By The Rev. Devlyn BrooksA little imagination theater … confirmation style.“Pastor, is it OK to hate certain people?” a struggling confirmation...

My heavens, what a difficult couple of weeks it’s been. Amen?The Charlie Kirk assassination dropped a match into what was already a box of...

By The Rev. Devlyn BrooksA cautionary tale for our time …This week, I arrived early to a coffee shop for a meeting. Already coming from another...

I think the great tragedy of the recent pandemic is that it has hastened our rush to abandon so-called “third spaces” seemingly at all costs.The...

By The Rev. Devlyn BrooksWhile the names of the schools or churches or entertainment venues change, it's inevitable that our news feeds annually...

As I slowly cruised the lakeshore, a tradition I do before heading to my favorite fishing spot on the lake, this past week, I was startled to see...

This past week I celebrated my first anniversary as CEO of a large, faith-based mission that operates an emergency shelter, food pantry and...

A devotion by a favorite author that I religiously read daily jarred me to an awakening earlier this week.It reminded me that often when we are...

But because of his inspiration, I share …First, they came for those whom they deemed “illegals.” And I protested but a little, but not loudly. …...

The other night I was fortunate to sit in on a band jam as it practiced for an upcoming event at a local church.My friend, Todd, invited me as he...

The other day I stopped by our tax guy’s office, and not surprisingly a Bible study discussion broke ouThis isn’t the opening line to a bad joke...

A good portion of the pastor in me wants to be outraged this week.Coming back from a Fourth of July break to read about the goings on in...

By The Rev. Devlyn BrooksWhen was the last time that you scooped up a handful of lake water? Felt the cool, refreshment of one of nature’s most...

The other night I was leaving work, just as the evening sun was taking its turn downward. Another 12 hour day at the emergency shelter, a typical schedule these past 10...

We are living in the most politically violent period in our country since the deadly 1960s.Assassinations, shootings, physical and verbal...