By Michael J. Brooks Recently I read “Twenty-Six Seconds—A Personal History of the Zapruder Film,” by Alexandra Zapruder, the granddaughter of Abraham Zapruder who captured the shocking seco... Read more
By Carey Kinsolving and Friends “Jesus deserves all the power,” says Kianna, 9. “He died on the cross to save us from our sins. This is cool for me to believe in him. He created everything,... Read more
By Tyler Warner It’s become a cliché at this point to bellyache about 2020. But although we know our problems don’t care about the calendar, it’s nice to have a mental reset once in a while.... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks I remember an interesting confrontation one Sunday morning. We Baptists have always been creative with our fifth Sundays. Sometimes we do communion, sometimes we have hy... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks I remember how angry the man was. He came to our hotel one evening with a confirmation number. I pulled it up on the computer and discovered the reservation was for the... Read more
By Chipley Thornton, FBC Springville Is your congregation a covenant community or a community club? We often confuse the two. Members of a covenant community promise to worship weekly, to li... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks She was in the youth group in a church I served while in college. I see her often now since she works at a business nearby. She told me she found her old diary and read... Read more
By Carey Kinsolving and Friends I asked my friends to explain the following proverb: “The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge, the righteous will be deliver... Read more
When I moved to Marion, Alabama to begin work at Judson College, one of the more interesting events was an invitation to preach at the Marion Presbyterian Church. Sam Colburn, an elder in th... Read more
By Michael J. Brooks Youth culture calls it an “epic fail.” Some believe that’s what happened in first-century Athens. The early church missionary-leader, Paul, failed miserably. In obedienc... Read more