by John D. Pierce | Nov 1, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce The term racism can be misapplied. But it also can be defined and used too narrowly to hide or defend racism. A belief in racial superiority is widely used to define racism. Since few (though a growing number now that it’s en vogue politically)...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 31, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Nurturing Faith Experience: Pacific Northwest, set for July 20-27, 2019, is filling quickly. So if you’ve “been thinking about it,” it might be time to act. This experience will featuring Washington’s Olympic National Park and...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 31, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Family and friends gathered at the First Baptist Church on Fifth Street here Saturday (Oct. 27) to celebrate the long and love-filled life of Roy J. Smith, known for his exceptional leadership skills, pastoral passion and (as...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 30, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Jesus was in the business of casting out devils, not creating them out of the very people whom he loved through his life, death and resurrection. So it is telling when those who profess his name today so quickly join political forces to demonize...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 24, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Through his 1965 book, The Christian Agnostic, Leslie Weatherhead taught me to distinguish between rejecting faith and constructively rethinking what I’d been taught about faith. I discovered that often faith and doubt are not opposites but two sides...
