by John D. Pierce | Feb 6, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Soon the next issue of Nurturing Faith Journal will roll of the presses — and there is time for you to subscribe right here. Some highlights of the March-April issue — along with the superb weekly Nurturing Faith Bible Studies by Tony Cartledge —...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 5, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce For decades musician Ken Medema has moved audiences toward meaningful worship, thoughtful reflection and a lived-out faith with a wide embrace. His music comforts the weary while challenging the self-satisfaction of a too-comfortable faith. Year...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 30, 2018 | Opinion
By: Ginger Hughes The skies gloomy and gray, bestow a slow and steady rain this day. It’s comforting really. That sound, so soft, as the raindrops land gently on the ground. The leaves on the trees do a little dance as drops land and cascade down their green...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 29, 2018 | Opinion
Generally, most of us want to be nice – and are deemed nice. We care about people and respect their differences; we seek to be around nice people ourselves. Persons who don’t behave nicely in our society create enough ugliness – with no need for us...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 28, 2018 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce “Have you ever felt like the whole world is a tuxedo and you’re a pair of brown shoes?” That deadpan line comedian George Gobel once delivered on The Tonight Show to crack up host Johnny Carson came to mind last week. I knew that out-of-place feeling...