by John D. Pierce | Oct 29, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce Jackie Bowen showed up at Boynton Baptist Church in Ringgold, Ga., in the summer of 1975 to work with the youth. The Georgia Southern student from the mid-state town of Perry was welcomed to the hills of northwest Georgia where I was raised. It was the...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 21, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce Words get redefined continually. Sometimes pejorative meanings simply evolve. For example, the English word “awful” once meant “full of awe,” or “awesome.” It was even used to describe God. Today it means something quite different: “bad, really bad.” At...
by John D. Pierce | Sep 25, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce The highly publicized visit of Pope Francis to the U.S. provides an opportunity to reflect upon the historic as well as much-needed, ongoing efforts at church reform — from the large, opulent expression in Rome to the small, white-steepled ones on...
by John D. Pierce | Sep 24, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce There is a wonderful opportunity on Oct. 22-23 in Chattanooga, Tenn., to gain new insights into the American Civil War that ended 150 years ago. Please consider joining us for this informative and enjoyable time. Two excellent historians, Bruce Gourley...
by John D. Pierce | Sep 23, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce Yogi Berra died yesterday at age 90. News of his death has been overshadowed a bit by a visitor from the Vatican. Timing matters, I guess. Groucho Marx made a similar miscalculation in 1977 when he died near the same time as Elvis. Lawrence Peter “Yogi”...
