by Zach Dawes Jr | Aug 14, 2013 | Opinion
New Testament scholar, Marcus Borg, found impetus for his doctoral thesis in an intriguing question posed by his adviser, George B. Caird. Borg recalls: “As we were talking about possible topics, he said to me, ‘Let’s assume that the Pharisees were...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Aug 1, 2013 | Opinion
My wife and I began rewatching the television show “Lost” about plane-crash survivors stranded on an island over the summer. When a few survivors hike to higher ground to call for help using the plane’s transceiver, they hear a French woman speaking...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Jul 16, 2013 | Opinion
I’m not sure how it happened. I grew up in Baptist churches and attended a Baptist university. Yet, I do not remember learning about Walter Rauschenbusch (1861-1918) – a Baptist pastor who emphasized the social nature of the gospel proclaimed and embodied...
by Zach Dawes Jr | May 27, 2013 | Opinion
I recently turned 30, which means I have more working years left before retirement than I have lived. Nevertheless, retirement planning is a topic my wife and I often discuss. Ubiquitous financial planning advertisements suggest that retirement is on the minds of...
by Zach Dawes Jr | May 14, 2013 | Opinion
Pinterest is one of the latest iterations of social media innovation. Since going live in March 2010, the popularity of this graphics-based, virtual bulletin board has quickly grown – evidenced by its appearance on Time magazine’s “50 best...
