by John D. Pierce | Jan 17, 2009 | Opinion
My foray into journalism came when high school friend Nancy Poston invited me to join the 1974 yearbook staff. My specialty was pretending to sell ads while picnicking and playing with friends at Wilder Tower in Chickamauga National Military Park.Vocationally,...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 13, 2009 | Opinion
Fernwood Baptist Church celebrated 50 years of ministry in Spartanburg, S.C., on Sunday. It was my pleasure to share in that grand occasion.I joked with them about moving my membership there since “apparently churches in this area welcome non-resident...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 10, 2009 | Opinion
Daniel Burke of Religion News Service has a good piece on the churchgoing habits of U.S. presidents and the pressure on the incoming First Family to find a church home. (I’ll link the article when it appears on the Baptists Today website later today.)He notes...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 8, 2009 | Opinion
Americans always feel somewhat battered after a long, intense, over-covered, bitter presidential campaign.Candidates and their supporters go overboard. They characterize opponents in the worst possible — even alarmist — ways. High emotions can lead quickly to...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 6, 2009 | Opinion
Then U.S. Attorney General Griffin Bell spoke at my graduation from Berry College in the spring of 1978. I don’t recall his message but his strong, clear Southern voice was pleasing to the ear.Judge Bell died yesterday morning at age 90. He will be buried in...
