Posts by Mark Tapscott
FAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Justice Joseph Story on the Purpose of the First Amendment
(QUICK READ) — “The real object of the First Amendment was not to countenance, much less to advance Mohammedanism, or Judaism, or infidelity, by prostrating Christianity, but to exclude all rivalry among Christian sects [denominations] and to prevent any national ecclesiastical patronage of the national government.” – Joseph Story, Supreme Court Justice from 1811 to 1845, Commentaries…
Read MoreGLIMPSES OF GOD, Episode 4: The Hummingbird’s Rainbow Wings
(QUICK VIEW) — Who among us has not at least once in our lifetimes saw a rainbow up in the sky and then paused, if only for a few seconds, to admire the amazing beauty and color of the natural phenomenon? It’s a view that never gets old. Those rainbows are the product of sunlight…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: James Madison on How We Must Govern Ourselves First, Then the Nation
(QUICK READ) — James Madison, the “father of the Constitution,” is surely one of the most amazing men among the Founding generation, and yet he is hardly accorded the respect and admiration his life and accomplishments for this nation clearly warrant.. He was a leader in that original example of a “greatest generation,” the one…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Rev. John Witherspoon on Liberty Versus Unjust Authority
(QUICK READ) — As the lone pastor among the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence, Rev. John Witherspoon certainly and deservedly stands out, but, given his tremendous faith, classical learning and devotion to faith and Christian liberty, he would stand out in any colonial crowd. But Witherspoon’s influence continued long after 1776, as seen…
Read MoreSUNDAY SONGS: ‘Shining City on a Hill’ by Gene Rutt
(2:25 LISTEN) — It’s not every day that a reader sends over their recording of a wonderful song they’ve written and recorded without any help from any of the music industry giants that have such power over what we can and cannot listen to these days. Gene Rutt in Texas is the reader who shared…
Read MoreCONSIDER THIS: Guess Who Leads The Top 10 People in All History About Whom Books Have Been Written
(614 WORDS) — You’ve probably never heard of Peter Dickson, but he did something a few years ago that you really should know about, especially if you work on Capitol Hill for a senator, representative, congressional committee or congressional agency. As Cold-Case Christianity’s J. Warner Wallace explains in his fascinating new book, “Person of Interest,”…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: George Washington on the ‘Invisible Hand’ of God
(QUICK READ) — George Washington, the “Father of his country,” left no doubt whatsoever about where his faith was placed before, during and after the American Revolution and his elevation to serve as the first President of the United States. This fact of history is well-illustrated by the following quote from Washington’s First Inaugural Address…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Samuel Adams on God and American Liberty
(QUICK READ) — Samuel Adams was a cousin of John Adams and a well-known radical leader of the American Revolutionary movement in its birthing stages (think Boston Tea Party!) prior to the first battles in 1775 and the official Declaration of Independence in 1776. But Adams was no devotee of Rousseau and the secular totalitarian…
Read MoreCONSIDER THIS: Is Christianity True And Why Should You Care?
(5:45 VIEWING) — Now there’s an interesting question for congressional aides, the average age of which these days is 27 years old, putting you squarely in the middle of Generation Z. And, as Cold-Case Christianity’s J. Warner Wallace points out during this excerpt from a recent interview on Adherent Apologetics, one big difference between his…
Read MoreHILL STAFF NEWS: Open Positions. Helpful Tips. Veteran Advice.
MOVING UP: Courtesy of Legistorm: LAUREN SMITH — Got a health care policy issue question for Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.)? Lauren Smith is the new Legislative Aide there, moving over from the Legislative Assistant in the office of Rep. David Schweikert (D-AZ). Lauren is a 2020 BA graduate of William & Mary University in Kinesiology…
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