by John D. Pierce | Nov 28, 2009 | Opinion
Many of us have watched the evolution of shopping from downtown department stores to ever-expanding malls to shopping centers now designed to look and feel more like downtown shopping. It would take awhile to find, but somewhere there is a newspaper clipping with a...
by John D. Pierce | Nov 21, 2009 | Opinion
A recent Religion News Service article explored the challenges of living in the well-connected world of instant communication. No one denies the benefits, but new challenges must be faced as well.Trying to find the right balance between constant, easy access and...
by John D. Pierce | Nov 19, 2009 | Opinion
The late D. Eugene Briscoe, my supervisor of long ago, taught me the values of time management and punctuality. Some would say it was an obsession with him. However, those good lessons learned have served me well throughout my career. So I am very grateful.Using time...
by John D. Pierce | Nov 17, 2009 | Opinion
Years of daily writing and editing can be damaging to the brain. One tends to notice things others might ignore. While helping my youngest brother buy a new cell phone at the Walmart in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., recently, I asked the electronics clerk when the company...
by John D. Pierce | Nov 16, 2009 | Opinion
Pastor Julie Pennington-Russell told me she found a FedEx package from the Georgia Baptist Convention (GBC) when she arrived at the First Baptist Church of Decatur, Ga., yesterday. It contained a letter from GBC Executive Director J. Robert White, the mouthpiece of...
