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Forgiveness has healing power

By Michael Brooks | Brooks is a pastor of the Siluria Baptist Church and adjunct instructor at Jefferson State Community ...

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Wanting to be Superman, not Clark Kent

Superman was my boyhood hero. After all, he was faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a ...

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Remembering to pray for America

The National Day of Prayer this week reminds us to pray for America.

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Good Friday named for God’s promise

By Michael Brooks Brooks is a pastor of the Siluria Baptist Church and adjunct instructor at Jefferson State ...

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Jesus taught us to value every person

I’ve read and preached about Paul and Silas singing praise to God at midnight in the Philippian jail ...

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Where is God when we’re going through painful times?

The ancient patriarch Job felt all alone in his suffering. He said, “Oh, that I knew where I ...

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Finding your identity through faith

By Michael Brooks Brooks is a pastor of the Siluria Baptist Church and adjunct instructor at Jefferson State Community ...

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God finds way to communicate with everyone

By Michael Brooks Brooks is a pastor of Siluria Baptist Church and adjunct instructor at Jefferson State Community ...

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Learning how to forgive through faith

Christian author Max Lucado popularized the Old Testament character Mephibosheth for our generation. Mephibosheth was King Saul’s grandson ...

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Faith plays key role in finding love

Karen Carpenter was the preeminent voice of the 70s. Along with her brother Richard she sold 160 million ...

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The positives about getting older

I was the new pastor at the church, and a deacon took me to meet a senior saint.

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Encouraging people to get active in the church

By Michael Brooks Brooks is a pastor of the Siluria Baptist Church and adjunct instructor at Jefferson State ...

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Finding the right way to communicate

It’s fun to watch a baby grow. They begin to pull on the furniture and stand up, to ...

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Things beyond our control

Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it is attributed to Mark Twain. I thought ...

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Life leaves us with many questions of what if

By Michael Brooks Brooks is a professor at Judson College and a weekly contributor to The Selma Times-Journal. ...

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