by John D. Pierce | Feb 28, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce Whenever a hot-button issue arises within the larger society, as well as within church life, there are those who charge proponents of social change with abandoning the Bible and caving into culture. One does not have to be an indefatigable historian to...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 23, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce Here we go again: Stomping and stumbling our way through Lent. Choosing the rocky, rugged, narrow path of introspection and confession. Why? For one, we know where it all leads. But doing it all again also brings about some unexpected results. It’s a...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 20, 2015 | Opinion
Please join us for the 15th annual Judson-Rice Award Dinner honoring church historian Bill Leonard. The event will begin at 6pm on Friday, April 24, at Bridger Field House at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. Reservations can be made here or by calling...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 12, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce In recognition of the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, historian Bruce Gourley has done an excellent job of pulling together month-by-month accounts of how Baptists responded to the tragic conflict that divided the nation. These columns in...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 7, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce Yesterday, when reporting on the Islamic State’s continuous barbarism, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer discussed claims that an American hostage had been killed in Jordanian airstrikes. The conversations were primarily, and appropriately, about the likelihood this...
