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FAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: George Washington on Our National Character
“I now make it my earnest prayer that God would have you, and the state over which you preside, in his holy protection, that He would incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to government, to entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another, for their fellow…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Look What George Washington Knew About Us Today
“It is indeed a pleasure, from walks of private life to view in retrospect, all the meanderings of our past labors, the difficulties through which we have waded, and the fortunate Haven to which the Ship has been brought! “It is possible after this that it should founder? Will not the All Wise, and all…
Read MoreSUNDAY SONGS: ‘My Living Hope’ by Abigail Ginsterblum
How great the chasm that lay between us How high the mountain I could not climb In desperation, I turned to heaven And spoke your name into the night Then through the darkness, your loving-kindness Tore through the shadows of my soul The work is finished, the end is written Jesus Christ, my living hope…
Read MoreHILL STAFF NEWS: Pay Up For Most Senate Staff Positions
It’s not called the “Upper Chamber” simply because the U.S. Senate is the “world’s greatest deliberative body.” Being a senator involves hiring a lot of people on their personal staffs, with more for states with larger populations. Senators also have staffers working through the committees they serve on, so it’s not unusual for an individual…
Read MoreTESTIMONIES: If This Brilliant, World-Acclaimed Jewish Scientist Accepts Jesus as God … What About You?
Professor James Tour of Rice University is a genuinely remarkable man. A PhD in organic chemistry from Purdue University who did post-doctoral studies at Stanford University, he’s been a visiting scholar at Harvard University and he was voted one of the “50 Most Influential Scientists in the World.” He’s also got more than 200 patents…
Read MoreMYTH-BUSTERS: Here’s Three Big Reasons Christianity Enabled The Scientific Revolution
Take an introductory astronomy or physics class on a typical college or university campus these days and at some point there will be a great deal of attention paid to the Three Laws of Planetary Motion discovered by Johannes Kepler, one of the chief movers of the Scientific Revolution. What will almost certainly get little…
Read MoreSUNDAY SONGS: ‘Scars in Heaven’ by Casting Crowns
SUNDAY SONGS: ‘Thank You Jesus, for the Blood’ by Charity Gayle
HE IS RISEN! How Nature Shows the Resurrection, Again and Again
Spring is my favorite season, as it is for millions of others. For me, the return of the Azaleas to blooming, the lush green of the yards and the new warmth in the air signal that the cold is gone of winter is over and new possibilities are everywhere. Spring also reminds me of what…
Read MoreWHAT WOULD YOU SAY? Are Claims About Miracles Really Just Hoaxes?
Mention in mixed Capitol Hill company — that is, a bipartisan group of men and women that includes Christians and non-Christians — something in the Bible that you consider to be a miracle and odds are that you will shortly thereafter be subjected to at least some degree of scorn, derision or belittlement. Maybe not…
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