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: Jeffrey Bozman takes over as Counsel to the House Armed Services Committee, working for the chairman, Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA). Jeffrey was formerly a lobbyist working for Covington & Burling. Jeffrey earned his law degree in 2012 from the College of William & Mary Law School and his BA in public and international…
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY: Is Porn Just Harmless Entertainment?
Colson Center’s latest “What Would You Say” video explodes the common idea that pornography is harmless because it’s either a victimless crime or merely another form of entertainment. In fact, there is such a thing as porn addiction, no less so than there are alcohol, cocaine and gambling addictions. The physical evidence of porn addiction…
Former Agnostic Andrew Klavan On How He Met The Messiah
Andrew Klavan is known to millions of Americans as a best-selling author (“Empire of Lies” and much, much more), as well as host of a superb series of video commentaries for PJ Media, “Klavan on the Culture.” I’ve long been a Klavan fan because he invariably makes me think in unexpected ways, he breaks me…
THINK ABOUT THIS: All Religions Can Be False But They Can’t All Be True
How often have you heard or thought “all religions are essentially true, they all say the same basic stuff, and in the end, when all is said and done, they all lead to God? In fact, if you know the core beliefs of the world’s five most popular religions, you know there are a bunch…
The Moment: Confronting The Prospect Of Death By COVID – An Update
If you read this last week, you may be interested to know this: The test came back negative. You bet I am praising God! See below for video of HillFaith staff upon receiving the news: _______________________________________ While You’re Here, Check Out Latest ‘I Am Second’
I AM SECOND: Next Time You Think You’ve Got It Bad
Everybody has tough days, bad days, days we’d rather just forget. Then there are folks like Darrin Ray who has had more than his share of such days, beginning before his birth even. Inevitably, the time came when he just wanted to die. But this story is unlike any you’ve ever heard before. And be…
Is God Hidden Or Are You Just Not Seeing What’s Right In Front Of You?
We get up everyday and all things seem to be just as they have always been, so where’s the evidence for God, some ask. If this god you keep talking about is so wonderful and all-powerful, why can’t we see Him? Good question but, as Cold-Case Christianity’s J. Warner Wallace explains in the following video,…
Yes, There Are Atheists Grateful For Christianity. Meet Some Of Them Here
Why would an atheist be grateful for Christianity? Well, remember that charming fellow in the movie “Gladiator,” the illegitimate Emperor Commodus? Kurt Mahlburg of the Cross + Culture blog and the Canberra Declaration team in Australia observes: “Take, for example, the emperor Commodus (AD 161-192). For a gladiatorial contest, Commodus once had all those with…
STAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ On Up The Hill This Week
Courtesy of Legistorm: Wesley Coopersmith takes the reins as Legislative Director for Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA). Wesley comes over from Heritage Action for America where in four years he moved from Grassroots Educational Coordinator to Deputy Director for Government Relations. Wesley is a 2013 Grove City College graduate in political science, Biblical and religious studies. Lindsay…
The Moment: Confronting The Prospect Of Death By COVID
For the past week, a persistent fever in the 100-102 range, chills and seemingly insatiable exhaustion have been my constant companions. Coming back from Bethany Beach Monday was a tough slough. Fever hit 103.5 that evening. Before you say it, I felt like something was creeping up on me the day before we headed over…