Editor’s note: This is an opinion column. By Michael J. Brooks It’s interesting to read the top ten baby names for 2021 and to see how different they are from previous years. What happened t... Read more
Editor’s note: This is an opinion column. I’d been at the church for about two weeks when Bill (not his real name) came to see me. We exchanged pleasantries for a few minutes, then he... Read more
Editor’s Note: This is an opinion column. By Michael J. Brooks My generation remembers the TV serial “Dallas” featuring the oil-baron Jock Ewing family. All the mischief was done by co... Read more
Editor’s Editor: This is an opinion column. By Michael Brooks Interestingly, three stories appeared in the same week about Christian leaders who messed up. One is a coach who behaved... Read more
Editor’s Note: This is an opinion column. By Michael J. Brooks In a seminary class, the late Dr. Frank Stagg made a shocking comment: “We Baptists love Paul more than we love Jesus!”... Read more
Editor’s note: This is an opinion column. I decided to attend graduate school before moving to Kentucky for theological study. My college friends and I bade farewell in December, and i... Read more
Editor’s Note: This is an opinion column. By Michael J. Brooks “Do you want cheese on that?” the disembodied voice asked from the drive-through speaker. It reminded me of another cheese inci... Read more
I was at the dermatologist’s office for my semi-annual cancer screening, wearing the gown that’s open at the back. My phone buzzed. “Please call me,” my wife texted in all caps. I called to... Read more
Editor’s Note: This is an opinion column. By Michael J. Brooks A denominational meeting took me to Decatur and Huntsville recently. We lived in Decatur 25 years ago before taking a car... Read more
Reflections: Whatever Happened To Church Membership?
Editor’s Note: This is an opinion column. By Michael J. Brooks I saw her at a funeral recently and remembered her telephone call. She was a member of our church, though I’d not met he... Read more