by John D. Pierce | Dec 8, 2007 | Opinion
According to an Associated Press story, only two of the six big-time ministries met the Thursday deadline for turning over requested financial records to a U.S. Senate panel headed by Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa (in photo).Grassley said he received packets of...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 6, 2007 | Opinion
My old campus ministry colleagues have long recalled and embellished stories from a national gathering of Baptist campus ministers at Ouachita University in Arkansas in the early ’80s. The two-day trips out and back for our Georgia group were particularly...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 4, 2007 | Opinion
This week, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will seek to allay fears that his Mormon faith is a negative attribute. I assume he will do well.However, I saw several news reports leading to his address that included unsolicited advice for the former...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 1, 2007 | Opinion
If one is ignorant, or just flat wrong about something, there is no virtue in having a firm conviction. Maturity requires on ongoing rethinking of what is worthy of our affirmation and commitment.Now there is a difference in the politically expedient...
by John D. Pierce | Nov 29, 2007 | Opinion
During last night’s Republican presidential debate, it was interesting to see how some citizens (via YouTube) were looking for very simple answers to their questions about everything from immigration to abortion to biblical authority.As if a religious test is...
