Learning through the lens of history

By John Pierce The making of two new baseball-themed movies would be good enough news to me. The fact that they are being filmed in familiar environs adds to the excitement. Clint Eastwood rolled into Macon, Ga., earlier this year to eat lunch (on film) at a local...

Bluebirds, Pogo and us

By John Pierce A pair of Eastern bluebirds is working on a second batch of offspring in the one-room cedar house I erected in our backyard earlier this spring. Like before, the brilliantly beautiful male bird is staking out his territory now. Three places have most of...

Don’t ask me to measure friendships

By John Pierce There is a common tendency for people to criticize Facebook — especially those who use it the most. Even though it’s free. Criticisms generally relate to unwelcome changes. The “If it ain’t broke…” philosophy is...

Think books

By John Pierce For one year now, Baptists Today news journal has carried the Nurturing Faith Bible Studies by Tony Cartledge along with youth studies and children’s helps. We are grateful for the excellent response by Sunday school classes and other groups to...