by John D. Pierce | Jun 6, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported that the optional license plate with the slogan “In God We Trust” now appears on three of every five cars in Tennessee with non-specialty plates. This news reminded me of a time in Georgia when efforts to allow residents to...
by John D. Pierce | May 31, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
The often angst-filled conversation among church leaders, consultants and others who give attention to congregational and denominational life has a common theme: How do we get people engaged or reengaged after the pandemic? These explorations take seriously the...
by John D. Pierce | May 16, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
Snow and ice made for a slippery walk from the airport gate to the portable stairs of a prop plane that would take my family from one Norwegian town to another over the Christmas holidays. The plane’s interior was small — with just four seats per row, divided by a...
by John D. Pierce | May 9, 2023 | Opinion>Christian Nationalism
Before entering the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021, a group of white nationalist Proud Boys knelt to seek divine support. “We pray you provide all of us with courage and strength to both represent you and to represent our culture as well,” voiced the one...
by John D. Pierce | May 2, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
Berry College in the 1970s was truly a community. Its rather small student body fostered close friendships. Even unacquainted students greeted each other when passing on campus. Likely, they knew each other’s name. Being identified as Christian, and practicing the...
