Posts by HillFaith
Does Christian Hypocrisy Prove Christianity Is False?
Perhaps you’ve heard it before: “Christians are just a bunch of hypocrites!” Or maybe this version: “Christianity can’t be true because so many Christians are fakes.” It’s a popular claim, one that has led many people to close their minds to even considering the growing mountains of credible evidence for the reality of the empty…
Read MoreSo You Think That Neat ‘Multiverse’ Theory Explains It All …
No, when people talk about the “Multiverse” theory, they aren’t talking about music with a lot of stanzas or choruses. Odds are, they are talking about more basic issues like “how did the universe get here” and “why are there human beings.” You can’t talk about those kinds of issues on Capitol Hill or anywhere…
Read MorePanel To Discuss ‘The Trials And Tribulations Of Living An Ethical Life On Capitol Hill’
This may come as a shock to some but there are times working on Capitol Hill when people don’t tell the whole truth about actions of their boss, or conceal facts about their own role in questionable practices or even tell lots of little white lies that taken together create a huge dark falsehood. Yes,…
Read More‘This Is Us’ Star Chrissy Metz Has No Qualms About Expressing Her Faith
If you have followed the “This Is Us” tv series, you will recognize Chrissy Metz as “Kate,” daughter of Jack and Rebecca Pearson and sister to brothers Kevin and Randall. What you may not recognize is Metz boldly declaring her Christian faith despite that often being a ticket to professional oblivion in tinsel town. “It…
Read MoreFour Advent Questions To Start Your New Year (And Maybe Change Your Life)
Just before Christmas, it was my pleasure to share a celebratory hour or so with members of the Faith & Law Society in the Longworth HOB, hosted by the group’s extraordinary executive director, Lauren Noyes. Among the highlights of the gathering was hearing a brief address by Bill Reidel, Lead Pastor of the Redemption Hill…
Read MoreIs Christianity Just An Insurance Policy Against Going To Hell?
It’s been an argument of critics for much of the modern era, the contention being that humans yearn to know what happens after they die, so they invent religion to supply the answer. “So a lot of people will try and say ‘well, yeah, if you become a Christian, you’re going to go to Heaven,’…
Read MoreNo, Jesus And Mithras Weren’t Both Born Of Virgins (Myths About Christianity Debunked)
Unless there is some way to determine if the rock from which sprung Mithras — the ancient mythical god at the heart of the mystery cult known as “Mithraism” — was a virgin, that is. That Jesus’ virgin birth was stolen from the Mithras myth is one of the many allegations raised by Christianity’s critics,…
Read MoreWould You Go To Jail For Your Basic Beliefs, Like This Chinese Pastor?
Pastor Wang Yi of Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, China, is in jail, accused by the Communist government in Beijing of “inciting subversion of state power.” The pastor absolutely denies the charges, which are based on the fact he preaches the Gospel of Jesus Christ, including His claim to be “the King of Kings”…
Read MorePilate’s Seal Ring Tops Biblical Archeology’s 10 Biggest 2018 Discoveries
A familiar maxim in the conventional secular wisdom of the age is that the Bible is nothing more than a collection of tales and cannot therefore be trusted as a reliable historical source. The reality is that for decades archeology has been producing mounds of evidence that supports the Bible as not merely a reliable…
Read MoreWhat Are You Living For?
Not sure of the answer to the question of what are you living your life for? Check your bank account and time sheets. Whatever you think you live for, the truth is your heart is wherever your money and your time are. If you work on the Hill, maybe it’s status or recognition of some…
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