by John D. Pierce | Oct 21, 2013 | Opinion
By John Pierce Recent Tea Party antics may have you thinking, “I’ve seen this show before.” If so, perhaps you recall the Fundamentalist takeover of the Southern Baptist Convention. More than mere parallels can be observed. In some cases, the same...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 12, 2013 | Opinion
By John Pierce The Family Research Council (FRC) claims to “advance faith, family and freedom … from a Christian worldview.” And the FRC hosts the so-called Values Voter Summit, being held in Washington, D.C. this weekend, that brings out the...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 10, 2013 | Opinion
It is not unusual to hear certain politicians, commentators and preachers – and followers who parrot their words in Facebook posts and political arguments – express strong support for the nation of Israel. In recent years, however, these calls for...
by John D. Pierce | Sep 14, 2013 | Opinion
By John Pierce Classified advertising in our print news journal and online often helps ministers to know about open places of ministry. Our managing editor Jackie Riley does a good job of encouraging churches and other organizations to advertise such positions with...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 31, 2013 | Opinion
By John Pierce “Before we had Google, we had granddad,” Catherine Eubanks-Carter said she once told her son. Speaking at a memorial service for her father, Gary F. Eubanks, yesterday at First Baptist Church of Marietta, Ga., Catherine described him as...
