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.
TESTIMONIES: The Amazing Story of the Hrishka Sisters
(8:52 VIEWING) — When was the last time you heard five sisters testify to their individual journeys to knowing Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior? These five Hrishka sisters do a masterful job of sharing their individual and collective stories. Among the common themes was their idea that, since they were raised in “a…
HILL STAFF VIEWS: 50-Year Mortgage Idea DOA With Hill Staffers
(QUICK READ) — With an average age of 27 among the 12,ooo+ congressional aides working on Capitol Hill, their assessment of the utility or advisability of the 50-year mortgage proposal floated recently by President Donald Trump is worth noting. The average of the first-time buyer these days is 40 years, up significantly from the days…
CULTURE: Gen Zers Spending Less Time With Others; Young Men Dropping Out of the Workplace
(QUICK READ) — New survey data analyzed by the Institute for Family Studies (IFS) finds a sharp decline in the amount of face-to-face time young GenZers spend with other people, but especially their friends, in conversation. There is also disturbing new data indicating young men are dropping out of the job market at unprecedented rates….
HILL STAFF NEWS: Open Positions, New Hires, Big Promotions, Great Opportunities
(THREE-MINUTE READ) NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM HENRY KANE takes the big step up from Legislative Assistant to Legislative Director for Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.). Henry has also worked for Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.). He received his BA in History, Political Science and Pre-law from the University of North Carolina in 2021. LENA JACOBS moves…
TESTIMONIES: How A Skateboard Pro Found Peace and Joy in Jesus Christ
(5:46 VIEWING) — Skate board professional Dave went from just another kid riding a piece of wood with four wheels across, around, over and through every kind of everyday obstacle to being good enough that he was sponsored by Tony Hawk (the world’s best-known skate boarder). But reaching such an elevated level of skill and…
FAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Leaders of the American Revolution Asked Colonists to Pray
(QUICK READ) — When John Hancock, President of the Second Continental Congress, called the delegates to order on December 11, 1776, the American Revolution looked all but lost only a little more than five months after the Declaration of Independence. Major battles in Massachusetts and New York had been lost, a three-hour “peace conference” between…
CULTURE: Survey Finds Most Christians View Bible as Wisest Daily Life Guide
(QUICK READ) — Evangelical Christians overwhelmingly view the Bible as the greatest influence on their personal decisions and discerning solutions to societal problems, according to an Institute for Faith & Culture study. In a survey of 1,000 evangelical Americans on Christian cultural engagement, respondents identified as Protestant, non-denominational or within the evangelical religious tradition. Among responses,…
Celebrate Shutdown’s End With Free Breakfast And New Friends!
(QUICK READ) — “It” starts at 8 am on Wednesday in 239 Dirksen. “It” includes free breakfast from the ever-popular Call Your Mother eatery. “It” includes Senate and House aides. And “It” includes lots of fellowship, fun and friendly conversation. What is “It”??? It’s the final session of 2025 of HillFaith’s unique “Christian Apologetics and…
HILL STAFF VIEWS: Most Staffers View Democrats as Biggest Shutdown Losers
(QUICK READ) — Fully 48 percent of congressional aides responding to the latest CNCT Capitol Pulse survey said they believe Democrats on Capitol Hill suffered the most political damage from the record-breaking government shutdown that started October 1 and only ended 43 days later. Republicans were hit the hardest politically, according to 30 percent of…