by John D. Pierce | Jan 30, 2018 | Opinion
By: Ginger Hughes The skies gloomy and gray, bestow a slow and steady rain this day. It’s comforting really. That sound, so soft, as the raindrops land gently on the ground. The leaves on the trees do a little dance as drops land and cascade down their green...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 29, 2018 | Opinion
Generally, most of us want to be nice – and are deemed nice. We care about people and respect their differences; we seek to be around nice people ourselves. Persons who don’t behave nicely in our society create enough ugliness – with no need for us...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 28, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce “Have you ever felt like the whole world is a tuxedo and you’re a pair of brown shoes?” That deadpan line comedian George Gobel once delivered on The Tonight Show to crack up host Johnny Carson came to mind last week. I knew that out-of-place feeling...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 25, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce The shiny bell in my home study is beautiful in appearance and sound. But is more than that: It is gift that that reminds me to be bold in “ringing the bell for freedom” — as I was charged by the generous man who gave it to me. David M. Smith of...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 22, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce, Executive Editor of Nurturing Faith Journal & Bible Studies and Publisher of Nurturing Faith Books No issue impacts congregational and denominational life today more than how to include or exclude LGBTQ persons. Some churches and Christian...
