Heroes to Goats

By John Pierce During his recent trip to Africa, former President George W. Bush responded to a reporter’s question about the conflict or compatibility of gay marriage with his Christian faith by continuing his post-presidential plan to no longer weigh in on...

If “Not yet,” when?

By John Pierce Patience is one of life’s biggest challenges. At least it is for some of us. Recently I visited an Atlanta-area retirement community to participate in a book signing for Walker Knight, founding editor of Baptists Today. His wonderful memoirs, From...

Will our grandchildren be embarrassed?

By John Pierce My recollections of the civil rights movement of the ’60s are rather limited. I was sheltered from much of the reality and shaped by a social context that placed blame solely on “troublemakers” like Martin Luther King Jr. Living in a...