It’s a good time to talk

It’s a good time to talk

By John D. Pierce When moving last year I set aside some old, personal family stuff for a rainy day. Or, as it turned out, for an unexpected time of isolation. Digging through old photos, news clippings and other artifacts on a recent secluded evening was an enjoyable...
Choosing good responses

Choosing good responses

By John D. Pierce My friends Chris and Dianne Fuller, while living in Savannah years ago, experienced a flooded house. It was a mess for them and their two sons. Even effervescent Chris was feeling down when his parents, Millard and Linda, founders of Habitat of...
Identifying with Jesus: all year long

Identifying with Jesus: all year long

By John D. Pierce ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Communities, including congregations, tend to share cultural identities. When pastor of First Baptist Church in Monroe, Ga., near the college town of Athens, Glen Money said you could yell, “Go dawgs!” and “a hundred people...