by John D. Pierce | Nov 29, 2017 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Not everyone is curious and questioning. Some settle for easy, insufficient answers rather than digging a little bit deeper for truth. For the curious-minded, however, good answers are not always hidden. It’s just a matter of looking in the right...
by John D. Pierce | Nov 21, 2017 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce My mother was not a neat freak — which with four sons would have been an effort in futility anyway. But one thing was always in its proper place in our house. Nothing was ever stacked on top of the Bible. Reverence for the only book with “Holy”...
by John D. Pierce | Nov 11, 2017 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce The religious faith I affirm and practice is not the same as many who use the same brand name along with some common rituals and language. It is simply too different to be called the same religion. The deities we worship have vastly different...
by John D. Pierce | Nov 10, 2017 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce This follows yesterday’s blog about giving away most of my personal library recently. Sometimes when asked what I do for a living my first response is, “I make up stuff.” Most writers don’t use such a line that might imply not telling the...
by John D. Pierce | Nov 9, 2017 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Assembling an impressive personal library was a sign of taking knowledge (or at least the perception of knowledge) seriously for my generation of seminarians and up-start minister types. Filling shelves, especially with hefty theological volumes,...
