Learning through the lens of history

By John Pierce The making of two new baseball-themed movies would be good enough news to me. The fact that they are being filmed in familiar environs adds to the excitement. Clint Eastwood rolled into Macon, Ga., earlier this year to eat lunch (on film) at a local...

Don’t ask me to measure friendships

By John Pierce There is a common tendency for people to criticize Facebook — especially those who use it the most. Even though it’s free. Criticisms generally relate to unwelcome changes. The “If it ain’t broke…” philosophy is...

Think books

By John Pierce For one year now, Baptists Today news journal has carried the Nurturing Faith Bible Studies by Tony Cartledge along with youth studies and children’s helps. We are grateful for the excellent response by Sunday school classes and other groups to...

Brains in chains

The struggles at Shorter University in Rome, Ga. were highlightd in the Washington Post this weekend, as the number of professors and administrators leaving the school continues to climb. Known as Shorter College for must of its life, the school was a stalwart Baptist...