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.
HILL STAFF VIEWS: Nearly Half of Aides Felt Unsafe Before National Guard Deployed in District of Columbia
(QUICK READ) — When President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to assist the District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in fighting the high rate of crime there, it sparked an immediate and heated debate among congressional aides. When CNCT Capitol Pulse surveyed Hill aides, 40 percent of the responding aides overall said they…
HILL STAFF NEWS: Open Positions, New Hires, Big Promotions, Great Opportunities
(THREE-MINUTE READ) NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM JOB OPENINGS: Courtesy of CNCT, the app that connects Hill staffers: Democrat Jobs Rep. Chrissy Houlahan | Communications Manager | Apply HERE Rep. Stephen Lynch | Economic Policy Advisor / LA | Apply HERE Rep. Debbie Schultz | Health Legislative Assistant | Apply HERE Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand | Communications Director | Apply HERE Sen. on the Commerce Committee | LA | Apply HERE Democratic Senator | Press Assistant | Apply HERE Have…
FAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: George Washington on God’s Chosen People
(QUICK READ) — America is and has always been a beacon of liberty and tolerance for the Jewish people, just as it has been for all others. The following letter from George Washington in 1790 to the Hebrew Congregation of Newport, Rhode Island, is a superb summary of this reality: “The Citizens of the United…
TESTIMONIES: Former Porn Star Found True Freedom in Jesus
(13:21 VIEWING) — Everything seemed stacked against Brittni De La Mora ever making anything of herself, thanks to an abusive childhood, drug addiction, prostitution and an utter lack of self-respect. Oh, she made a lot of money doing pornography and prostitution, but after the glow of fame and fortune faded, Brittni realized having hundreds of…
QUICK TAKES: Reflections on the Importance of Culture in a Few Paragraphs
The following thoughts of BitsBlog founder Erik Florac first appeared several years ago and they continue to be highly relevant today because they spotlight a crucial fact about the central role of Christian values in shaping Western Civilization specifically and healthy culture generally. Florac points to the words of Bertrand Russell concerning the success of…
THINK ABOUT THIS: The Difference Between Living It and Merely Talking About Being a Christian
(QUICK READ) — The following is from the July 30, 2025, entry in “The Word for You Today,” a daily devotional distributed on a quarterly basis and read by more than 4 million people around the world: “I was hungry and you formed a Humanities Club to discuss it. I was imprisoned and you stayed…
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY: Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?
(6:30 VIEWING) — Why do bad things happen to good people if there is a good God who made the universe and controls everything that happens in it? That may be the classic question at the root of the loss of faith by many who call themselves atheists. God can’t be good if He allows…
HILL STAFF NEWS: Open Positions, New Hires, Big Promotions, Great Opportunities
(THREE-MINUTE READ) NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM DAVID COOK returns to the staff of Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) as National Security Advisor. Before coming back to the Hill, David was Executive Director of the Special Operations Association of America. In 2021 and 2022, David was Technology Fellow and Senior Policy Advisor to the California Republican….
WORKING ON THE HILL: Be a Disrupter of Dysfunction
Rarely a day goes by that we don’t see or hear about some type of dysfunction in our country, our communities, and even among our friends and families, ourselves included. Many of these dysfunctions seem so intractable they appear impossible to correct. However, as believers in Christ, we are called to reverse this trend by disrupting…
FAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Elias Boudinot Responds to Thomas Paine
(QUICK READ) — Elias Boudinot of New Jersey was a member of the Continental Congress, then President of its successor, the Confederation Congress (1779-1783), and thus a prominent member of the Founding generation. Boudinot has strong ties to all of the most influential actors of the day. During the Revolutionary War, Boudinot served as an intelligence…