by John D. Pierce | Feb 19, 2014 | Opinion
By John Pierce In my sermon last Sunday to Macon’s Vineville Baptist Church, titled “This is not Walmart,” we considered the ways engagement in church is (or should be) distinct from all other experiences. The early church leader Paul’s exasperation with some...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 3, 2014 | Opinion
By John Pierce Two recent studies have stirred conversations about the most “Bible-minded” cities in the U.S. Topping the two lists are places where large chunks of my life have been spent: Chattanooga and Atlanta. The American Bible Society, in a survey conducted by...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 17, 2014 | Opinion
Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta. Photo by John D. Pierce. By John Pierce On this weekend honoring the memory, courage and significant social and spiritual impact of Martin Luther King Jr., my mind goes again to a remarkable reality: He was a Christian...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 7, 2014 | Opinion
By John Pierce One of the good, early lessons veteran editors taught me years ago came as a warning against using editorial space to simply jump on a favorite soapbox repeatedly. Such writing should be broader and more constructive than just venting against a pet...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 14, 2013 | Opinion
By John Pierce Countless books land on my desk throughout the year. It’s one of the blessings and burdens of being an editor. (There are some really bad books out there.) However, receiving review copies of good books is indeed a blessing. They come in all...
