by John D. Pierce | Feb 4, 2013 | Opinion
By John Pierce Mr. Aubrey Greeson was among the first male teachers I experienced at the highly acclaimed Boynton Elementary School just east of Chickamauga National Military Park. In those glory years, the school claimed us kids for our first eight grades (no...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 29, 2013 | Opinion
By John Pierce Those who subscribe to Baptists Today news journal will read in the February edition that more than one-third (36 percent) of Americans believe that weird weather — such as that occurring in many parts of the U.S. this week — is evidence...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 26, 2013 | Opinion
By John Pierce There is a cute TV commercial in which kids in a classroom are unimpressed by Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ visit. He just plays football. “That’s not a job,” one kid says. When Rodgers mentions being last season’s MVP...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 19, 2013 | Opinion
Pulpit at historic Ebenezter. Photo by John Pierce.By John Pierce Themes of courage, justice and social change surround the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday. With international acclaim for the civil rights leader and Nobel Peace prize laureate gunned down on...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 12, 2013 | Opinion
By John Pierce Will Campbell spent some time at Mercer University in 1995 as writer-in-residence. So I drove down from Atlanta to sit in on a presentation that was mostly readings from two of his books, Brother to a Dragonfly and The Stem of Jesse. He also pulled out...
