by John D. Pierce | Mar 9, 2008 | Opinion
Once a month, our small editorial staff enjoys a weekend of proofreading. I dropped off a well-marked draft of the April edition of Baptists Today at managing editor Jackie Riley’s house moments ago. Contributing editor Tony Cartledge emailed in more...
by John D. Pierce | Mar 6, 2008 | Opinion
Jim Smith, editor of The Florida Baptist Witness and an unbridled advocate of all things fundamentalist, has amazing gifts beyond the rest of us in this narrow field of Christian journalism. He can even see into the hearts and souls of the thousands of diverse fellow...
by John D. Pierce | Mar 4, 2008 | Opinion
Making judgment calls is as important to editors as it is to sports officials. Some times we get it right; sometimes we don’t.One area that requires good judgment, and often restraint, has to do with news coverage of conflicts or other problems within local...
by John D. Pierce | Mar 1, 2008 | Opinion
Writing was a creative outlet for me, not a contemplated career move. That is, until my friend William T. (Bill) Neal III started giving me writing assignments when I was doing campus ministry at Georgia Tech.His affirmation and encouragement always made me want to...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 28, 2008 | Opinion
News that Larry Norman died last Sunday — at the very young age of 60 — was shocking. He was a true pioneer of what grew into the popular genre known as Contemporary Christian Music.In 1969, Norman recorded his first (and the first) “Christian Rock”...
