Archive for June 2023
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? Is The Bible Still Relevant?
It’s the most widely read book in human history, but some contemporary cultural observers contend the influence of the Bible is declining at a rapid rate, a trend seen in the growing acceptance of, to cite just one area, sexual practices sternly rejected by the Good Book. But the folks at the Colson Center, who…
Read MoreSUNDAY SONGS: ‘The Air I Breathe’ by Michael W. Smith
STAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ on Up The Hill This Week
COURTESY OF LEGISTORM: CARA CAMACHO: Is the new Chief of Staff for Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.). Cara’s impressive resume features previous stints in the private sector, the non-profit advocacy community, on the Hill, and in the White House as Director of the National Security Council (NSC). Cara’s MPA was awarded by the A. Alfred Taubman…
Read MoreTHIS IS HUGE! ‘The Sound of Freedom’ Is Must-See For Your Independence Day Weekend
People who work on Capitol Hill as congressional aides deal with vitally important issues on a regular basis, so much so that sometimes it becomes difficult to figure out which ones must be dealt with now and which can be left for another day. Then there are those that are simply ignored because facing them…
Read MoreYes, This Jewish Broadway Producer Has Found Jesus
Meet Broadway producer Jordan Gilbert, a young Jewish man who for many years hated Christians, considered them “bigots, morons and the worst of the worst.” In fact, from an early age, Gilbert knew that he hated all religions and what he wanted instead were fame, power, celebrity and praise. And for a time that’s what…
Read MoreREMINDER: Juneteenth Is About The End of Slavery in America in 1865 But, Remember, Millions Are Still Enslaved Here And Around The World Today
June 19, 1865, was the day slaves in Texas first heard about President Abraham Lincoln’s signing of the Emancipation Proclamation three years earlier and the fact they were thus free, precious news that was brought to them by Union Major-General Gordon Granger. Americans celebrate this day as the federal holiday of “Juneteenth,” the informal contraction…
Read MoreSUNDAY SONGS: Agnus Dei by Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith
SCIENCE UPRISING: So You Think The Material World Is All There Is?
Most folks educated in recent decades were taught — and it’s quite likely that the vast majority still believe — that there is nothing that makes up reality other than the material world of atoms, molecules, energy and motion. There is no spirit, nothing that is not matter in motion, measurable and without non-material significance.…
Read MoreSTAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ On Up The Hill This Week
COURTESY OF LEGISTORM: CHRIS MACARTHUR is the new Legislative Director for Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.). Previously, Chris served for nearly six years as Senior Legislative Assistant to Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI). Chris was awarded an MA in International Business and Policy from Georgetown University in 2020 and a BS in Public Policy from Michigan State…
Read MoreCONSIDER THIS: Why Did You Come To Work On Capitol Hill?
Ask a randomly selected dozen congressional aides why they came to Capitol Hill to work in the first place and you can be assured of hearing a wide variety of explanations, ranging from “to save the country” to “it’s a stepping stone,” and from “I just love politics” to “it’s a paycheck and I need…
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