by John D. Pierce | Feb 22, 2022 | Jesus Worldview Initiative|Opinion
In King James style, the words from John 3:16 flow easily from the lips of those with even a minimum Christian upbringing: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 8, 2022 | Jesus Worldview Initiative|Opinion
Over my own decades of paying attention to the varied — and I mean really varied — ways Christianity is defined and expressed, there have been those who note that more is involved or required than simply following the moral philosophy of Jesus. My first encounter with...
by John D. Pierce | Feb 1, 2022 | Jesus Worldview Initiative|Opinion
If I were God, I’d do away with February. We do not need four more weeks of cold, dark weather. There’s no baseball — except for the scheduled, mid-month start of spring training (and only if wealthy owners and wealthy players can agree on how to split a huge pot of...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 11, 2022 | Jesus Worldview Initiative|Opinion
There’s much wringing of hands over the various studies showing a continuing decline in affiliation with institutionalized religion in the U.S. Identifiable factors and suggested solutions are aplenty. Those with more expertise than I are offering strategies to deal...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 21, 2021 | Jesus Worldview Initiative|Opinion
Waiting is not always easy. A bright young allergist told me technology was moving so fast that soon he would be giving me a shot and I’d never be troubled by seasonal allergies again. That was 20 years ago. He moved on to practice in another place. And I’m still...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 14, 2021 | Jesus Worldview Initiative|Opinion
Advent was not a part of my religious upbringing. But we experienced a lot of “getting ready for Christmas.” The narrative — through Christmas plays, cantatas, sermons and more — was that God sent Jesus into a sinful, lost world. And, as the story played out, Jesus...
