by John D. Pierce | Dec 25, 2007 | Opinion
Today marks the culmination of a dozen shopping sprees, a hundred hand-addressed greeting cards, a thousand hors d’oeuvres and sugar cookies, a million twinkling lights and our best efforts to prepare for the coming of the Christ Child. Now we have made it. Let us...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 22, 2007 | Opinion
The invasion of the in-laws will peak around noon today at our house, when about 15 of us will encounter enough food for two bowl-bound football teams. The ham, turkey, dressing, greens, ambrosia, sweet potato casserole, etc. will be abundant. In addition, the Long...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 20, 2007 | Opinion
A friend and Baptist leader from Arkansas called yesterday. Our conversation rested mostly on two topics: former Arkansas governor and rising presidential candidate, Mike Huckabee, and the Celebration of a New Baptist Covenant set for late January.The two intersect at...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 18, 2007 | Opinion
Chuckles and bewilderment, not outrage, seemed to be the primary and appropriate responses to someone at a New York City grocery store labeling the ham as “Delicious for Chanukah (Hannaukkah)” recently. Apparently, it was not an intentional offense. An...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 15, 2007 | Opinion
Walter “Buddy” Shurden was honored with a retirement dinner at Mercer University last night where he has spent nearly 25 years as a Christianity professor and department chair, as well as founding director of Mercer’s Center for Baptist Studies.He...
