by John D. Pierce | Apr 23, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce A U.S. district judge has issued an order in favor of Hamilton County, Tenn., to open public meetings with prayer. A Court of Appeals will surely be the next stop. This is just one more in the long, endless series of wranglings over the mix of...
by John D. Pierce | Apr 20, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce It’s no secret that evangelical Christians have driven the recent so-called “religious freedom” legislative efforts in several states. These proponents — and the legislators who carry their water — assure us, however, that legal discrimination is not...
by John D. Pierce | Mar 23, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce Recently several persons have expressed interest in the Nurturing Faith Experience: Glacier set for July 13-18. Bruce Gourley has made reservations for us at the Belton Chalet, a popular place to stay in the Glacier region. We hope to acquire more space...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 28, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce Whenever a hot-button issue arises within the larger society, as well as within church life, there are those who charge proponents of social change with abandoning the Bible and caving into culture. One does not have to be an indefatigable historian to...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 20, 2015 | Opinion
Please join us for the 15th annual Judson-Rice Award Dinner honoring church historian Bill Leonard. The event will begin at 6pm on Friday, April 24, at Bridger Field House at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. Reservations can be made here or by calling...
