WORKING ON THE HILL: Here’s What Modern ‘Tent-Making’ Looks Like

When Paul made his many missionary trips around the known world after his encounter with the risen Christ on the road to Damascus, he supported himself by making tents. Being a highly educated individual who was formerly part of the Establishment in Jerusalem (Paul studied under Gamaliel, one of the most respected doctors of law…

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WORKING ON THE HILL: Women Staffers Turn To Wardrobe Rental Services

Many congressional staffers are in high-visibility, high-pressure positions that, unfortunately, also come with comparatively low pay, so there is a premium on making every dollar earned go as far as possible. That’s a key to growing popularity among women working on the Hill of wardrobe rental services. Roll Call’s Mary Ellen McIntire has a great post…

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WORKING ON THE HILL: Look Who’s Being Promoted

Recent Moves, As Reported By Legistorm: Ryan Feldman has interned for Reps. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Sean Maloney (D-NY) and Jacky Speier (D-Calif.). Now Feldman is the new scheduler for Rep. Josh Harder (D-Calif.). Feldman is a 2019 graduate of American University in inter-disciplinary studies. Melanie Lenhardt Brown is Rep. David Schweikert’s (R-Az.) new policy adviser. She…

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Federal Court Delivers Victory For Freedom Of Religion, Speech

Somebody apparently complained on Valentine’s Day 2018 when Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) student Polly Olsen distributed greetings to fellows students that included the words “Jesus Loves You,” “You Are Loved” and “You Are Never Alone,” along with illustrative Bible verses. So campus security told Olsen she had to stop. When she asked why, she…

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THINK ABOUT THIS: Thoughts On God In And Out Of Time

When Stephen Hawking wrote his best-selling “A Brief History of Time” in his quest to do away with God, the renowned Cambridge mathematician had to invent a second kind of time, which he called “imaginary” time. The imaginary time was a necessary posit because Hawking knew that if there is the time we know of…

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Today Demonstrates Why The Big Bang Had To Have A Beginning

Yes, it’s Monday and the first day of the week is the hardest one in which to wrap one’s mind around a complex philosophical question such as “can time be infinite.” But it will be just as complex tomorrow and every other day, so how about let’s go ahead and address it today. Dr. Frank…

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MUST READ! Friday Fun Poetry

Here’s an absolutely delightful way to end the workweek. The Bookish Recovering Know-It-All has a knack for verse, and his Friday Fun Poetry for today is really good. Here’s the first few stanzas: work week’s done it’s time for fun maybe i’ll run pretend i won the power ball …. Go here for the rest.…

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