Archive for April 2023
HARD FACTS: So You Think Christianity Suppressed Science and Intellect, Especially in the Middle Ages?
We’ve all heard it. You know, the stuff about how during the Middle Ages the church suppressed science and encouraged myths and fables. And who can forget those yarns about how the church made everybody think the Earth is flat as a pancake and the center of the universe? LOL! Well, there is another side…
Read MoreSUNDAY SONGS: The Blessing (Symphonic Version/Passion City Church)
The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is Symbolized in Every Spring Bloom
If you are like me, Spring is the most exciting and energizing of the four seasons because it is all about new life, new color and new possibilities for the days ahead. The lonely cold of winter is behind and the sun’s rays have an enveloping warmth about them. There is nothing coincidental in the…
Read MoreSTAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ On Up The Hill This Week
COURTESY OF LEGISTORM: MEREDITH BOOKER has signed on as Policy Adviser to Sen. Jeff Merkley, having previously served as a Legislative Aide and before that as a Legislative Correspondent for the Oregon Democrat. Meredith is a 2022 graduate of the Loyola University of New Orleans School of Law and a 2016 graduate of Oregon State…
Read MoreSOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT: What If Jesus Really Is The Only Way To Heaven?
Why is it that when you mention the name of Jesus these days, some people get upset, hostile, maybe even visibly angry? But that’s nothing compared to their reaction when you point out to them that, in addition to claiming at John 8:56-59 to be one with the Father, Jesus also describes Himself as the…
Read MoreSTAFF NEWS: Senate Committees Get Big Budget Boosts, Hiring Now
If you are thinking of moving to a new position, now might well be a good time to start making some calls to friends or contacts with links to any of the 18 standing and select Senate committees. Under a newly approved Senate resolution, the total allocation for staff and oversight by the committees (except…
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