semesters back. He missed a test and then decided a month later that he needed to take it to maintain his finan... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks Special to The Tribune Kevin was minister of education in a church I served. He’d often say pastors and musicians get accolades after worship services, such as “Thanks f... Read more
By Tommi O. Peters For The Tribune TRUSSVILLE – One year after Rachel Shaneyfelt’s passing, the Trussville-based nonprofit she founded carries on thanks to efforts of her family, frien... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks The Apostle John was exiled to Patmos in the Aegean Sea—the fortress reserved for Rome’s worst criminals. John was only guilty of preaching the gospel of love. But he li... Read more
By Michael J Brooks Special to The Tribune Scripture doesn’t tell us all we’d like to know about spiritual gifts. The writers paint in broad strokes telling us that God has gifted every beli... Read more
By Michael J Brooks Special to The Tribune Christians have sung it for years but may be unaware of its origin in scripture. We sing, “Holy, holy, holy,” and talk about “cherubim and seraphim... Read more
From The Trussville Tribune staff reports TRUSSVILLE — The choir of First Baptist Church Trussville was one of two other Alabama church choirs to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York last we... Read more
