by John D. Pierce | Aug 27, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce The first time a Kate Campbell CD landed in my inbox, in 2001, it stayed there until a convincing publicist called weeks later to follow up. Leaving the office I grabbed the hymns-plus-original-songs CD, Wandering Strange, and played it in my car....
by John D. Pierce | Aug 3, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Spending time in the American West takes me back to my childhood love of all things cowboy. While riding through expansive Hayden and Lamar valleys in Yellowstone National Park recently, I found myself working up my best TV announcer voice to...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 29, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Decades ago my friend-since-college Tommy McDearis (now pastor of Blacksburg Baptist Church across from Virginia Tech) introduced me to Bob Maddox who became my friend as well. An excellent pastor and insightful writer, Bob also served the White...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 21, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce It doesn’t mean much to say one believes the Bible. Just consider all the conflicting and often awful stuff said over the centuries, and even recently, by those claiming biblical authority. Not surprising, there are many people who reject the Bible...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 18, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Thanks to everyone who stopped by the Nurturing Faith exhibit at last week’s Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly in Dallas, where we offered copies of Nurturing Faith Journal and Bible Studies, CBF Resources and more than 75...
