by John D. Pierce | Aug 22, 2019 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Sometimes country music gets a bad rap (pun intended). And like any musical genre, some of that is well deserved. However, there are prophetic, progressive messages — even among country classics — if one listens intently enough. Henson Cargill’s Skip...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 9, 2019 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce 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/author Ken Wytsma calls the “Salvation Industrial Complex.” And his personal experience mirrors mine. “I grew up with the...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 2, 2019 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce The tendency of many is to stay entrenched in support of systems of injustice — offering “biblical” rationalizations unrecognizable by Jesus — until the larger culture forces social change. Then, much later, to either offer a long-overdue apology for...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 27, 2019 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce There are not many things President Trump is honest about. He is a record-setting liar. His false claims are so numerous and outrageous that even his best defenders call them “alternate facts” and dismiss proven accurate information as “fake news.”...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 24, 2019 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Reading Nurturing Faith Journal has many benefits — with the overarching advantage of gaining understanding around the many issues impacting thoughtful and faithful daily living. The latest issue explores the role of “hard prayers,” the good reasons...