Archive for September 2026
HILL STAFF NEWS: Open Positions. Helpful Tips. Veteran Advice.
MOVING UP: Courtesy of Legistorm: SAMANTHA RYLS-JORDAN assumes the duties of Administrative Director in the office of Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas). Ryls-Jordan was previously Cornyn’s Administrative Director on the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Border Security and Immigration Subcommittee. She is a 2017 graduate of Southern Utah University with a BA Psychology and Criminal Justice. JEREMY HOFFNER…
Read MoreSECRETS OF THE HUMAN BODY: You Have No Idea How Astonishingly Engineered You Are
(15:43 VIEWING) — Think about the car you drive. It has thousands of parts, the failure of many of which can leave you walking, thumbing a ride from a friend, or riding the Metro subway or bus. There are a variety of reasons the vast majority of Americans prefer to drive a private vehicle to…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Samuel Adams on God and American Liberty
(QUICK READ) — Samuel Adams was a cousin of John Adams and a well-known radical leader of the American Revolutionary movement in its birthing stages (think Boston Tea Party!) prior to the first battles in 1775 and the official Declaration of Independence in 1776. But Adams was no devotee of Rousseau and the secular totalitarian…
Read MorePREPARE TO BE AMAZED: Why Does The Bible Call The Moon A ‘Witness’?
(VIEWING 5:42) — There is a passage in the Bible — Psalm 89:35-37 — that refers to the Moon as a “witness.” Now that must strike most readers as a curious analogy because the Moon is just a big chunk of lifeless rock. Analogy is a wonderful tool! So what’s up with that Scripture both…
Read MoreSUNDAY SONGS: Matthew West “Unashamed”
(3:44 VIEWING) — How deeply do you hold your convictions about the most important things in this life? Will you stand up for your beliefs even at the cost of friendships, popularity, or jobs? This is what Matthew West sings about in “Unashamed.” For the follower of the Lord Jesus Christ, this question is of…
Read MoreHILL STAFF VIEWS: Aides Give 119th Congress Passing Grades, Just Barely
(QUICK READ) — A fair majority of congressional aides responding to a recent CNCT Capitol Pulse Survey gave the 119th Congress a passing grade, and there were almost as many who give it an F. Respondents, who were self-selecting, were asked “How would you grade the productivity of the 119th Congress?” The 55 percent majority…
Read MoreCONSIDER THIS: Is Christianity True And Why Should You Care?
(5:45 VIEWING) — Now there’s an interesting question for congressional aides, the average age of which these days is 27 years old, putting you squarely in the middle of Generation Z. And, as Cold-Case Christianity’s J. Warner Wallace points out during this excerpt from a recent interview on Adherent Apologetics, one big difference between his…
Read MoreHILL STAFF NEWS: Open Positions. Helpful Tips. Veteran Advice.
MOVING UP: Courtesy of Legistorm: LAUREN SMITH — Got a health care policy issue question for Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.)? Lauren Smith is the new Legislative Aide there, moving over from the Legislative Assistant in the office of Rep. David Schweikert (D-AZ). Lauren is a 2020 BA graduate of William & Mary University in Kinesiology…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: John Hancock on Why God’s Blessing is Essential for Liberty
(QUICK READ) — John Hancock’s bold signature on the Declaration of Independence certainly made him the odds-on-favorite to be the first of the 56 men who put their names on that august document to be targeted by the British. Had the Red Coats captured Hancock, he would have been summarily hung as a traitor to…
Read MoreTESTIMONIES: Brett May Remind You of Somebody — You!
(7:25 VIEWING) — Brett was born and raised in North Carolina, living at the beach and raised by parents who worked hard and provided a materially good life for him during his growing up years. But in his teen years, Brett discovered the surfer’s life of riding the waves, partying with friends and not worrying…
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