Archive for August 2026
TESTIMONIES: Preston Troutt Found An Amazing New Life in Christ
(8:33 VIEWING) — Preston Troutt’s life is among the most amazing journeys to faith you are likely ever to hear about, and yet in so many ways, it is typical of the way countless American Christians come to know the Lord. Here’s how I Am Second describes Troutt: “Preston Troutt had it all. Amazing parents,…
Read MoreSUNDAY SONGS: Christopher Watson on the Forgotten Tunes of Charles Lockhart
(31:34 VIEWING) — One of the great blessings of editing hillfaith.org is that it regularly affords me occasions to meet, at least in the digital sense, countless men and women of amazing, diverse and impressive skills. One recent such experience brought me into conversation with one Christopher Watson, who initially responded to the HillFaith post…
Read MoreHILL STAFF NEWS: Open Positions. Helpful Tips. Veteran Advice.
MOVING UP: Courtesy of Legistorm: JAMIE BOYLAN served Internships under Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La), as well as under former Speakers of the House Kevin McCarthy and Patrick McHenry. Jamie is now moving his first full-time position on Capitol Hill, serving as Staff Assistant/Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas). Jamie received his…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Rev. Jonathan Witherspoon on Signing the Declaration of Independence
(QUICK READ) — Rev. Jonathan Witherspoon is the lone pastor among the 56 signers of the American colonies’ Declaration of Independence in 1776. A Presbyterian, his powerful preaching in the Reformed Scottish tradition was known and respected throughout the colonies. Witherspoon was among the most widely influential members of the Founders generation, thanks both to…
Read MoreTESTIMONIES: Jason Jackson Jr’s Faith Journey, the NFL and Living the Viral Life
(8:15 VIEWING) — Jason Jackson Jr. lost his father to a 40-year prison sentence when he was just a little boy, so he was raised by his mother. Life was tough in his childhood, to say, the least, but he had a dream to play football. But something happened to him during his college playing…
Read MoreAMANDA REPORTS: New Barna Research Finds Mixed Impact From Church Youth Groups
(615 WORDS) — An alarmingly low 18 percent of Christian teenagers who recently attended a church youth group subsequently show signs of developing an active faith as a result of learning about God, according to new research from the Barna Group. “More than half of Christian teens in the U.S. (57 percent) have attended a…
Read MoreCASE FILES: Are the Gospels Really Eyewitness Accounts? Two Evidence Experts Say You Bet They Are!
(8:22 VIEWING) — Lee Strobel and J. Warner Wallace, above, are, respectively, a former investigative journalist with the Chicago Tribune, and a former Torrance, California, Police Department Detective whose skill at solving cold murder case was regularly featured on NBC’s “Dateline.” Both men were for many years atheists, but both also were motivated to apply…
Read MoreHILL STAFF NEWS: Open Positions. Helpful Tips. Veteran Advice.
MOVING UP: Courtesy of Legistorm: MCKINLEY SCHOLTZ is promoted from Scheduling Director to Senior Adviser to Sen. David McCormick (R-PA). McKinley is former Vice-President of No Labels, the non-partisan centrist group seeking solutions instead of strife in the legislative process. She earned her BS degree in Chemistry in 2013 from Western Kentucky University. SEBASTIN LOSACKER-ARENAS…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Gov. Samuel Adams’ Fasting Proclamation of 1797
(QUICK READ) — Decades after his insurgent roles before and during the American Revolution, Samuel Adams was elected Governor of Massachusetts, a position from which he made no bones about his Christian faith, as reflected in the following official proclamation: “And as it is our duty to extend our wishes to the happiness of the…
Read MoreTESTIMONIES Former Jewish Agnostic Andrew Klavan On How He Met The Messiah
(13:50 VIEWING) — Andrew Klavan is known to millions of Americans as a best-selling author (“Empire of Lies” and much, much more), as well as host of a long-running YouTube video series. I’ve long been a Klavan fan because he invariably makes me think in unexpected ways, he breaks me up with his wonderfully peculiar…
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