Archive for August 2020
This Is The Real Game-Changer In The ‘Is Jesus God?’ Debate
Put aside everything else you’ve ever heard or thought about Jesus Christ, then ask yourself what is one fact that, no matter what it is, would absolutely decide the question of whether or not He is God? But remember this: For your thinking to be as clear and logical as possible, don’t allow yourself to…
Read MoreWORKING ON THE HILL: There’s Good News And, Mostly, Bad News About Staff Salaries
If you worked for a couple of years on the Hill beginning in 2000 at the end of the Clinton presidency and the dawn of the second Bush White House, then came back this year in the same position, you would probably see a 35 percent pay hike. That conclusion is based on Legistorm’s calculation…
Read MoreHarvard Scholars Say Faith And Marriage Are Two Pillars For An Enduring Economic Prosperity
Dr. Patrick Fagan of Marripedia offers concise summaries of two important recent works — one from two scholars at Harvard and one from Cal State Long Beach — who marshal mountains of data that demonstrate the solid connection between strong religious faith, strong marriages, and strong economic prosperty. I had the privilege of working with…
Read MoreWORKING ON THE HILL: God’s Purpose For You Is Now
By Bret Bernhardt It’s easy to feel as if you are standing still or even stuck in your present circumstances. This applies to your life, both on the job and off. Everyone who has worked on the Hill has had these feelings from time to time. Oswald Chambers, in his daily devotional, “My Utmost for…
Read MoreFive Reasons Christianity And Racism Are Absolute Opposites
If it were possible to have a society based entirely and solely on Christianity side-by-side with a society based entirely on racism, would they have anything, anything at all, in common? The answer is no. Christianity’s understanding of why we are here is so profoundly unlike the understanding of the many racist ideologies that have…
Read MoreDID YOU KNOW? Here’s Why Jesus Is Nothing Like The Pagan Deities
Oxford Professor Emeritus John Lennox addresses a fascinating question: How are the countless pagan gods of the ancient world different from the God of the Bible who came among us as Jesus Christ? For one thing, Lennox points out, all of the pagan gods came from creation in some manner, out of the primordial soup…
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