Posts by HillFaith
How Christianity Probably Didn’t Begin (First of Three Parts)Was Jesus Resurrected From the Grave?
Three days after His death on the cross and burial in a borrowed grave, Jesus’s tomb was found to be empty, so the question is: Was Jesus resurrected from the grave? His disciples then claimed He had been resurrected from the dead and they further claimed to have seen and talked with Him. Everything about…
Read MoreWHAT WOULD YOU SAY: Which is Better for Kids? Unhappily Married or ‘Happily Divorced?’
Do kids just “get over” divorce without any lingering or permanent negative effects? That’s been the conventional wisdom since the 1970s saw the “No Fault” approach to ending marriages become dominant in the judicial system. But is it true? The answer is no, divorce leaves scars on kids’ minds, bodies and hearts that often afflict…
Read MoreSTAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ Up on The Hill This Week
Courtesy of Legistorm: Chris Brown is the new Defense Fellow in the office of Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO). Chris was previously the U.S. Space Force Congressional Fellow working for Lamborn. Chris has an MA from American Military University and a BS from Central Florida University. Got an operations questions for the office of Rep. Brian…
Read MoreSTAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ Up on The Hill This Week
Courtesy of Legistorm: Matthew Cornelius trots over from the Alliance for Digital Innovation where he was Executive Director to serve as Senior Professional Staff Member on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, working for the Chairman, Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI). Matthew’s previous jobs included stints at the Office of Management and Budget, the…
Read MoreWHAT WOULD YOU SAY: Freedom Means …
What does the word “Freedom” mean? The U.S. Constitution guarantees individual freedom to Americans, but so did the Soviet Constitution for the people of the former USSR. Obviously, there were two different definitions of the word involved. There are also a lot of folks these days for whom “Freedom” essentially means they are able to…
Read MoreSTAFF NEWS: House Appropriators Include Big Increase in Member’s Office Budgets
House Appropriators are including in their version of the 2022 legislative branch funding bill a substantial increase in the Members Representation Allowance (MRA), the account from which personal and committee staffers are paid. The draft bill boosts the MRA by $134 million, to a total of $774 million. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) had…
Read MoreSTAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ Up On The Hill This Week
Courtesy of Legistorm: Ben DeMarzo moves up from his slot as Assistant Deputy Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to Chief of Staff for Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL). Ben’s Master of Public Policy (MPP) was earned at Rutgers University, as was his BA in Political Science and Government. Rep. Mike Johnson…
Read MoreThe ‘Minimal Facts’ Evidence for the Truth of Jesus’ Resurrection
Philosopher Gary Habermas surveys the best scholarship, from scholars on both sides of the issues, on the evidence for and against the resurrection of Jesus as a literal, historical event and offers what he calls “the minimal facts” case. The minimal facts are those that just about everybody on both sides of the debate agree…
Read MoreHere’s the Key To Less Stressful Decision-Making on Capitol Hill or Anywhere Else
You work for a senator or a representative and he or she depends upon you to provide your best, most carefully considered advice on issues big and small, day in and day out. You take this responsibility seriously because you know the issues involved quite often are supremely important. But making decisions about such advice…
Read MoreWHAT WOULD YOU SAY: Are the Kids Really Fine?
If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times – “The kids will be fine.” Well, no, actually, the data is in and it shows overwhelmingly that, compared to the traditional nuclear family of Married Father and Mother, with their children, the kids aren’t going to be fine. As Katy Faust of the…
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