by John D. Pierce | Mar 6, 2019 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce At hotel check-in time I am profusely thanked for being “elite” as well as loyal. A new rewards program has designated my status as “titanium” now, not merely “platinum.” Even the plastic key and paper holder that let me find and enter my...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 26, 2019 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce “I’m a believer that the church has to transform the culture, not the culture transforming the church,” said Pastor Jeff Kersey of Mt. Horeb United Methodist Church in Lexington, S.C., speaking in opposition to equality for LGBTQ persons. Where have...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 21, 2019 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce For some professing Christians Jesus just ain’t mean enough. They claim him as their savior but consider him a wimp when it comes to “real life” experiences. They impose a strictly literally interpretation on the Bible, in principle, but literally...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 12, 2019 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Recently my two daughters, two nieces and I visited the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, where we saw Webb Pierce’s 1962 Pontiac Bonneville convertible adorned with steer horns, six-shooter door handles, a saddle console and more than l50...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 4, 2019 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce ATLANTA, Ga. — Paul Baxley said his calling to serve as the fourth executive coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) “came most unexpectedly.” The pastor of the First Baptist Church of Athens, Ga., told media at a Feb. 1 press...
