by Zach Dawes Jr | Dec 6, 2013 | Opinion
The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) recently released a report noting a decline in the global rankings of U.S. students. U.S. students ranked 25th in math, 20th in science and 11th in reading in 2009. By 2012, their rankings had fallen to 29th in...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 27, 2013 | Opinion
What images come to mind when you hear the word “pilgrim”? For me, I see men wearing black, broad-brimmed hats with large belt buckles and women wearing white bonnets and aprons. Often I imagine these folks gathered around a table with Native American...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 12, 2013 | Opinion
Advent commences the new year in the liturgical worship tradition, not Jan. 1. Advent, which is Latin for “coming” or “arrival,” is the four-week period leading up to Christmas. It begins in late November or early December and culminates on...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Oct 31, 2013 | Opinion
Some 41 million children from 5 to 14 years old will don costumes, knock on doors, hold out bags or jack-o-lantern buckets, waiting to have them filled with candy. Tonight is Halloween. U.S. Baptists are all too familiar with Halloween and too unfamiliar with...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Oct 16, 2013 | Opinion
Visiting the local Wal-Mart several weeks ago, I noticed Christmas trees and other holiday decorations already on the shelves. These items were not spread throughout the store as they will be soon, but it is noteworthy that the decorations seem to appear earlier and...
