by John D. Pierce | Jun 27, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce There are those who are celebrating the Supreme Court decision on the legality of same-sex marriage. There are those who are deeply disappointed, even alarmed, by it. These persons often share the same profession of faith and even belong to the same...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 23, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce Those blessed to know Randall Lolley as seminary president, pastor, visionary leader and/or friend are aware of his many gifts. One is his insightful and effective communication of the Gospel. Now the gift of Dr. Lolley’s preaching will become a larger...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 21, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce Ministers across the nation this morning are offering pastoral words of hope, challenge and peace following the horrific, hate-driven murders of nine participants in a Charleston, S.C., Bible study. Finding understanding, however, is impossible. It just...
by John D. Pierce | May 29, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce During a camping trip when we were teens, my best friend Dale peeled a bright orange, oval label from the package of meat we were about to grill and pressed it to his forehead. It simply read, “GROUND CHUCK.” Not only did the label stick; so did a...
by John D. Pierce | May 15, 2015 | Opinion
An admittedly snarky blog by John Pierce Over recent decades a major shift occurred within Southern Baptist Convention leadership. The emphasis moved from cooperation to control. Specifically, terms like “inerrancy” became code words for equating biblical allegiance...
