Posts by Mark Tapscott
CONSIDER THIS: Did Joe Rogan Become a Christian After Interviewing Historian Wes Huff?
(8:49 VIEWING) — Podcaster Joe Rogan is without doubt among the most influential New Media figures in the world, thanks to multiple legions of followers, including an estimated 20 million on YouTube, 18.9 million on Instagram, 14.5 million on Spotify and 12 million on X. The only newspaper columnist with a comparable audience from the…
Read MoreDID YOU KNOW: Signs Abound That U.S. May be on the Threshold of a Spiritual and Cultural Revival
(FIVE-MINUTE READ) — At a time when bad news seems to come at all of us from every direction at an incessant pace, two emerging trends suggest relief is coming, thanks to a spiritual and cultural revival that is gathering strength across the country. The two trends include, first, the growing interest among Gen Zers,…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Dr. Joseph Warren on the Determination to Win Freedom
(QUICK READ) — America’s freedom and independence were not won overnight or through a quick series of wins that left the British Army — then the world’s mightiest military — dazed and defeated in the field. To the contrary, there were many defeats and disappointments along the way from 1776 to 1781 when Lord Cornwallis…
Read MoreCONSIDER THIS: You Likely Have No Idea How Amazing Are Spiders
(8:01 VIEWING) — Do spiders give you the heebie-jeebies? They do me, having grown up in Oklahoma where Fiddlebacks, Black Widows and Tarantulas are quite common. Even harmless Brown Wood Spiders still give me the creeps! So, you can imagine how I approached this latest beautiful, amazing video from the John 10:10 Project and Illustra…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Faith and the Cornerstone of the U.S. Capital
(QUICK READ) — It was April 15, 1791, “when the Hon. Daniel Carroll and Dr. David Stewart superintended the fixing of the first cornerstone of the District of Columbia, at Jone’s Point, near Alexandria,” according to Benjamin F. Morris. The commemorative remarks on that day featured Rev. James Muir of the Old Presbyterian Meeting House…
Read MoreWHAT WOULD YOU SAY: Is Marriage Really Just a Piece of Paper?
(6:20 VIEWING) — It’s a commonplace these days to hear people claim they aren’t getting married and are instead simply living together because doing the latter is a good way to “check compatibility” or “marriage is nothing more than a legal piece of paper.” Is that true? It is certainly a widely held belief, but…
Read MoreMYTH-BUSTERS: Christianity Liberated Women in the Ancient World
(5:36 VIEWING) — In the ancient world, everything was about men. Women were property to be used by men. So nobody gave a second thought to a man having a wife (s) to produce legitimate heirs, concubines for sexual pleasures and female slaves for household chores. It was a man’s world in every respect. The…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Samuel Adams on The ‘Solid and Permanent Foundation’
(QUICK READ)— “If men of wisdom and knowledge, of moderation and temperance, of patience, fortitude and perseverance, of sobriety and true republican simplicity of manners, of zeal for the honor of the Supreme Being and the welfare of the commonwealth; if men possessed of these other excellent qualities are chosen to fill the seats of government,…
Read MoreQUICK TAKES: Survey Finds Growing Gen Z, Men Church Attendance, Bible Interest
(QUICK READ) — A recent survey of American churches conducted by the American Bible Society turned up more evidence that there is a spiritual stirring in this nation, particularly among Gen Zers and especially among young men. Asked if young adults are showing more interest in their church, a majority (54 percent) respondents for 124…
Read MoreHILL STAFF NEWS: Open Positions, New Hires, Big Promotions, Great Opportunities
(THREE-MINUTE READ) NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM: ANDREW BAMBRICK is the new Legislative Assistant in the office of Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Wisc.). Previously, Andrew worked for Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) as a Legislative Assistant on the House Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Andrew is a 2019 BA in Government graduate of Patrick…
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