by Zach Dawes Jr | Oct 30, 2012 | Opinion
I am eagerly anticipating the November elections. Not because I am ready for the candidates and propositions I support to win, but because I am ready for the campaign season to be over. Thanks to ubiquitous news coverage, “my cup runneth over” with debates...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Oct 18, 2012 | Opinion
Though included in the Revised Common Lectionary, Luke 6:24-26 is a text rarely read in private, much less proclaimed from pulpits. Luke 6:20-23 presents the familiar and comforting parallel to Jesus’ blessings in Matthew 5:1-12, but then Luke 6:24-26 confronts...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Oct 3, 2012 | Opinion
A few years ago, my wife and I were leading a study on the Beatitudes (a variation of the Latin word for “happy,” “fortunate” or “blessed”) of Jesus found in Matthew 5:1-12. When it came time to begin my sermon preparation for the...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Sep 25, 2012 | Opinion
One of the most common “talking points” in political speeches, media commentary and “coffee shop” conversations during election season is about “small government” versus “big government.” We are told that conservatives...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Sep 6, 2012 | Opinion
As election season approaches, the occasional appeal to the “founding fathers” – more accurately, the “founding generation,” since women played essential roles as well – in political speeches seems to become more frequent and more...
