‘The Help’ and the Great Banquet

by | Nov 14, 2011 | Opinion

By John Pierce There was so much public response to the movie, The Help, that I wrote no comments of my own at the time of the release. But one thought related to the novel-turned-film keeps moving around in my mind. It has to do with the designations of villains and...

Smart shopping with smart phones?

by | Nov 14, 2011 | Opinion

Today’s paper carries an article about a bunch of new mobile phone apps designed to help consumers compare prices and find deals on the fly. I don’t think I’ll be downloading many of them. The photo in the online version shows a woman in a grocery...

Reaching Students Who Can’t Go Away to Seminary

by | Nov 14, 2011 | Opinion

Editor’s note: The column below is part two of a three-part series on theological education. Read part one here. The decentralized model of theological education that CentralBaptistTheologicalSeminary in Kansas is offering not only in Tennessee and Wisconsin but...

Some Evangelicals Warm Up to Climate-Change Issues

by | Nov 14, 2011 | Opinion

Writers who deal with current topics are expected to “declare an interest,” which on occasion – today is an occasion – I do. For many of the 16 years since the FestivalofFaiths has been celebrated in Louisville, Ky., I’ve been on the scene, and was...

The dog ate it

by | Nov 12, 2011 | Opinion

By John Pierce One of my third-grade classmates once offered the classic excuse for not turning in her homework assignment. She told our teacher: “The fan blew it off the table and the dog ate it.” Those words were so embedded in our young minds that some...