Michael J. Brooks

I met him while visiting our daughter’s church lately, and we had a brief conversation. I asked about his lifework, and he said he was an attorney, but he’d considered Christian ministry as a young man. My response, conditioned on recent research I’ve seen, was, “You could do both!” He indicated he’d thought about this, but our conversation was interrupted before we could delve into details.

It happened twice in recent months and taught me a lesson about priorities.

My sister and I attended the Peter Noone concert last Christmas and heard “Herman”...

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I met him while visiting our daughter’s church lately, and we had a brief conversation. I asked about his lifework, and he said he was an attorney, but he’d considered

My sister and I attended the Peter Noone concert last Christmas and heard “Herman” from the original Herman’s Hermits who celebrated his 77th birthday recently. I remember he joked that

It was a church slogan used in many places years ago: “The end of your search for a friendly church.” But let's think about a new slogan: “The end of your search for a perfect church.”

It was a church slogan used in many places years ago: “The end of your search for a friendly church.” But let’s think about a new slogan: “The end of your search for a perfect church.”

We grew up as high school friends and he became a music leader for church congregations.

We grew up as high school friends and he became a music leader for church congregations. He told me the most embarrassing day was when he mounted the steps to the platform to begin worship, tripped and fell headlong onto the floor. Fortunately, he wasn’t hurt, but there are better ways to begin worship.