by John D. Pierce | Aug 14, 2008 | Opinion
Family and friends of Dr. Drayton and Mary Etta Sanders of Dalton, Ga., will celebrate the fine couple’s 50th wedding anniversary this Saturday. While I cannot be physically present for the festive occasion, I do want to pay tribute to two of the finest Baptist...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 12, 2008 | Opinion
Bob the Tomato, Larry the Cucumber and friends are hitting the road. VeggieTales has announced a 50-city tour of the entertaining and inspirational characters.Beginning Sept. 4 in Austin, Texas, the new 80-minute stage show — featuring “singing, dancing and a...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 10, 2008 | Opinion
Smoltz is hurt; Skip is dead; and the Atlanta Braves are essentially out of contention early. Trading Mark Teixeira was the baseball equivalent to raising the white flag of surrender.A team that looked promising coming out of spring training has had more doctor...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 7, 2008 | Opinion
This Sunday will be my last as co-interim pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Macon, Ga. The good “Z-people” are hosting a luncheon for Jack Colwell and me and our families.Church leadership came up with this unique dual-interim arrangement and everyone...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 4, 2008 | Opinion
Self-appointed spokespersons get on my nerves. Such is the case with the Rev. Rob McCoy, pastor of Calvary Chapel in Thousand Oaks, Calif.Although a second-tier player, at best, in the ongoing evangelical king-of-the-hill game, McCoy claims in a July 29 Washington...
