by John D. Pierce | Jun 30, 2020 | Opinion
While visiting the late author and activist Will Campbell at his farm in Mt. Juliet, Tenn., years ago, he told me of going down to retrieve his mail at the same time as two neighbors. They lingered and chatted for a while. One neighbor asked the other: “You read ol’...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 23, 2020 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce A recent news report on how adults leaving the Trump rally in Tulsa explained racial justice protests to their children and grandchildren was a bit alarming — though what would be expected from those coming out of such a gathering. Conflating...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 19, 2020 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Cruelty is all the rage for those who march to the rhetorical and twittered drumbeat of their beloved president. They revel in his constant demeaning of people groups — other than white men. The Supreme Court let him down and he feels picked on once...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 15, 2020 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce In our progressive Baptist world it is enough to just to say “Babs.” We all know who you’re talking about — the feisty, funny Texan whose life made an impact beyond degree. Yet the surname “Baugh” stood — and stands — for something very significant....
by John D. Pierce | Jun 9, 2020 | Jesus Worldview Initiative|Opinion
By John D. Pierce The Gospels say nothing about “accepting Jesus.” That’s an initiation rite developed within institutional Christianity. In fact, the story revealed in the Gospels is one of Jesus accepting us — all of us. We are called to believe but there is a more...
