Michael Brooks

REFLECTIONS BY MICHAEL BROOKS: The Devil Got Into It

He was a local business owner and a music director in a Baptist church. He asked to have ...

Faith

KELLY: Meet Me at the Cross, Go and sin no more

By Dean Kelly Once, in an attempt to trap Jesus, a group of scribes and Pharisees brought a ...

Faith

Does Jesus have a secret code name?

By R.A. Mathews If you haven’t heard of Nate Bargatze, he’s a rising star among comedians — good ...

Columnists

DIETRICH: It’s gonna be OK

By Sean Dietrich Guest Columnist You’re going to be OK. That’s not an opinion. It’s not a guess. ...

James Jones

JAMES JONES: Good riddance to the 2024 Paris Olympics

The Paris 2024 Olympics are over and nobody is happier than me. From the opening ceremony to the ...

Faith

SPRAGUE: Whose Promise?

By Van Sprague Guest Columnist There is a grave and intimate gathering recorded in Matthew 26. Jesus ate ...

Faith

BROOKS: Avoiding ministry land mines

By Michael Brooks Guest Columnist I’ve often commented on our Baptist system whereby young ministers are sent to ...

Faith

KELLY: God said it – that settles it

By Dean Kelly Guest Columnist Through the years I have heard someone say something like this, “God said ...

Faith

MATHEWS: A big message with three little words

By R.A. Mathews Guest Columnist One Sunday morning, I began the sermon, asking, “Is ‘Obadiah’ a book of ...

Faith

BISHOP: King David shows us the way to restoration, renewal

By Austin Bishop Guest Columnist Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right[ spirit ...

James Jones

James Jones: Stough keeping DYW of Dallas County on right path

Demisha Stough is the right person to serve as Chairman of the Distinguished Young Women of Dallas County. ...

James Jones

James Jones: Newspaper experience traveled with me to Selma

Two Newspapers influenced my news judgment at the Selma Times-Journal. The Tuscaloosa News and The Biloxi Sun-Herald played ...

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James Jones: Saban deserves Bryant-Denny Stadium named after him

The University of Alabama missed a golden opportunity to properly honor former football coach Nick Saban.  On September ...

James Jones

James Jones: Barkley thrived in Air Jordan’s shadow

Forty years ago, the NBA had its greatest draft ever. The 1984 draft is best-known for the Portland ...

James Jones

James Jones: Remembering the legacy of Air McNair

One of my favorite stories as a young sportswriter eventually turned tragic. Fifteen years ago this month, former ...

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