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.
STAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ On Up The Hill This Week
Courtesy of Legistorm: Moving up from a Professional Staff Member slot on the Republican side of the HouseRules Committee to Staff Assistant/Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) is Emily Banister. Emily is a 2019 graduate of the University of Central Florida with a BA in Public Administration. Ryan Kambich is the new Legislative Correspondent…
HILLFAITH STUDIES: Jesus’ Fourth Great ‘I Am’ Claim – The Good Shepherd
When Jesus repeats something about Himself in the Gospels, it’s an indication that we should pay particular attention to whatever He says. John 10:11 and 14 are a beautiful illustration of the loving way Jesus views His followers. Here’s the complete passage, which encompasses verses 11 to 15: “I am the good shepherd. The good…
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY: The Resurrection Was Faked by Jesus’ Disciples
So you are in a conversation with somebody when the discussion heads in a spiritual direction. You mention that you are a follower of Jesus Christ who you know to be God because He was resurrected from the tomb three days after His crucifixion. Just as He said He would be. But your conversation partner…
STAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ Up On The Hill This Week
Courtesy of Legistorm: Alice Hau moves into new duties as the TechCongress Fellow for the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. Alice received her MA in Philosophy and BS in Computer Science from Stanford University. Check this out from her official biography: “As a software engineer, data scientist, and co-founder and operator who raised…
Some Thoughts on Unexplained Details, ‘Long Story Short,’ Red Ferraris and the Authenticity of the Gospels
You’ve no doubt had the experience of conversing with somebody who, while telling you about something exciting or puzzling or perhaps sad, adds an interesting but otherwise not obviously relevant detail: “So I decided to head on over there to see for myself and there’s this really long red light where I saw a guy…
HILLFAITH STUDIES: Jesus’ Third Great I AM Claim – ‘The Door of the Sheep’
What would you say to a man who told you he is the door of the sheep? Note that he does not say “a” door, but rather “the” door. Not one of many doors the sheep can use but the only door for them. That’s what Jesus says of Himself at John 10:7-10. It’s not…
FOR HILL AIDES ONLY: Do You Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist?
Do you have enough faith to be an atheist? Now, you may be saying to yourself “wait a minute, atheists don’t have any faith, so that’s gotta be a mis-print or some other kind of mistake.” And it’s true, atheism is popularly understood to be the opposite of faith. But the reality is that the…
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY: Do Children’s Rights Cancel Out Parental Rights?
Many HillFaith readers may find it hard to believe but there are actually people in this world — powerful and influential people in government, corporations and non-profits — who seek to totally divorce children from the authority of their parents. If you doubt that, let your ears perk up and listen the next time you…
STAFF NEWS: Another Report Finds Hill Aides’ Pay is Uncompetitive, Encourages High Turnover Rates
A new analysis of congressional staff compensation and working conditions concludes that such an environment “often renders a career in Congress a temporary pursuit or one that has to be supplemented by a part-time job.” “From 2001 to 2019, median pay for staff in House offices largely declined. While the decline is not as dramatic for Senate staff,…
STAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ Up On The Hill This Week
Courtesy of Legistorm: Becky Huryk takes up duties of District Field Representative and Staff Assistant for Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ). Becky previously was an Intern for Rep. Andy Kind (D-NJ). Becky’s BS in Political Science and Government was awarded in 2020 by Boston College. The new Deputy Press Secretary for Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) is…