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‘We Are Not Closing Down This Church’— California Pastor Warns Officials
Pastor Jack Trieber of North Valley Baptist Church in Santa Clara, California, is appealing to all Americans for aid in his congregation’s struggle to exercise their First Amendment right to the free exercise of religion. In an impassioned Facebook video, Trieber declared “we are not closing down this church” as a result of more than…
Read MoreMYTH BUSTERS: No, Jesus Was Not A Copycat Savior
It’s one of those objections that comes and goes in public discussions about the resurrection of Jesus Christ, as opponents of the Gospels claim His disciples simply made Him up by borrowing from similar pagan gods with which they were familiar. Uh, no, there’s scant evidence that any of those pagan deities were anywhere near…
Read MoreChurches Are Defending The First Amendment. Does Anybody In Congress Care?
HillFaith has from the first post in July 2018 been kept scrupulously non-partisan and will continue to be so as long as I have anything to say about it. To paraphrase the New Testament, there is no Jew or Greek, no Slave or Free, no Rich or Poor, and no Democrat or Republican in the…
Read MoreWORKING ON CAPITOL HILL: These Are The Top 10 Best, Worst Paying Offices For Staff
Senators traditionally pay their staffs somewhat more on average than House members, but the latest comprehensive salary data from Legistorm makes clear that is not necessarily always the case. Scan through the top 10 highest average staff salary offices and you find seven senators, two House members and one non-voting House member. At the other…
Read MoreMYTH BUSTERS: Why The Stolen Body Theory Fails
Critics of the Bible and the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead three days after His death on a Roman cross of crucifixion have often tried to argue the stolen body theory. No, critics argue, Jesus was not resurrected from the dead, His body was stolen, either by the disciples, who then made up…
Read MoreHappy, Happy, Happy? How About Real Joy?
What is the difference between being “happy” and experiencing “joy?” At first thought, it’s easy to miss the profound difference between being happy and experiencing joy, but that difference points us to the kind of life that God wants us to live. Dr. Kathy Koch of Summit Ministries explains:
Read MoreTHINK ABOUT THIS: Friday’s Poached Egg
Then Jesus said: “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him and We will make come to him and make Our home with him … The word that you hear is not from Me, but is from the Father who sent Me.” — John 14:23 And C.S. Lewis…
Read MoreOnce I Was Among The ‘Pro-Choice’ (Unthinkingly). But Then I Became Firmly Pro-Life. This Is Why
It comes back to me at the most unexpected moments, as it did a couple of days ago, but always as an uncomfortable recollection from a brief, regretted moment in a college classroom long past. “It” is the memory of something I said as a sophomore or junior at Oklahoma State University in 1970 or…
Read MoreSTAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ On Up The Hill This Week
Courtesy of Legistorm: Ryan Bentz is making the move from Intern to Staff Assistant to Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE). Ryan expects to complete his BS in political science and government in 2021 from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Also making the jump from Intern is Nathan Chael, who was promoted to Legislative Correspondent on the…
Read MoreWHAT WOULD YOU SAY: When Someone Claims The Crusades Prove Christianity Is Just As Violent As Islam
Listen to a conversation on the Hill among congressional staffers about the Crusades and it’s a near certainty that somebody will claim these Middle Ages wars between Christians and Muslims prove Christianity is just as violent as Islam. There is some truth behind that statement, but it’s not what you might be expecting. What it…
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