by John D. Pierce | Sep 8, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Recently CNN reported a sad story of how some seniors and others have been scammed multiple times and are considered ripe for the picking. So their names and contact information are sold on what is deemed a “suckers list.” Something as innocent...
by John D. Pierce | Sep 7, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Some people find the Bible to be confusing. Others compound the confusion by treating the Bible as if a catalogue, rule book, science or history text, or other lesser volume than its intended purpose. Still others attribute claims to the Bible — for...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 27, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce The first time a Kate Campbell CD landed in my inbox, in 2001, it stayed there until a convincing publicist called weeks later to follow up. Leaving the office I grabbed the hymns-plus-original-songs CD, Wandering Strange, and played it in my car....
by John D. Pierce | Aug 3, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Spending time in the American West takes me back to my childhood love of all things cowboy. While riding through expansive Hayden and Lamar valleys in Yellowstone National Park recently, I found myself working up my best TV announcer voice to...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 29, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Decades ago my friend-since-college Tommy McDearis (now pastor of Blacksburg Baptist Church across from Virginia Tech) introduced me to Bob Maddox who became my friend as well. An excellent pastor and insightful writer, Bob also served the White...
