Archive for September 2019
THINK ABOUT THIS: What Is ‘Truth?’
Good morning, it’s Sunday, September 8, 2019. Wrap your mind around this: “According to dictionary.com, truth is the true or actual state of a matter, or, a proven or verified principle or statement. If truth is proven and verified, it is absolute, not relative. “Think about it: if truth is relative, why should our kids go…
Read MoreResources For Finding Community While Working On The Hill
By Bret Bernhardt In my last post, we discussed the importance of community while working on Capitol Hill. The Fall is always a good time to take stock of your community, since it typically comes on the heels of time away from work during the summer and a break in your routine. Now it’s time to get…
Read MoreHILL STAFF MOVES: Look Who’s Getting Promoted
Recent Moves, As Reported By Legistorm: Garrett Exner’s newest assignment is as military legislative assistant to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). Exner is a 2019 MA graduate of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. This is Exner’s first Capitol Hill job. Danny Jativa is Rep. Vicky Hartzler’s new communications…
Read MoreAPOLOGETICS: Professor Crushes ‘Early Christians Just Gave Jesus Borrowed Pagan Resurrection’ Myths
There was a time more than a century ago when it was not uncommon to hear religion scholars argue that early Christians borrowed from common Middle Eastern pagan resurrection myths of their day to explain away Jesus’ death on the cross and the fact of His missing body. But about the only place that claim…
Read MoreTHINK ABOUT THIS: Here’s The Sin That Is The Key Factor In Causing Racism, Other ‘Isms’
We don’t hear much on Capitol Hill these days about “sin.” It’s one of those words associated with another time, a different moral culture, the America of yesterday when religious terms were more prominent in public discourse. Today, the talk is about “racism,” “anti-semitism,” “age-ism” “nationalism” and related terms. But what if there is one…
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