Today is Tuesday, January the 10th, 2023.

Welcome to the Daily Article podcast.

Today's article is written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins of the Denison Forum.

We read in Second Chronicles 16.9,

The eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts

are fully committed to him. The Georgia Bulldogs repeated as national champions last night

with their 65-7 win over the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs. Only eight schools have

won repeated national championships since the start of the

modern era in 1936. The current playoff format only dates to 2015, but college football has

named a national champion going back to 1869 when Princeton and Rutgers were the only two teams and split their series, so they were named

co-champions retroactively.

The championship game is currently played each year in the month of January, which is named

for Janus, a Roman god who is typically depicted with two faces, one looking into the past,

the other looking into the future.

The other 11 months were also named by the Romans, giving a stability to the calendar

that far outlasted their empire. We name months for the same reason we want our teams to win

national championships. We name what we seek to control time in this case,

and we feel like winners when our teams win. These sentiments reveal a truth that is foundational

to our lives, our democracy, and our future. The House of Representatives reconvened last

night to pass a set of House rules as Speaker Kevin McCarthy

cleared his first major test. However, the contentious nature of the process portends much

conflict ahead. Lawmakers nearly came to blows during the final votes that eventually

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