by John D. Pierce | Jun 8, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Often I tell people there’s a big difference in visiting Yellowstone and visiting Yellowstone with Bruce Gourley. Those who’ve participated in one of our small-group Nurturing Faith Experiences to the scenic national park and surrounding beauty of...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 5, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Authoritarianism rules. And, boy (gender intended), do we live in a time of emboldened authoritarianism from the White House to the church house. Calvinist Baptist John Piper, who pushes male-dominance “complementarian” doctrine, can always be...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 2, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Paige Patterson’s decades-old assault on Baptist institutions and women in the name of biblical fidelity ended formally this week with revelation that he sought to isolate a female seminarian rape victim in order to “break her down.” It would be easy...
by John D. Pierce | May 29, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Ella Wall Prichard didn’t set out to someday write a book about navigating widowhood. In fact, she admits being quite unprepared for this stage of life thrust upon her when her husband Lev died in 2009. “Nothing prepared me for widowhood, “ she...
by John D. Pierce | May 25, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Like religious fundamentalists at large, Southern Baptist Convention leaders are cornered by their absurd doctrinal certainty. Doubt or even a hint of uncertainty is treated as unbelief — so they arrogantly posit their opinions as unquestionable...
