by John D. Pierce | Jul 17, 2009 | Opinion
What is the price of peace? For Southern Baptists in Missouri the latest invoice is $100,000 according to a report from Baptist Press.This bill comes after years of Missouri Baptist Convention leadership pouring lots of money into failed legal attempts to regain...
by John D. Pierce | Jul 16, 2009 | Opinion
Arthur Blessitt quickly became one of the more recognizable figures of the “Jesus Movement” (hippie Christians) of the late ’60s and early ’70. He helped to make Christianity cool for young people of that era — like me.We put his little round...
by John D. Pierce | Jul 7, 2009 | Opinion
Online editor Bruce Gourley urged me for years to add a blog to the Baptists Today website. He found an ally when Tony Cartledge became a contributing editor.Tony had been blogging as editor of the Biblical Recorder in North Carolina. So he was ready to keep writing...
by John D. Pierce | Jul 2, 2009 | Opinion
With widespread Internet access and hand-held communication devices, the good news is many of can work just about anytime and anyplace. The bad news, of course, is that we can work just about anytime and anyplace. One summer, as a mid-teen, I was offered work...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 30, 2009 | Opinion
Suppose you have made it to “Final Jeopardy” and the answer is “M Night.” What would you scribble down as your question?Alex Trebek would nod approvingly if you offered: “Who is the Indian-American writer and director of such films as The...
