by John D. Pierce | Oct 11, 2019 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Advent is coming and the start of a new year. Whether reading for one’s own spiritual benefit or preparing to preach, there is a new resource available for a limited time, exclusively from Nurturing Faith. A TIME FOR EVERY PURPOSE: A Devotional Guide...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 9, 2019 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Indeed, truth can be unsettling. That’s why so many ignore it in favor of false but more comfortable narratives. For those who dare to face uncomfortable truth — since Jesus said such is the key to personal and spiritual freedom — there is a new...
by John D. Pierce | Sep 11, 2019 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Politicians across the spectrum have long curried favor from religious voters — some finding the particular context, practices and language more comfortable than others. Sometimes it’s even humorous to watch a politician feign some commonality where...
by John D. Pierce | Sep 9, 2019 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Ginny Bridges Ireland and I first got acquainted long ago when we were both campus ministers. Together we led a weekend retreat and Sunday worship for a church in the North Georgia mountains. Through the decades I have enjoyed reconnecting with Ginny...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 23, 2019 | Opinion
A big question is how did so much of American Christianity today get so far from Jesus? The answer can be traced to what pastor and author Ken Wytsma calls the “Salvation Industrial Complex.” And his personal experience mirrors mine. “I grew up with the notion that to...
