by John D. Pierce | Jun 8, 2010 | Opinion
For 13 weekends and counting, I have enjoyed serving as interim pastor to the good people who make up the historic yet lively First Baptist Church of Chattanooga, Tenn. This experience puts me in close proximity to where I was born and raised, but have not lived for...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 5, 2010 | Opinion
Former megachurch pastor Ted Haggard is the Brett Favre of evangelical Christianity. He always finds a way to stay in the news.As anyone with any exposure to news knows, in 2006 Haggard left New Life Church in Colorado Springs, a congregation that he started a decade...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 3, 2010 | Opinion
Surely 54-year-old Jim Joyce had a hard time sleeping last night. The American League umpire’s missed call at first base — with two outs in the ninth inning — cost Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga the rare accomplishment of a perfect game.By all...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 1, 2010 | Opinion
In a recent Religion News Service column, Rabbi James Rudin, senior interreligious adviser for the American Jewish Committee, considered how marketing firms might advise various religious groups. He addressed the loss of “market share” among mainline...
by John D. Pierce | May 29, 2010 | Opinion
Short of the brief fear-fueled rallying immedi-ately following the 9-11 tragedy, it is hard to find much that unites those within the United States of America. Deep polarization — egged on by strident voices on the right and left — marks our nation even at times of...
