by John D. Pierce | Oct 27, 2020 | Opinion
It is confounding that so many who have heard the gospel – week after week and year after year, and even affirmed it as ultimate truth – have easily succumbed to a soulless, secular authoritarian who put a Tic-Tac in his mouth, told them they were beautiful and made...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 20, 2020 | Faith Freedom 2020, Opinion
“Blessed are those who ask, ‘What have you done for me lately?’” said Jesus. Never. Actually, Jesus said such things as: “Do to others as you would have them do to you” (Matthew 6:31), and “Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful” (Luke 6:36). Whether spending...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 13, 2020 | Faith Freedom 2020, Opinion
What from this odd time in which we now live will be talked about and dissected years and decades from now? Oh, a plentiful harvest of topics awaits future historians, political scientists, psychologists, sociologists and others. From a religious angle, however, the...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 6, 2020 | Opinion
Affirming what one believes has a long history in religious traditions. Confessions and creeds have often been used to confirm orthodoxy and express communal faith. For some, these kinds of shared affirmations come easily. Others find the embrace of a repeat-after-me...
by John D. Pierce | Sep 29, 2020 | Opinion
In an earlier column, I wrote that emotions override thoughtful considerations for many professing Christians concerning the issue of abortion. And some responses proved my point. However, I want to look more closely at why this one issue, which became a successful...
