Archive for July 2024
GOOD QUESTION: What Accounts for the Transformation of These Four Men?
What accounts for the transformation of these four men from cowards, skeptics and deadly adversaries into the acknowledged and respected leaders of the early Christian movement? That something was seeing and talking with the resurrected Jesus Christ. Even most critical scholars agree that something occurred that completely changed Peter, James, the half-brother of Jesus, Thomas,…
Read MoreEXPLAIN THIS: Do You Really Know How Massive The Evidence Is For The Literal Resurrection of Jesus Christ?
Former reporter and editor Lee Strobel is the author of *”The Case for Christ” and multiple successor volumes that describe his exhaustive assessment of the historical, archeological, literary, medical, scientific and logical evidence for Christianity. The most important part of Strobel’s investigation focused on the evidence for the literal resurrection of Jesus Christ. Such emphasis…
Read MoreTESTIMONIES: Atheist Doctor Challenged Resurrection, Found New Life in Jesus
Ambition is almost the key currency of the realm when it comes to politics and nowhere is this more so the case than in Congress and on Capitol Hill where there are thousands of super smart and super ambitious men and women working hard every day to advance up the next rung on the ladder…
Read MoreSUNDAY SONGS: ‘In Christ Alone’ by Adrienne Liesching
FOR THE REST OF THE STORY: Eric Liddell
Yesterday here on HillFaith, my tribute to the great Scots gold medalist Eric Liddell appeared on these pages to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of his remarkable performance and witness during the 1924 Olympics. There is of course much more to Liddell’s story than his winning the gold medal. In fact, the most important and…
Read MoreCONSIDER THIS: Don’t be Afraid, It’s Just a Spider! (And it’s Actually Kind of Miraculous)
Who doesn’t hate to encounter spiders anywhere, but especially in your home, office, car or commercial establishment? But guess what, spiders perform a crucially important role in balancing the cycle of life in the insect world. Their work in consuming millions of pests — think especially of mosquitoes and house flies — helps make human…
Read MoreOLYMPICS 2024: ‘God Made Me Fast And When I Run, I Feel His Pleasure.’ Do You?
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today is the first day of the 2024 Paris Olympics, a century after the great Scots runner, Eric Liddell, gave the world a stirring display of courage and faith in action on the athletic field and behind the scenes as well. Longtime HillFaith readers know that Liddell is immensely admired and honored on…
Read MoreHILL STAFF NEWS: New Hires, Job Promotions, Open Positions, Great Opportunities
COURTESY OF LEGISTORM: BRITTANY PSYHOGIOS-SMITH moves into the Scheduling Director position working for Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.). Before joining the Speaker’s staff, Brittany was Deputy Chief of Staff for Rep. Brad Finstad (R-MN). Brittany is a 2011 graduate of Bethel University with a BA in Business and Political Science. In another Minnesota…
Read MoreCONTRADICTIONS: The 16 Most Common Exegetical Errors Made by Bible Skeptics
Claims that selected passages in the Bible contradict each other are quite possibly the most frequently heard objection from skeptics that Christians hear when they seek to share their faith in Jesus Christ in the public square. Such claims are also routinely cited as established fact in the mainstream media, in college classrooms, the entertainment…
Read MoreMYTH-BUSTERS: Check Out This Four-Point Test to See if Miracle Claims Are True
Christians believe Jesus Christ was crucified dead on the cross, He was buried in a tomb hewn out of a big rock, and He rose alive again three days later. The Resurrection is the greatest of a whole series of miracles Jesus performed during His three-year ministry in Galilee and Judea. Other religions also claim…
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