by John D. Pierce | Feb 3, 2009 | Opinion
My daughter and I contributed to the strong second-place finish for the film “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” this weekend. That ranking comes on the heels of two straight weekends as the top-ranked movie.Some church friends had mentioned that it was funny and...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 31, 2009 | Opinion
My friend Ed Grisamore — a columnist for The Macon Telegraph and an active member of Macon’s First Baptist Church — and I got together earlier this week to talk about our common passions for writing and baseball.After sizing up the new Braves pitching rotation,...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 29, 2009 | Opinion
Before picking up my daughter from drama practice last evening, there was just enough time for a quick stop at Kroger. Bananas, mixed nuts and dried fruit formed my small mission.In the produce section, however, a woman came charging toward me. Loudly she asked:...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 27, 2009 | Opinion
NEWSGa. Baptist leaders warn of further action against church with female pastor By John PierceBaptists TodayDECATUR, Ga. — In her church newsletter column dated Jan. 23, pastor Julie Pennington-Russell of the First Baptist Church of Decatur, Ga., reported on a Jan. 7...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 27, 2009 | Opinion
Shirley Taylor of Conroe, Texas, has a passion. It surfaced in the Open Letter she sent out recently urging Baptists to rethink the idea of women in church leadership.Not knowing Shirley, I emailed her some questions. (Also, I did not know that Bob Allen of ABP was...
