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.
Are You Ready To Get Out Of Your Boat?
Matthew’s account of Jesus walking on the water is among the most well-known of His miracles, but there is another important aspect of this event that ought especially to capture the attention of anybody working on a congressional staff. What’s your ambition? Move up to a better-paid, higher-challenge position with your current boss? Climb the…
THINK ABOUT THIS: Can You Be Good Without God? Is That Even A Logical Question?
Can somebody who doesn’t believe in God still do good things, that is, act morally? The answer to that question is “yes, of course.” But when the issue is the existence of God, asking if an atheist can be moral leads the discussion down a rabbit hole. The question should be this: How can there…
SCIENCE AND FAITH: Did Those Neanderthals Invent String? (No, Not String Theory)
You may have heard or read recently about a team of paleo-anthropologists and other researchers who found some string-like material at a dig in Southern France from the era when Neanderthals were around. Why is this significant, especially if you work on Capitol Hill? Well, if Neanderthals had the intelligence and dexterity to create string,…
WORKING ON THE HILL: Moving From Adversity To Aspiration On Capitol Hill
By Bret Bernhardt Moving from adversity to aspiration may seem like a matter of national policy, especially now, but it is just as relevant to us personally as we work on Capitol Hill. These two “A’s” can serve to unite a nation, yet they can also help us individually to overcome personal trials. I can…
INTELLIGENT DESIGN: Mona Lisa Didn’t Just Appear Spontaneously Out Of Nothing
Go to an art museum and you will see dozens of illustrations of the common sense truth that design requires a designer. Regardless if you see a classic Rembrandt or some weird post-modern existential scream, there was an artist behind it (i.e. a designer). It’s the same in nature generally and specifically in that part…
Once I Was Blind, But Now I See. How About You?
You may recognize the heart of the headline above as being from the greatest hymn ever written, “Amazing Grace,” by John Newton, the former slave trader, and the English poet, William Cowper. Only God knows how many men and women in the centuries since it was composed and published in 1779 have gladly sung that…
STAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ Up On The Hill
Courtesy of Legistorm: There’s a huge new challenge in the office of Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) that comes about as a result of the appointment of the congressman’s new Chief of Staff, Marshall Yates: “Quite frankly, the biggest challenge I will have with Marshall Yates is one common to Alabama. We are simply going to have…
What’s In An American’s Name? Quite A Lot, Actually
There is quite a debate brewing about whether or not religion and faith have been growing or declining in this country in recent years. Regular HillFaith readers will recall this post on Glenn Stanton’s case for optimism. Now along comes Lyman Stone, an adjunct fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) with a deep-dive look…
What About God And The ‘Evil And Suffering’ Problem?
It’s one of the most enduring challenges posed by atheists, agnostics and especially people who simply don’t understand how there could be a God who allows so much evil and suffering in this world. It’s not a new challenge. As the following video from Reasonable Faith explains, Epicurus, the Greek philosopher who is best known…
THINK ABOUT THIS: What If Your Friend Tells You All About The Red Tesla In Your Dream Last Night?
So, you’re jawing with a friend on the cell and happen to mention that you had a really odd dream the other night during which you were driving a sporty Tesla Model S through Hollywood. Then your friend says, “right, it was a red convertible and we had the top down.” Would that freak you…