by John D. Pierce | Sep 28, 2021 | Opinion
Editor’s note: Due to extensive September travel, this column is a reworking of one that first appeared as an editorial in the May/June 2020 issue of Nurturing Faith Journal. Echoes resound from our childhoods: “Be nice!” Above all else, be nice. Reinforced by every...
by John D. Pierce | Sep 21, 2021 | Jesus Worldview Initiative|Opinion
Editor’s note: Due to extensive travel in September, this column is a reworking of one that first appeared Aug. 9, 2019. A big question for us today is: How did so much of American Christianity today get so far from Jesus? The answer can be traced to what...
by John D. Pierce | Sep 14, 2021 | Jesus Worldview Initiative|Opinion
Beware of a scam. Much of what is portrayed as Christianity in America is bogus. The values on the inside don’t match the label on the outside. False advertising is rampant. All of which raises the question of where Americanized Christianity got off the trail. How did...
by John D. Pierce | Sep 7, 2021 | Jesus Worldview Initiative|Opinion
The willingness — and at times, almost eagerness — of many Americanized Christians to aid the continuing COVID-19 spread may be baffling on the surface. But this misguided and destructive view of science and available knowledge in general has a long and unfolding...
by John D. Pierce | Aug 31, 2021 | Opinion
A lighthearted piece I wrote several years ago reflected on whether it was fair to say my upbringing was rural. My examples caused some readers to respond in ways that took on something of a Jeff Foxworthy-esque form. With an increasing awareness of how the...
