Archive for August 2023
HILL STAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ On Up This Week
COURTESY OF LEGISTORM: LESLIE REAGAN adds a distinctive Texas flavor to the House Democracy Partnership, coming on board as Deputy Director. Previously, Leslie worked as Congressional Liason and Communications Coordinator for the U.S.- China Security Review Commission. Leslie received her MLA last year from Harvard University and her BS in Political Communications in 2014 from…
Read MoreCONTRADICTIONS: Was the Sermon on the Mount Delivered on a Mountain or a Plain?
Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount (See Matthew 5:1 – 7:29) is among the most famous orations in all of human history. But where was it delivered, on a mountain or on a plain? Critics of the Bible’s claim to be the Word of God sometimes point to a seeming contradiction between Matthew’s account and that…
Read MoreTESTIMONIES: Track Was Everything For Her, Then She Met Jesus
Julianna was raised in a traditional Catholic family, attended mass regularly and thought being kind to people was what it meant to be a Christian. She was not alone in thinking that, as many young people who grew up in Protestant churches have similarly misguided ideas. But the reality was that Julianna actually knew nothing…
Read MoreSUNDAY SONGS: ‘Be Unto Your Name,’ Robin Mark
CONSIDER THIS: Why Does Mathematics Work?
If the question posed by the headline above seems odd, it actually reflects the reality that numbers, sets, equations and formulas are non-material but nobody questions whether they exist. Math is analogous to thinking – non-material but you surely know it’s real because you experience it constantly. Here’s where it gets really interesting: Scientists, philosophers…
Read MoreWHAT WOULD YOU SAY? Must We Choose Between Science and Faith?
Another myth that has grown up in recent decades about science and faith is that, thanks to the proliferating advances in human knowledge gained as a result of increasingly sophisticated science, there is no longer any “need” for faith. There are multiple unstated assumptions involved in such an assertion, most notably that humans created religion…
Read MoreHILL STAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ On Up This Week
COURTESY OF LEGISTORM: BILLY GRIBBIN is the new face in the office of Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), moving over from Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) where he was Communications Director to assume the same duties on the Senate side. The upper chamber is familiar ground for Billy because he spent a year and half in 2018-2019…
Read MoreCONTRADICTIONS: What About Matthew and Acts on Judas’ Death?
Whenever the word “traitor” is mentioned, many folks think of Judas Iscariot, who was paid 30 pieces of silver for betraying Jesus into the hands of the Roman and Jewish authorities in Jerusalem, who then subjected Him to mock trials, torture, and death by crucifixion. But Judas threw the silver back at the Temple Pharisees…
Read MoreFOUNDATIONS: Why Christians Should Be Involved In Government
The following article is from the editors of The Stream and was originally published as an installment in a series known as “Foundations,” which examines the most important fundamental issues facing America from a traditional Christian perspective. It is reprinted here on HillFaith by permission. There’s a pretty simple reason Christians should be involved in government. “Because…
Read MoreSUNDAY SONGS: ‘Gotta Serve Somebody’ by Bob Dylan
Pay particular attention to Dylan’s lyrics as they focus us in like a laser beam on the fundamental question all must answer: Homepage photo credit: Photo by weston m on Unsplash
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