by John D. Pierce | Feb 26, 2009 | Opinion
Yesterday my wife paid a physical therapy visit to a local nursing home. An elderly man with a cane wobbled his way down the hall.One of the employees saw him and was alarmed. “Oh Honey, did you fall?” she asked.My wife looked and saw the woman examining...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 26, 2009 | Opinion
Southern Baptist editor Kelly Boggs’ recent column in Baptist Press reveals why white conservative Christians are not taken seriously in needed discussions about race. The editor of the Louisiana Baptist Convention newspaper, Baptist Message, addressed the...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 18, 2009 | Opinion
A review of Hardball Religion: Feeling the Fury of Fundamentalism by Wade Burleson (2009, Smyth & Helwys Publishing)By John PierceExecutive EditorBaptists TodayConservative Southern Baptist pastor and popular blogger Wade Burleson details his recent three-year...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 17, 2009 | Opinion
During my college years in the ’70s, we made a point of finishing on time. In fact, a Bachelor degree was often referred to as a “four-year degree.”Only a slacker would drag things out much longer, eliciting the explanation that “he crammed...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 14, 2009 | Opinion
While having never served as a full-fledged pastor, I get to play one on many Sundays. It gives me even greater respect for those who follow that unique calling.Some of my closest friends are pastors — and some are former pastors who gave more than 20 years to the...
