by John D. Pierce | Nov 21, 2008 | Opinion
An Atlanta-to-Houston flight earlier this week was enhanced by the wit of a Delta flight attendant. As I boarded, she was handing a coat hanger to one of the pilots. “He needs to make a couple of repairs before we leave,” she deadpanned. A smile did not...
by John D. Pierce | Nov 20, 2008 | Opinion
My colleague Keithen Tucker attended the Macon Touchdown Club on Monday night to hear Mark Richt, head football coach at the University of Georgia (the alma mater of another colleague, Tony Cartledge).Keithen shared with me that Coach Richt began his address by noting...
by John D. Pierce | Nov 18, 2008 | Opinion
During my interview with Pat Terry, that appeared in the November issue of Baptists Today, the talented Nashville songwriter and Christian music pioneer said he was itching to get back on stage after a long absence. I suggested Macon, Ga., as a good place — and he...
by John D. Pierce | Nov 14, 2008 | Opinion
As mentioned in the blog below, the Georgia Baptist Convention (GBC) passed a policy earlier this week that gives Executive Director Bob White and the GBC Administration Committee the authority to reject undesired donations.Committee member John Waters, pastor of the...
by John D. Pierce | Nov 12, 2008 | Opinion
In another deliberate and continuous move toward isolation and irrelevancy, the Georgia Baptist Convention (GBC) approved a policy yesterday that gives leadership the right to reject cooperation with congregations deemed to be out of line with Southern Baptists’...
