by John D. Pierce | Sep 24, 2013 | Opinion
By John Pierce Actors in commercials talk differently than those of us in real life. We would more likely say, “Man, I sure do itch!” rather than, “I’m tired of my moderate to severe psoriasis.” Commercial talk requires giving abundantly...
by Ircel Harrison | Sep 24, 2013 | Opinion
When I was a college student, I heard someone say, “The church is always one generation away from extinction.” As I remember, this was intended to encourage us to be evangelistic in sharing our faith. The idea is that God has no grandchildren, only...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Sep 24, 2013 | Opinion
Thomas Friedman begins his book, “Hot, Flat and Crowded,” with a story about the U.S. consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. Before 9/11, the consulate was located “in the Palazzo Corpi, a grand and distinctive old building in the heart of the city’s...
by Chris Smith | Sep 24, 2013 | Opinion
We are living in a hurried, fast-paced age. If you do not own or have access to a MacBook, iPhone, iPod, iPad or their non-Apple equivalents, you are almost lost. While these new forms of technology have afforded us tremendous conveniences, some unfortunate byproducts...
by Tyler Tankersley | Sep 23, 2013 | Opinion
When I was a teenager, there was a day called See You at the Pole (SYATP). We were encouraged to show up at the flagpole before school started, join hands and pray together. I went to a large high school so this usually meant that people saw more than 100 students...
by Jim Somerville | Sep 23, 2013 | Opinion
I preached on the “parable of the lost sheep” from Luke 15 recently, which begins with the notice that “all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to Jesus, and the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, ‘This...
