by John D. Pierce | Mar 19, 2009 | Opinion
Dried fruits and assorted nuts have become my favorite snack in recent weeks. Nestled in the grocery display among the cranberries, raisins and mango was a bag touting “Premium Pitted Dried Plums.”It took me a moment to realize these were prunes. Clearly...
by John D. Pierce | Mar 14, 2009 | Opinion
How’s this for commitment? Doug Maag taught a college Sunday school class at Wieuca Road Baptist Church in Atlanta from 1964 until 1998. And it was more than a Sunday morning duty.”Those were blessed days,” the 90-year-old Texan told me one afternoon...
by John D. Pierce | Mar 12, 2009 | Opinion
The Christian community in Dalton, Ga., is not giving up although times are mighty tough there. An ecumenical gathering called “24/7: Faith in the Real World” is one rallying point.Last Monday night, the quarterly dinner event — sponsored by Baptist,...
by John D. Pierce | Mar 10, 2009 | Opinion
The remarkable life of Millard Fuller, founder of Habitat for Humanity and the Fuller Center for Housing, will be celebrated this Saturday at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Everyone is invited to join in person or by webcast.The service will begin at 2:00 PM in...
by John D. Pierce | Mar 8, 2009 | Opinion
OK, maybe somebody else has noticed this already. But I’m just a casual music listener — yet philosophical enough to put such stuff together.Cute little singer Taylor Swift has a song called “Tim McGraw.” (My younger daughter’s musical taste is...
