by John D. Pierce | Dec 5, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
After watching too many episodes of “This Old House” and the early HGTV shows (before home renovation became so silly, competitive and dramatic), we once bought a house project. The owners had built the house 50 years earlier and made it into a comfortable home. It...
by John D. Pierce | Apr 11, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
This month marks 40 years since founding editor Walker Knight and his associate Susan Taylor, along with a horde of volunteers at Oakhurst Baptist Church in Decatur, Georgia, rolled out the first edition of what was then called SBC Today. As a young campus minister...
by John D. Pierce | Jul 28, 2020 | Opinion
Willie Nelson wrote a song called “Three Days,” which Faron Young made into a hit in 1962. It’s a “hurtin’ song” about lost love. “Three days filled with tears and sorrow – yesterday, today and tomorrow. And it does no good to hope these days will end ’cause the same...
by John D. Pierce | Jul 1, 2020 | Opinion
The late Grand Ole Opry host Roy Acuff used to tell performers, “Sing the one that got you here.” He knew the Opry crowd wanted to hear the hits and sing along with the familiar words. However, if no one ever sang a new song, there’d be no new hits to become classics.... by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 17, 2015 | Opinion
There’s nothing like a detour when you have your mind set on going somewhere. Detours slow you down. They might frustrate you. Then again, they might afford the opportunity to see something new. All of those came into play as Susan and I made our way to Dallas...
