by John D. Pierce | Aug 31, 2017 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Lately, I’ve been hearing a lot of personality traits and behaviors explained in terms of birth order — though such interpretations have been around for a long time. While some patterns are obvious, there tend to be quite a few exceptions as well....
by John D. Pierce | Aug 28, 2017 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce It is odd and sad seeing so many American evangelicals giving up on Jesus and choosing a course that affirms their prejudices and justifies their fears and anger. What a strange time to be Christian in America. The loudest voices of selective moral...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 25, 2017 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Like cities around the nation in 1960, Atlanta had two daily newspapers. On Tuesday, March 15 of that year, the evening paper, The Atlanta Journal, gave front-page coverage to the arrest of 79 of the 200 African-American college students who dared to...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 22, 2017 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce, Nurturing Faith Journal LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Students at Simmons College in West Louisville will have access to a full Master of Divinity degree program beginning in the spring of 2018, thanks to collaboration between the historically black college and...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 22, 2017 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Warnings are everywhere out West — from flashing roadside signs to Smokey the Bear working overtime. Fire danger is high according to every indicator — and smoke from existing wildfires in forested lands travels hundreds of miles according to the...
