by John D. Pierce | Jan 10, 2023 | Opinion>Christian Nationalism|Jesus Worldview Initiative
Pulitzer Prize winning author Jon Meacham recently said: “People don’t like being told they are wrong.” Defensiveness often accompanies being proven wrong as well. Many prefer comfortable untruth to uncomfortable truth. Since being told or proven to be wrong is not...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 3, 2023 | Opinion
Sometimes we need to get into the weeds. That’s what Jesus did with his first followers. Jesus told a story to a crowd, according to Matthew 13:24-30, so they’d better understand what he meant by the kingdom of heaven. Using an agrarian metaphor, Jesus told of someone...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 20, 2022 | Opinion
We all know what a shepherd looks like, don’t we? About three feet tall. Wears a striped bathrobe. Shaggy head adorned with a blue bath towel and a headband. Holds a crooked stick. Wears Nikes. In my day, they were Converse. Despite all the competing grand productions...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 13, 2022 | Opinion
The American Civil War seemed further away timewise than it was when I was growing up. But the physical proximity was vividly close. My entrance into the world occurred on the northern edge of the Chickamauga Battlefield. Its once bloody soil had turned to green...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 8, 2022 | News
Three in-person travel experiences are being offered by Good Faith Media in 2023. “This coming year we have expanded our offerings both far and near,” said Bruce Gourley, coordinator of Good Faith Experiences. Here are the three experiences from which to choose — with...