Charles D. Brooks

Charles D. Brooks is a General Field Secretary (retired) General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Silver Spring, Maryland.

Articles by Charles D. Brooks

289 Souls Won in the "City of Brotherly Love"

March 1965

What a privilege the Lord gave to us in Philadelphia, the "City of Brotherly Love" this past summer! Certainly we had our ideas and misgivings, but when the way opened for this evangelistic campaign in such a providential man­ner, then we…

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Public Evangelism and the Busy Pastor

August 1961

RECENTLY I made it my business to be near a TV set. It was an eventful morning, one of those that will be referred to in history classes by our chil­dren's children, if time should last.

Prodded by a recent Russian success, America…

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Preach what you believe!

November 1984

 

Someone has written, "We are called to preach. Preaching is our function as Christians. The essence of our calling is not something to do but something to be.'' And so in a real sense every Christian is called to be a preacher.…

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The narrowness of Jesus

February 1979

The word narrow is used frequently in an uncomplimentary way to damage a person's reputation. Someone says, "Oh, yes, he is narrow," meaning that one side of his nature has been blighted, that he is stunted by defective education or squeezed…

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Refocusing our priorities

January 1993

"Priority" is a stimulating word. It implies urgency. It sounds a trumpet. It pinpoints a matter of prime importance and elevates it above lesser things.

Clearly, both the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy rate evangelism as the top…

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Heaven wills a completed task! Spiritual empowerment and revival

October 2003

I write this from my heart—a reflection from within. Look around. Astonishing prophecies are being fulfilled and spectacular "signs" are seen and heard everywhere. Ours is the age of "apocalyptic politics." In the…

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