Michael J. Brooks

Michael Brooks reflects on history's view of left-handers and the biblical judge Ehud to show how God uses perceived weakness for deliverance and purpose.

We think nothing about people being left-handed, other than crime shows teach us to notice these things since the Boston Strangler and Jack the Ripper were lefties. But with 10 percent of the population being left-handed, it's not a major concern to us. But there was a time when being a lefty was seen as a physical abnormality.

Michael J. Brooks is the pastor of Siluria Baptist Church in Alabaster. The church’s website is siluriabaptist.com.

Michael Brooks contrasts “hired hands” and true shepherds, urging churches to value calling over pay, practice financial transparency, and support their pastors.

It's common for congregations to administer opinion surveys occasionally. But I've seen mixed results.

Michael J. Brooks reflects on Jesus as the Good Shepherd and the difference between hired hands and ministers called to serve with

Michael J. Brooks is the pastor of Siluria Baptist Church in Alabaster. The church’s website is siluriabaptist.com.

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

As pennies vanish, Florida's new law “allowing” cash rounding raises a sharper question: why do we now look to government for permission on ordinary business practices?