HillFaith Blog: Good News for Hill Staffers
Welcome to HillFaith:Good News for Hill Staffers! This is where you’ll find two types of content:
First, fact-driven, thoroughly researched and often highly personalized Christian apologetics. Second, news and analyses about working on the Hill, including things like who's being promoted, what are the best (and worst!) offices to work for, salary information, and much else.
Here at HillFaith, we appreciate the importance, the challenges and the complexities of the work you do we are passionate about being a positive, informative resource for those in the trenches.
Most importantly, we want to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He is alive and He is "the way, the truth and the life." He is also the key to living the abundant life. Not materially, but in the Truth that sets you forever free.
LOOKING FOR A HILL JOB: (Part 3) Getting Your Foot in the Door
By Bret Bernhardt Securing a meeting with your prospective employer is an important step in the process of landing a job on Capitol Hill. Before we get into the mechanics, it’s important to recognize that looking for a job is one of the most stressful things you will do in your professional life. After all,…
LOOKING FOR A HILL JOB: (Part 2) Your Best Job Lead May Surprise You
By Bret Bernhardt Conventional wisdom may say the best path to a good job on the Hill is through the hiring manager. That may be a chief of staff, legislative director, or state/district director. However, there’s a surprise twist. More often than not, I have seen the best job leads for young and junior staff…
LOOKING FOR A HILL JOB OR PROMOTION? (Part 1) Here’s The Best Resources
By Bret Bernhardt In this series, we will discuss the best way to land a job on the Hill and offer some helpful tips on how to do that. While a great network, a pertinent resume, and a successful interview are important, the greatest likelihood of getting a Hill job will happen one of two…
HILL STAFF VIEWS: Most Congressional Aides Want Fed/State Mix of AI Regs
(QUICK READ) — A strong majority, 57 percent, of congressional aides responding to a recent CNCT Capitol Pulse survey support a reasonable combination of federal and state regulations on Artificial Intelligence (AI). The backing for such a regulatory mix comes at a time President Donald Trump is pushing for a measure excluding all but certain…
HILL STAFF NEWS: Open Positions, New Hires, Big Promotions, Great Opportunities
(THREE-MINUTE READ) NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM HARADEN BOTTOMLEY comes aboard as Communications Director for Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) following nearly two years with Rep. Shiri Thanedar (D-MI) as Press Assistant and Press Secretary. Haraden, whose hometown is Hanover, Massachusetts, is a 2023 graduate of Boston College with a BS in Economics and Political Science….
SCIENCE UPRISING: Are You Ready For HillFaith’s “Do Fossils Really Prove Evolution” Challenge?
(8:59 VIEWING) — Scientific evolutionary materialism is so totally documented by unchallengeable facts that only religious fools question it, right? Wrong! And your challenge today — religious or not — is to watch the following Discovery Science video and genuinely consider what it describes. Here’s a foretaste: Whales are claimed to have evolved over a…
FAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: John Jay on the Truth of Christianity
(QUICK READ) — John Jay was the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court established by the Constitution that he, with James Madison and Alexander Hamilton, co-authored “The Federalist Papers” under the pseudonym of “Publius.” The three authors chose that name because the historical Publius — Publius Valerius Publicola — was one of…
AMANDA REPORTS: Love and Generosity Increases With More Active Bible Reading, Survey Finds
(491-WORD READ) — Reading the Bible increases levels of love and generosity toward others, according to the latest survey conducted by the American Bible Society (ABS). In an ongoing report by the Philadelphia-based ABS, its latest chapter entitled “Love and Generosity” as part of the group’s “State of the Bible USA 2025” survey research queried…
TESTIMONIES: Atheist Doctor Stunned by Research, Finds Jesus
(8:13 VIEWING) — Dr. Stephen Iacoboni is a medical oncologist who has dealt with the reality of death for his entire professional life. Given his profession of four decades, he simply couldn’t avoid those terrible questions like: Is there life after death? How can humans face death without fear? What happens when we die? As…
FOUR SUNDAYS OF CHRISTMAS: One Solitary Life
(3:32 VIEWING) — There are many ways of measuring the influence, impact and importance of one person’s life. He became wealthy and shared it with many others. She discovered the cure that liberated millions from the lethal agony of a terrifying disease. He led an Army that conquered the known world. As the John 10:10…