by John D. Pierce | Nov 12, 2016 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Christianity Today published a recent tribute marking the 98th birthday of Billy Graham. The now-aging evangelist was instrumental in the founding of the publication. In the friendly article (titled “The Remarkable Mr. Graham”), biographer Grant...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 31, 2016 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce We all have those teachers whose impact lasted beyond the final exam. My list of classroom heroes includes Dr. George Braswell. His seminary class on cross-cultural communication has long informed my understanding and practice of relating to those...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 27, 2016 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce One significant revelation in this endless political season has been the clear disclosure of “the Christian right” as a political movement having nothing to do with Jesus. Absolutely nothing. And it never has. It’s always been about power, and...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 25, 2016 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Religion news is not an insignificant subset of information for the faithful few (or even many). In fact, religion plays a role in almost all the news that impacts our lives. One service we are pleased to provide is a daily dose of wide-ranging...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 24, 2016 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce After more than 20 years of publishing my opinion I’ve learned to not take the praise nor the pushback too seriously — realizing that only weak writing receives one exclusively or neither. Long ago I embraced the guiding principle that one of life’s...
