by John D. Pierce | Dec 22, 2009 | Opinion
Pondering is one of my favorite activities. Something I have heard or read gets lodged in my mind and doesn’t go away for awhile. One of the most thought-provoking episodes to come my way this year was sparked by a statement from Christian ethicist Bill Tillman...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 19, 2009 | Opinion
Parents whose sons and daughters go to Truett-McConnell College in Cleveland, Ga., can rest assured that soon every faculty member will have expressed allegiance to the narrow doctrinal confines of the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message statement.According to an article...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 17, 2009 | Opinion
The death of Oral Roberts, a pioneer of television evangelism, takes me back to the days when he, Rex Humbard, Bob Harrington, “Reverend Ike” and an assortment of local and regional preachers took to the airwaves of my youth. And then there was Ernest Angley, of...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 15, 2009 | Opinion
Advent was not a part of my Baptist upbringing. But growing expectation was certainly present in the annual Christmas journey.Both the church and popular culture provided mile markers to be anticipated and passed on the way to Christmas Day.The hanging of the greens...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 12, 2009 | Opinion
Religious faith fascinates me. Maybe that’s why for so much of my life I have studied it, reported on it and tried to practice (with ongoing adjustments) a version that seems right and good to me.Even before entering a second career some 16 years ago, in which...
