by John D. Pierce | Feb 4, 2009 | Opinion
Hundreds gathered today (Feb. 4) beneath the pecan trees of the once highly-controversial Koinonia Farms near Americus, Ga., to bury and honor Habitat for Humanity International founder Millard Fuller who unexpectedly died early yesterday morning at age 74.On an...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 3, 2009 | Opinion
Founder of Habitat for Humanity International and the Fuller Center for Housing, Millard Fuller died early this morning at age 74. Pray for his wife, Linda, and children, Chris, Kim, Faith and Georgia, and all the family.He was an inspiring personality and one I was...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 3, 2009 | Opinion
My daughter and I contributed to the strong second-place finish for the film “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” this weekend. That ranking comes on the heels of two straight weekends as the top-ranked movie.Some church friends had mentioned that it was funny and...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 31, 2009 | Opinion
My friend Ed Grisamore — a columnist for The Macon Telegraph and an active member of Macon’s First Baptist Church — and I got together earlier this week to talk about our common passions for writing and baseball.After sizing up the new Braves pitching rotation,...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 29, 2009 | Opinion
Before picking up my daughter from drama practice last evening, there was just enough time for a quick stop at Kroger. Bananas, mixed nuts and dried fruit formed my small mission.In the produce section, however, a woman came charging toward me. Loudly she asked:...
