A peaceful day in a conflicted world

Forty-eight friends and supporters of the Baptists Today news journal are touring Israel and the West Bank for the next few days, enjoying the wonders of the land as well as the joy of making new friends. Some greeted the morning by watching the sun rise over the Sea...

Responding to nutty comments — or not

By John Pierce Our editorial staff is an ignorant bunch. Fortunately, someone with far superior knowledge picked up a copy of our monthly publication recently — and not only read it, but warned us of the embedded dangers associated with our wayward thinking. One...

A rare find

By John Pierce While pounding the payment this afternoon I came upon a rare and wondrous sight: a pick-up football game. In the yard. Without uniforms. No helicopter parents telling the kids what they should or shouldn’t have done on the last play. No constraints of a...

A chocolate croissant and the circle of life

By John Pierce Friday morning’s breakfast was the same as usual — egg and cheese on a whole grain bagel and hazelnut coffee — but different. Sitting in Panera Bread in Chattanooga, I was contemplating the previous evening’s gathering of family and friends and the...