by John D. Pierce | Feb 25, 2017 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce Bill Davies and I have been friends since my student days in Rome, Ga., when he was a youthful Christian education minister at the First Baptist Church there. So last Thursday evening we had plenty to talk and laugh about over Mexican food — which I...
by Jim Somerville | Sep 23, 2013 | Opinion
I preached on the “parable of the lost sheep” from Luke 15 recently, which begins with the notice that “all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to Jesus, and the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, ‘This...
by Greg Garrett | Mar 26, 2009 | Opinion
It’s fairly common that about the time I’m starting to think I’m something, the world, my faith or my children conspire to make sure I know how unimportant I truly am in the cosmic scheme of things. Recently, I’ve been traveling the country speaking and teaching,...