by John D. Pierce | Jan 17, 2008 | Opinion
The Bridges family of Kings Mountain, N.C., visits us between Christmas and New Year’s. It’s a tradition all of us enjoy, and one that counters the usual post-Christmas downer.Moms and the younger ones go shopping. Dads and older offspring take a day-long excursion...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 15, 2008 | Opinion
As a frequent critic of the leadership of the Southern Baptist Convention, I am sometimes asked if I ever say anything nice about those who now control the ever-narrowing denominational body. Not often, but I will when praise is deserved. LifeWay Research deserves...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 13, 2008 | Opinion
Nine evangelical Christian leaders sent a letter last week urging pollsters to ask Democratic voters — not just Republicans — if they consider themselves to be evangelical believers.According to Religion News Service, the signees were: Jim Wallis of Sojourners, David...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 10, 2008 | Opinion
The list of speakers for the upcoming Celebration of a New Baptist Covenant is simply remarkable: two former U.S. presidents (Carter and Clinton), two Nobel Prize winners (Carter and Gore), two U.S. senators (Grassley and Graham), compelling social activists (Edleman,...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 8, 2008 | Opinion
A recent article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution revealed the surprise results birdwatchers found on a trip to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.Last spring, wildfires consumed 115,000 of the South Georgia swamp’s 438,000 acres. The ensuing summer...
