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THINK ABOUT THIS: Friday’s Poached Egg
Then Jesus said: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” — John 14:27 Then C.S. Lewis said: “A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things…
Read MoreSTAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ On Up On The Hill This Week!
Courtesy of Legistorm: Reversing the familiar pattern of moving from the Hill to a lobbyist shop is Jess Smith, who jumps to Chief of Staff for Sen. Michael Bennett (D-CO) after four years at J Street where she was Chief Operations Officer for the 70-employee firm. Jess is a 1999 graduate of Cornell University with…
Read MoreTHINK ABOUT THIS: Friday’s Poached Egg
Then Jesus said: “When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, ‘Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, that they…
Read MoreWHAT WOULD YOU SAY: Is Christianity About Religion or Having a Relationship with Jesus?
How many times have you heard someone else say, “Oh, I don’t go to church because it’s full of hypocrites, but I am very spiritual,” or “I don’t like religion because it’s just a bunch of dos and don’ts.” Or maybe said those words yourself? Such responses are indeed commonly heard and said, but the…
Read MoreSTAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ On Up On The Hill This Week!
Courtesy of Legistorm: Riley Pearce moves from the Senate side to the House side to take up duties as Constituent Services Representative for Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK). Riley previously worked as a Legislative Correspondent for Sen. James Lankford (R-OK). She is a 2018 BA summa cum laude graduate in Political Science and Government from Northwestern…
Read MoreTHINK ABOUT THIS: Friday’s Poached Egg
Then Jesus said: “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” — John 15:5 Then C.S. Lewis said: “A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would…
Read MoreSTAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ On Up On The Hill This Week!
Courtesy of Legistorm: Betsy Byrne moves over from the Trump White House where she was a Presidential Writer to serve as Press Secretary for Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). An Alabama native, the Fitzpatrick position is Betsy’s first on Capitol Hill. Speaking of Alabama, Robyn Gulley is the new Legislative Correspondent in the office of Rep.…
Read MoreHILLFAITH POLL: Should All Hill Staffers Undergo Background Checks?
Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Russell Honore told CNN earlier this week that he would support mandatory background checks for all congressional staffers. “We made recommendations that everyone coming into the Capitol give background checks, the entire Congressional staff,” Honoré told CNN. “We do think that everyone going into the Capitol, that works there, should have complete…
Read MoreSCIENCE AND FAITH: Three Recent Major Scientific Discoveries Point to God
Writing in The Federalist, Stephen Meyer, Director of the Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture, points to three major scientific discoveries of the past century that he believes are best explained by the existence of God: “This week, traditional Jews and Christians celebrate special acts of God in human history. Yet, polling data now…
Read MoreEASTER WEEK SUNDAY SONG: ‘He Arose,’ Sung Acapella by Pilgrim’s Praises
It’s Easter Sunday and the greatest event ever in human history has happened1 Jesus Christ is alive, resurrected from the tomb in which He was placed late Friday after being tried and convicted unjustly, sentenced to death by a cowardly Roman governor, tortured, forced to carry His cross a great distance to the Place of…
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