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About Shane Vander Hart

Shane Vander Hart is the founder and editor-in-chief of Caffeinated Thoughts.  He is also the President of 4:15 Communications, LLC, a social media & communications consulting/management firm.  Prior to this Shane spent 20 years in youth ministry serving in church, parachurch, and school settings.  He has also served as an interim pastor and is a sought after speaker and pulpit fill-in.  Shane has been married to his wife Cheryl since 1993 and they have three kids.  Shane and his family reside near Des Moines, IA.

The Des Moines Register Wants to Muzzle Free Speech in Churches

February 13, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart Leave a Comment

The Des Moines Register Wants to Muzzle Free Speech in Churches

The Des Moines Register does not want to see the Johnson Amendment lifted which muzzles many churches and pastors from speaking out politically at church.

Filed Under: Current Events Tagged With: church and state, churches, Des Moines Register, IRS, Johnson Amendment, non-profit tax status, Wall of Separation

Featured Sermon: The Ultimate Essence of Evil from John Piper

February 12, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart Leave a Comment

Featured Sermon: The Ultimate Essence of Evil from John Piper

John Piper: The ultimate essence of evil is the loss of taste for God as our all-satisfying life and joy, and the preference for other things above God himself.

Filed Under: Faith & Theology Tagged With: Enjoying God, glorifying Christ, Glorifying God, John Piper, Sermons, sin

Des Moines Pro-Life Activists Join Nationwide Protest of Planned Parenthood

February 11, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart 2 Comments

Des Moines Pro-Life Activists Join Nationwide Protest of Planned Parenthood

Pro-life activists protested outside of Planned Parenthood of the Heartland’s Rosenfield Clinic in Des Moines, IA as part of a nationwide rally.

Filed Under: Iowa News & Politics Tagged With: #ProtestPP, Citizens for a Pro-Life Society, Created Equal, defund Planned Parenthood, Eric Scheidler, Geneveve Loraditch, Marjorie Dannenfelser, Planned Parenthood, Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, Pro-Life Action League, pro-life activism, Shawn Carney, Susan B. Anthony List

Do United Methodist Lobbyists Really Represent Iowa’s United Methodists?

February 10, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart 2 Comments

Do United Methodist Lobbyists Really Represent Iowa’s United Methodists?

Iowa United Methodists, is the lobbying team for the Iowa Conference for the UMC representing you? Not if you care about life, liberty and small government.

Filed Under: Iowa News & Politics Tagged With: Abortion, gun rights, homeschooling, Iowa Conference for the United Methodist Church, Iowa House, Iowa Senate, LGBT Rights, United Methodists

Iowa’s Senators Respond to Confirmation of Betsy DeVos and Jeff Sessions

February 9, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart Leave a Comment

Iowa’s Senators Respond to Confirmation of Betsy DeVos and Jeff Sessions

Iowa’s U.S. Senators Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley respond to the confirmations of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education and Jeff Sessions as Attorney General.

Filed Under: U.S. Politics Tagged With: Betsy DeVos, Chuck Grassley, Jeff Sessions, Joni Ernst, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Justice

Jason Jones, Meagan Weber Speak at Pro-Life Event (Videos)

February 8, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart Leave a Comment

Jason Jones, Meagan Weber Speak at Pro-Life Event (Videos)

Watch Jason Jones of Movie to Movement and Meagan Weber of And Then There Were None share their pro-life testimony at the Iowa Prayer for Life program.

Filed Under: Current Events Tagged With: Agape Pregnancy Center, And Then There Were None, Informed Choices, Iowa Prayer for Life, Iowa Right to Life, Iowans for Life, Jason Jones, Lutherans for Life, Meagan Weber, Movie to Movement, Personhood Iowa, pro-life activism, pro-life agenda, pro-life testimonies, Restored by Grace Ministries, Ruth Harbor, the Family Leader

Republicans Seek to Reform Iowa’s Collective Bargaining Law

February 8, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart Leave a Comment

Republicans Seek to Reform Iowa’s Collective Bargaining Law

Governor Terry Branstad and Iowa Senate and House Republicans seek to reform the state’s collective bargaining law that has not been reviewed since 1974.

Filed Under: Iowa News & Politics Tagged With: ACLU of Iowa, Americans for Prosperity - Iowa, ASFME Iowa Council 61, Associated Builders and Contractors of Iowa, Bill Dix, Bruce Hunter, Central Iowa Construction Building Trades Council, collective bargaining reform, Dave Deyoe, Drew Klein, Episcopal Diocese of Iowa, Greg Spenner, HSB 84, Interfaith Alliance of Iowa, International Union of Operating Engineers-Local 234, Iowa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, Iowa Association of Building and Industry, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, Iowa Federation of Labor (AFL-CIO), Iowa Peace Officers Association, Iowa Professional Fire Fighters, Iowa State Building and Construction Trades Council, Iowa State Education Association, Iowans for Tax Relief, Jake Chapman, Jason Schultz, Kim Reynolds, Laborers International Union of North America, Linda Upmeyer, Nate Boulton, Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 33, SF 213, SMART Sheet Metal Workers, State Police Officers Council, Steven Holt, Teamsters Local 238, Terry Branstad, United Professionals

Massie Introduces Bill to Abolish U.S. Department of Education

February 7, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart 1 Comment

Massie Introduces Bill to Abolish U.S. Department of Education

Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) introduces a one sentence bill that reads, “The Department of Education shall terminate on December 31, 2018.”

Filed Under: Education, U.S. Politics Tagged With: Andy Biggs, Donald Trump, H.R. 899, Jason Chaffetz, Jimmy Carter, Jody Hice, Justin Amash, Matt Gaetz, Raul Labrador, Thomas Massie, U.S. Department of Education, Walter Jones

New Iowa House Bills Address Common Core, Smarter Balanced

February 3, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart Leave a Comment

New Iowa House Bills Address Common Core, Smarter Balanced

State Rep. Sandy Salmon (R-Janesville) introduces bills in the Iowa House opposing Common Core, Next Generation Science Standards and Smarter Balanced.

Filed Under: Education, Iowa News & Politics Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Dean Fisher, Greg Heartsill, HF 139, HF 140, Iowa Department of Education, Iowa State Board of Education, Iowa Testing Programs, Kristi Hager, Larry Sheets, Next Generation Science Standards, Ralph Watts, Sandy Salmon, Skyler Wheeler, Smarter Balanced, Stan Gustafson, Steven Holt, Tedd Gassman, Terry Baxter

The Iowa Senate Votes to Defund Abortion Providers

February 2, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart Leave a Comment

The Iowa Senate Votes to Defund Abortion Providers

The Iowa Senate passed SF 2, a bill that reallocates state taxpayer money away from abortion providers, by a party-line 30 to 20 vote.

Filed Under: Iowa News & Politics Tagged With: abortion providers, Amy Sinclair, Brad Zaun, David Johnson, defunding Planned Parenthood, Herman Quirmbach, Iowa Senate, Janet Petersen, Jason Schultz, Joe Bolkcom, Julian Garrett, Ken Rozenboom, Liz Mathis, Matt McCoy, Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, SF 2

Iowa Bill Defunding Abortion Providers Advances to Full Senate

February 1, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart Leave a Comment

Iowa Bill Defunding Abortion Providers Advances to Full Senate

The Iowa Senate Judiciary Committee voted 8 to 5 in favor of sending SF 2, a bill reallocating taxpayer money from abortion providers, to the full Senate.

Filed Under: Iowa News & Politics Tagged With: Amy Sinclair, Brad Zaun, Charles Schneider, Dan Dawson, Iowa Senate, Iowa Senate Judiciary Committee, Janet Petersen, Jason Schlutz, Jeff Elder, Julian Garrett, Kevin Kinney, Nate Boulton, pro-life legislation, Rich Taylor, SF 2, taxpayer funding of abortion providers, Tom Shipley, Tony Bisignano

Trump Fulfills Promise in Selection of Neal Gorsuch for Supreme Court

February 1, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart Leave a Comment

Trump Fulfills Promise in Selection of Neal Gorsuch for Supreme Court

President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court earned praise from both supporters and conservative critics.

Filed Under: U.S. Politics Tagged With: Ben Sasse, Chuck Grassley, David French, Donald Trump, Frank Cannon, Joni Ernst, Marjorie Dannenfelser, Michael Farris, Neal Gorsuch, Rand Paul, Robert George, Supreme Court, Ted Cruz

Refugees and the Christian…. My Perspective

January 31, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart Leave a Comment

Refugees and the Christian…. My Perspective

Shane Vander Hart considers how Christians should respond to President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order impacting our refugee program.

Filed Under: Current Events Tagged With: Christians and refugees, Donald Trump, refugees, religious persecution

Matt McCoy’s Questionable Disclosure of a DHS Confidential Briefing

January 30, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Matt McCoy’s Questionable Disclosure of a DHS Confidential Briefing

Did State Senator Matt McCoy (D-Des Moines) cross the line in his disclosure to The Des Moines Register of his DHS briefing about the Natalie Finn case?

Filed Under: Iowa News & Politics Tagged With: Amy McCoy, Chuck Palmer, homeschooling, Iowa Department of Human Services, Matt McCoy, Natalie Finn

Featured Sermon: One Way to Heaven

January 29, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Featured Sermon: One Way to Heaven

Pastor Ryan Jorgensen, the senior pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel Des Moines, provides our featured sermon from John 14:1-11 – “One Way to Heaven.”

Filed Under: Faith & Theology Tagged With: Apologetics, Gospel of Jesus Christ, Harvest Bible Chapel Des Moines, Heaven, John 14:1-11, Ryan Jorgensen, Salvation

Mia Love: Every Time We Kill a Child Through Abortion We Kill Our Potential

January 27, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Mia Love: Every Time We Kill a Child Through Abortion We Kill Our Potential

Congresswoman Mia Love (R-UT) at the March of Life said that with each child killed by abortion we lose a little of ourselves and a whole lot of our future.

Filed Under: U.S. Politics Tagged With: Abortion, March for Life, Mia Love, pro-life agenda

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