Posts by HillFaith
WORKING ON THE HILL: Women Staffers Turn To Wardrobe Rental Services
Many congressional staffers are in high-visibility, high-pressure positions that, unfortunately, also come with comparatively low pay, so there is a premium on making every dollar earned go as far as possible. That’s a key to growing popularity among women working on the Hill of wardrobe rental services. Roll Call’s Mary Ellen McIntire has a great post…
Read MoreWORKING ON THE HILL: Look Who’s Being Promoted
Recent Moves, As Reported By Legistorm: Ryan Feldman has interned for Reps. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Sean Maloney (D-NY) and Jacky Speier (D-Calif.). Now Feldman is the new scheduler for Rep. Josh Harder (D-Calif.). Feldman is a 2019 graduate of American University in inter-disciplinary studies. Melanie Lenhardt Brown is Rep. David Schweikert’s (R-Az.) new policy adviser. She…
Read MoreWHAT DO YOU THINK? Even If Macro-Evolution Is True, God Is Still Necessary
What if evolution is true, both in terms of micro and macro changes over time? If it is, does that mean there is no room for the Christian God as creator of the universe and everything in it, including humans and animals? Cross-examined.org’s Dr. Frank Turek says no, there still must be an explanation for…
Read MoreFederal Court Delivers Victory For Freedom Of Religion, Speech
Somebody apparently complained on Valentine’s Day 2018 when Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) student Polly Olsen distributed greetings to fellows students that included the words “Jesus Loves You,” “You Are Loved” and “You Are Never Alone,” along with illustrative Bible verses. So campus security told Olsen she had to stop. When she asked why, she…
Read MoreTHINK ABOUT THIS: Thoughts On God In And Out Of Time
When Stephen Hawking wrote his best-selling “A Brief History of Time” in his quest to do away with God, the renowned Cambridge mathematician had to invent a second kind of time, which he called “imaginary” time. The imaginary time was a necessary posit because Hawking knew that if there is the time we know of…
Read MoreToday Demonstrates Why The Big Bang Had To Have A Beginning
Yes, it’s Monday and the first day of the week is the hardest one in which to wrap one’s mind around a complex philosophical question such as “can time be infinite.” But it will be just as complex tomorrow and every other day, so how about let’s go ahead and address it today. Dr. Frank…
Read MoreTHINK ABOUT THIS: Why Our Brains And Our Minds Aren’t One And The Same Thing
If the material universe is all there is, where do our non-material minds come from?
Read MoreMUST READ! Friday Fun Poetry
Here’s an absolutely delightful way to end the workweek. The Bookish Recovering Know-It-All has a knack for verse, and his Friday Fun Poetry for today is really good. Here’s the first few stanzas: work week’s done it’s time for fun maybe i’ll run pretend i won the power ball …. Go here for the rest.…
Read More‘Undesigned Coincidences’ Provide Strong Evidence Jesus Really Did Feed 5,000 In The Wilderness
If you’ve been alive and breathing in recent decades, odds are good that you’ve at least heard about the miracle of Jesus in feeding 5,000 people in the wilderness near Bethsaida. Jesus had been speaking to the crowd for a good part of the day and when evening began to approach, he asked Phillip and…
Read MoreWORKING ON THE HILL: Look Who’s Getting Promoted
Recent Moves, As Reported By Legistorm: Drew Story is the new legislative assistant for Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.). Story comes from a year-long stint working for Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.). He has a Ph.D. in chemical and environmental engineering from the University of California at Riverside in 2018. Arjun Mody is the Senate Republican Conference’s…
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