Posts by Mark Tapscott
THINK ABOUT THIS: What Mount Rushmore Teaches Us About How We Got Here
If you have never been to Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills of South Dakota, let me encourage you to make whatever arrangements you need in order to do son soon. It is an amazing memorial to the human ability to create masterful art in stone. Each of the four presidential faces on the mountains…
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COURTESY OF LEGISTORM: JON ADAME is the new Chief of Staff for Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), capping a nearly seven-year span from his first position working as her Policy Coordinator on the House Energy and Commerce Committee in 2017. Since that slot beginning, Jon has served as Blackburn’s Legislative Counsel in the House of Representatives,…
Read MoreCONSIDER THIS: Are We Merely Blobs of Matter Or Do We Also Have Non-Material Minds and Souls?
At the most basic level, the fundamental point of disagreement that separates thoughtful people of faith from knowledgeable atheists and agnostics is whether human beings are merely collections of physical materials or that plus non-material minds and souls. There is a superb new book out by Joshua Farris entitled “The Creation of Self: A Case…
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COURTESY OF LEGISTORM: CAROLINE SAYERS moves up to Legislative Assistant for Rep. Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) after serving as a Staff Assistant for Rep. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.). Caroline began her Capitol Hill career interning for House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) when he was House Majority Whip. Caroline received her BA in Political Science and Government…
Read MoreSOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT: Women Were The First Witnesses Of Jesus’ Resurrection
In each of the four Gospels, women are the first people to encounter the empty tomb and the resurrected Jesus Christ. That may not seem like a significant fact, but in reality, it is a crucially important detail that points to the credibility of Christianity. Check out the following 1:09 video in which I discuss…
Read MoreEXPLAIN THIS: How To Make A Worm, Without Choosing to Make A Worm
Ever hear of the C Elegans worm? Odds are the answer is no. And you’ve likely never seen one, either, because they are tiny, requiring magnification to see with any detail. C Elegans are Nematoda of about 1/20th of an inch in length. The C Elegans looks simple — it is, after all, “just” a…
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