by John D. Pierce | Dec 6, 2022 | Christian Nationalism, Jesus Worldview Initiative, Opinion
There is much discussion, strategic thinking and alarm about the future of the church coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many U.S. church leaders and members — on the heels of this unprecedented experience for them — are lamenting a slow or absent return of...
by John D. Pierce | Nov 15, 2022 | Jesus Worldview Initiative, Opinion
There is a lot of talk today about leaving Christianity. Those who do so are sometimes labeled as “dones.” I get it. There’s much within Americanized white evangelicalism that is repelling — and leads many to rejecting the identity of the larger faith it claims to...
by John D. Pierce | Nov 1, 2022 | Jesus Worldview Initiative, Opinion
All Saints’ Day honors those now in the greater presence of God. The comfort that joins our sweet memories flows from the deeply held conviction that death does not have the final word. This life-over-death belief permeates our faith from the Easter experience to all...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 25, 2022 | Jesus Worldview Initiative, Opinion
Since the Atlanta Braves relocated their spring training facility to North Port on the gulf side of Florida, a relaxing dinner at Snook Haven has become a new post-game tradition. This old Florida fish and barbecue dive is the perfect spot to continue unwinding. Last...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 11, 2022 | Christian Nationalism, Jesus Worldview Initiative, Opinion
In the lexicon of my faith-shaping, first-stage Christianity, no designation was more highly acclaimed than that of a “soul winner.” Those most successful at “soul winning” were well touted and raised as examples for the rest of us. Spreading the good news of God’s...
by John D. Pierce | Sep 20, 2022 | Jesus Worldview Initiative, Opinion
Those who promote a “biblical worldview” — or a “Christian worldview” — tend to give Jesus less billing than a bit player. He becomes little more significant than a slightly seen extra in a movie who is cited in the closing credits as the “bald man at the bar.” These...
