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Reflections: At The Old Country Church
Religion

Reflections: At The Old Country Church

  • By Michael J. Brooks
  • 22 hrs ago

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 20 percent of America is “rural.” Most rural churches have bi-vocational pastors with other full-time emp…

Reflections: Remember The Ladies
Religion

Reflections: Remember The Ladies

  • By Michael J. Brooks
  • Updated Jun 7, 2026

Abigail Adams famously wrote to her husband, John, at the Second Continental Congress in 1776, “Remember the ladies.”

Reflections: Is The Cellphone A Blessing Or A Curse?
Religion

Reflections: Is The Cellphone A Blessing Or A Curse?

  • By Michael J. Brooks
  • May 27, 2026

My generation remembers taking trips or experiencing emergencies and looking about for a telephone. Little did we dream one day we’d all have …

Reflections: A Lesson From A Leftie
Religion

Reflections: A Lesson From A Leftie

  • Nathan Prewett
  • May 11, 2026

We think nothing about people being left-handed, other than crime shows teach us to notice these things since the Boston Strangler and Jack th…

Reflections: The Day I Wiggled Out Of A Traffic Ticket
Religion

Reflections: The Day I Wiggled Out Of A Traffic Ticket

  • By Michael J. Brooks
  • May 5, 2026

I’ve wanted to revisit my master’s thesis and share the story of an Alabama confederate chaplain and Presbyterian pastor. The name “Petrie” is…

Reflections: Lord, Where Have You Been?
Religion

Reflections: Lord, Where Have You Been?

  • By Michael J. Brooks
  • Apr 14, 2026

I’m unsure why her statement never struck me before as it did in preparing for Easter. I used the final of the seven “I Am” statements of Jesu…

Reflections: Is The Church After Your Money?
Religion

Reflections: Is The Church After Your Money?

  • By Michael J. Brooks
  • Apr 6, 2026

Jim came to see me with a message from the finance committee he chaired. The group met when I was with another group, so I missed their meetin…

Reflections: Beautiful Dreamer, Wake Unto Me
Religion

Reflections: Beautiful Dreamer, Wake Unto Me

  • Nathan Prewett
  • Mar 26, 2026

The cardiologist at my annual appointment asked if I’d ever had a sleep study. I said no. He suggested I do and see what we learn. What I lear…

Reflections: What Shall I Preach?
Religion

Reflections: What Shall I Preach?

  • By Michael J. Brooks
  • Mar 18, 2026

A newly-called music minister asked for long-range sermon plans. I told him I had none, though once I did.

Reflections: Turn Around, Look At Me
Religion

Reflections: Turn Around, Look At Me

  • By Michael J. Brooks
  • Mar 4, 2026

An old fable tells of a frog who envied his pond friends, the geese, when they prepared to fly south in the winter and escape arctic temperatu…

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