by John D. Pierce | Mar 27, 2012 | Opinion
By John Pierce News reports of generational shifts can provide insights as well as be reminders of aging. The first I can accept better than the latter. The latest report to rattle my generational moorings is the falling interest among teenagers in driving and owning...
by John D. Pierce | Mar 1, 2012 | Opinion
By John Pierce Over the years I’ve not always lived up to my philosophy that the right balance in life is to take the Gospel seriously while not taking oneself too seriously. But I sure try. That perspective resurfaced when reading a column that was passed on to...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 27, 2012 | Opinion
By John Pierce When someone asks if I believe in the ordination of women to ministry, my standard reply is: “Some of them — and the same for men.” Yesterday, the Highland Hills Baptist Church family (of which I’m a part) in Macon, Ga. ordained...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 23, 2012 | Opinion
By John Pierce Our daughter saw her shadow yesterday. Not sure if that provides any revelation about the coming of spring. She’s not a groundhog and it wasn’t Groundhog Day. And waking up to 63 degrees and hearing the forecast for an 80-degree high on a...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 5, 2012 | Opinion
By John Pierce Word out of Catoosa County, Ga., is that Carlock’s Food King is closing. If you’ve never lived around there that news is irrelevant. But those of us who consider the Boynton Community to be home are feeling a sense of loss. The Boynton of my...
