by John D. Pierce | Jun 27, 2008 | Opinion
The funeral service for Erby Walker will be held at St. Paul AME Church in Atlanta tomorrow. The longtime counterman at the famed Varsity drive-in died of a heart attack on Monday at the young age of 70 according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.A Varsity employee...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 25, 2008 | Opinion
Upon returning from the recent Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly in Memphis, a friend called to give this reflection that must have surfaced during the flight home.”I know why we (moderates) lost the Southern Baptist Convention,” he said with...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 23, 2008 | Opinion
For years I have half-listened to flight attendants warn that, in the event an aircraft should lose cabin pressure, oxygen masks will descend from the compartment above. The warning is always followed by an illustration on how to put the yellow cup over your mouth and...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 20, 2008 | Opinion
Spending a few days in Memphis has been more of a pleasure than expected. The anticipated heat and humidity gave way to comfortable summer weather.The downtown area is more appealing than ever with live music, a nice in-town ballpark and, of course, good food.The...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 18, 2008 | Opinion
Dr. Gardner Taylor, deemed by Time magazine as “dean of the nation’s black preachers,” turns 90 today. Happy birthday!We wish him well and thank him for decades of stirring preaching and faithful ministry, including 42 years at Concord Baptist Church...
