by John D. Pierce | Jan 1, 2008 | Opinion
New Year’s Day is the ultimate “hangin’ out” time. Family, friends, food and football top the loose agenda.I’ll do my best to repress all thoughts of Baptists issues and a fast approaching publishing deadline. And I’ll leave the...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 30, 2007 | Opinion
Weekend mornings call for the slow and sometimes intermittent multi-tasking of razor and remote control. The shaving is slower and often later than on weekday mornings.So is my channel surfing, which usually lands on news and home improvement shows.Since confession is...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 27, 2007 | Opinion
Yesterday, the day after Christmas, our 9-year-old daughter was overheard repeatedly saying her Nikon Coolpix camera was her favorite new gift.Unlike in the costly days of film and development, she was free to shoot at will — and did. She even enjoyed the video option...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 25, 2007 | Opinion
Today marks the culmination of a dozen shopping sprees, a hundred hand-addressed greeting cards, a thousand hors d’oeuvres and sugar cookies, a million twinkling lights and our best efforts to prepare for the coming of the Christ Child. Now we have made it. Let us...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 22, 2007 | Opinion
The invasion of the in-laws will peak around noon today at our house, when about 15 of us will encounter enough food for two bowl-bound football teams. The ham, turkey, dressing, greens, ambrosia, sweet potato casserole, etc. will be abundant. In addition, the Long...
