Archive for November 2021
LONG STORY SHORT: Is Homology Evidence for Evolution Without God?
Have you ever compared the structure of your foot with that of your dog’s paws? Probably not, but Charles Darwin did a lot of that kind of thinking, which is known among science nerds as “Homology.” That’s the study of “the similarity of the structure, physiology, or development of different species of organisms based upon…
Read MoreA Thanksgiving Remembrance and Meditation
Every Thanksgiving for decades, the Wall Street Journal has reprinted a page from William Bradford’s account of the last night of the Pilgrims in the Netherlands before their departure to cross the Atlantic on the Mayflower for the New World. Even without the Journal’s annual reprinting, however, Bradford’s account has been read countless times by…
Read MoreWHAT WOULD YOU SAY: Definitions Matter a Great Deal
Imagine two people are talking about “rights,” “freedom” and “justice” and, even though they are using the same words, they keep coming to dramatically conflicting conclusions about what those words actually mean and how they are actualized. The problem very likely is that they are using the same words, but they each mean something quite…
Read MoreSTAFF NEWS: Three of Four Hill Aides Say They Are Satisfied With Their Jobs But …
Results from the survey by the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion (HODI) of attitudes among congressional staffers about their workplaces, compensation, benefits and bosses are revealing some unexpected results and a few apparent contradictions. Asked to agree or disagree with the statement “Considering everything, I am satisfied with my job,” a huge majority, 75.6…
Read MoreEXPLAIN THIS: 10 Embarrassing Facts About Jesus You Probably Don’t Know
Jesus Christ is the most famous person who ever lived. Two millennia after He walked in Judea and Galilee, billions of people worship Him as the Son of God. More books have been written about Him than any other person in history. His words are studied in virtually every country on the face of the…
Read MoreSUNDAY SONGS: ‘Truth Be Told’ by Matthew West
Everybody puts up that front that all is well, right? We put our “best foot forward” in the hope that the things we all struggle with on the inside aren’t seen by others on our outside. Rare indeed is the man or woman for whom it can honestly be said that what you see with…
Read MoreTHINK ABOUT THIS: Acclaimed Philosopher Says Knowing God is Indeed Possible
William Lane Craig may not be the first person that comes to mind if you are asked to name five top celebrities in American culture today, but he is well-known and respected among contemporary philosophers and philosophy professors. According to his web site, reasonablefaith.org, Craig has authored or edited more than 30 books, including The…
Read MoreSTAFF NEWS: Look Who is Moving Up on Capitol Hill This Week (Might be Somebody You Know!)
Courtesy of Legistorm: Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) has a new Field Representative, SARAH MENDOZA, who was previously doing similar work for State Sen. Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (R-CA). Sarah is a 2018 Hofstra University graduate with a BA in Communications and Media Studies. MOLLY BLOCK is making the move from Louisiana to North Dakota. No, she’s…
Read MoreSTAFF NEWS: Conservative Groups Push for Hill Staff Pay Hikes
A coalition of conservative advocacy groups is pushing Republican leaders on the Senate Appropriations Committee to support measures to increase funding and staffing resources to revive congressional oversight and to improve compensation for Hill aides. In a lengthy letter to Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) and Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN), the top GOPer on the appropriations…
Read MoreKristallnacht Began Tonight, 83 Years Ago
My friend Jeff Dunetz at The Lid reminds us that 83 years ago tonight, the Holocaust began with Kristallnacht. Hitler and his National Socialists movement — aka “Nazis” — launched systematic attacks, arrests and property destruction across Germany and the occupied portions of Czechoslovakia in 1938. “Ninety-nine Jews were murdered, and 25,000 to 30,000 were…
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