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.
FAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: John Locke on How to Make Good Laws
(QUICK READ) — Englishman John Locke was among the most influential political philosophers of the 17th Century and his writings were especially well-known and studied by the leaders of the American founding generation. Locke was not an orthodox Christian, but he accorded tremendous respect to the values, especially those of relevance in the political realm,…
HILL STAFF VIEWS: More Than Half (53 Percent) of Staffers Are Single
(QUICK READ) — More than half of the responding Hill staffers in the latest CNCT Capitol Pulse survey said they are single, and fully 45 percent of those said they are “single, looking.” Perhaps surprisingly, there are slightly more single Republican aides “looking” (45 percent) than Democrats (42 percent.) The partisan difference is even more…
HILLFAITH EVENTS: ‘The Immortal Mind’ Authors Join Oct. 22 ‘Faith & Reason on the Hill’ Seminar
(QUICK READ) — YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS! HillFaith resumes its newest course offering for congressional aides on Wednesday, October 22, with Session Two of the Faith and Reason on the Hill seminar entitled “Christian Apologetics and Public Life.” Session One convened September 17 in Sen. James Lankford’s conference room with nearly a dozen attendees,…
HILL STAFF NEWS: Open Positions, New Hires, Big Promotions, Great Opportunities
(THREE-MINUTE READ) NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM KELLY FABIAN moves into the Chief Counsel slot for Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade Subcommittee. Previously, Kelly was Senior Counsel to Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) on the Senate Commerce Science and Transportation Committee. Kelly is a 2015 graduate of the University…
CONSIDER THIS: What if Your Brain is Meat, But Your Mind is Immortal?
(QUICK READ) — Read the headline above again. The question it poses just might be the most important one you’ve ever been asked because you know your physical brain dies when your physical body dies. But what if your mind lives on? As Dr. Michael Egnor, one of the world’s most respected pediatric neurosurgeons, and…
FAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: John Adams on the Sources of the American Revolution
(QUICK READ) — It is difficult if not impossible to over-estimate the influence of John Adams on the events leading up to the American Revolution and those that produced the Constitution under which we live today. The following quote from Adams on why the Revolution “was effected” before the war began appeared in his letter…
AMANDA REPORTS: For First Time in Decades, Men Lead Women in Church Attendance
(TWO-MINUTE READ) — Men, especially young Gen Zers and Millennials, are reversing a long-established attendance pattern by surpassing women in church participation, according to a new analysis by the Barna Group. The analysis by the Fort Worth, Texas-based Barna Group is entitled “New Research on Church Attendance: Decline of Women or the Rise of Men” and…
TESTIMONIES: Anais Found Joy, Contentment in God’s Sovereignty
(4:21 VIEWING) — Anais grew up in New York City and experienced the devastating emotional ups and downs of having parents who often argued, and ultimately divorced, with a result that she constantly felt insecure and found herself searching for the next something that would complete her. As she grew through adolescence and young adulthood,…
MYTH-BUSTERS: Here’s The Facts – on Both Sides – About Christopher Columbus
(5:30 VIEWING) — Columbus Day is right around the corner on Monday, October 13, which is a federal holiday. Federal workers get the day as a paid holiday and most, but not all, congressional staffers are able to enjoy a day off as well. The day originally was meant to honor the Italian explorer, Christopher…
HILL STAFF VIEWS: Most Aides Say Their Jobs Are Good, and They Plan to Stick Around For Three or More Years
(QUICK READ) — Huge majorities of congressional aides responding to recent surveys by CNCT Capitol Pulse say their jobs are at least somewhat fulfilling and they plan to continue working on Capitol Hill for three or maybe more years. Forty-nine percent of the respondents overall described their congressional career as “very satisfying,” with the partisan…