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 NEWS: You May Find Your Next Staff Job Here
(THREE-MINUTE READ) NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM JANE VICKERS moves into the Communications Director position on the staff of Rep. Mark Harris (R-NC) after serving as Press Assistant for Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky) on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Jane expects to complete her Masters degree in Strategic Communication in 2026 and received her…
THIS IS HUGE! Don’t Miss the Dead Sea Scrolls on Display Now at the Museum of the Bible
(6:06 VIEWING) — If you are like me, odds are good you have never been up close to an original document somebody wrote more than 2,000 years ago, which was so well-preserved that it remains legible even today. If that sounds like something you would like to do, then head over to the Museum of…
Peggy Nienaber, RIP
Peggy Nienaber, a dear friend of the HillFaith ministry and much beloved Christian sister, went to be with the Lord forever at 10:25 pm April 7. She had fought valiantly in the final weeks of her life as Pancreatic Cancer and other complications took their toll on her physical body. Peggy is among the most…
FAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Alexander Hamilton Examined the Evidence for Christianity and Believed
(QUICK READ) — Alexander Hamilton was born as an illegitimate child on the Caribbean island of Nevis. His father was James Hamilton, a Scots merchant, and his mother was Rachel Faucett Lavien, who was an English-French Huguenot. Abandoned by his father, Hamilton was raised by his mother. Hamilton’s origins did not prevent his rise through…
AMANDA REPORTS: Barna Research Turns Up New Evidence of Revival Across America
(519 WORDS) — Older generations are seeing a turning toward God in younger adults, with prayer as a strong indicator signaling genuine spiritual revival could be on the horizon, recent Barna Group research suggests. In an interview of 5,003 U.S. adults, research conducted by the Barna Group asked, “Do Americans Think Spiritual Revival Is Coming?”…
EASTER ISSUES 2026: What Happened When the Thief on the Cross Arrived at Heaven’s Gate?
Pastor Alistair Begg describes what happened after the thief on the cross who repented of his sins and asked Jesus to take him with Him to heaven actually appeared at the Gate of Heaven. Begg is a bit tongue-in-cheek but he uses the illustration to make a fundamentally important point. Enjoy! And The Rest…
EASTER ISSUES 2026: What Reagan Said About Good Friday
(QUICK READ) — Former President Ronald Reagan was from the generation of American men who didn’t often speak publicly about their Christian faith. That was a private matter for them. But Reagan did after becoming the nation’s Chief Executive occasionally did speak of his faith. Here’s what he once said about Good Friday: “I still…
EASTER ISSUES 2026: Why You And I Are Both Thieves On The Cross
(578 WORDS) — Today is Good Friday, the day Jesus Christ was convicted in a kangaroo court for telling the truth about Himself, tortured mercilessly until His back was torn to a hideous bloody mass of skin and muscle ribbons, and then finally brutally nailed to a cross where He suffered for hours till His…
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? Easter Issues 2026 – Is Jesus’ Resurrection Fact or Fiction?
(SIX-MINUTE WATCH) — Today is Good Friday, the day in history when Jesus Christ was subjected to multiple kangaroo court trials, sentenced to die for telling the truth about Himself, grievously tortured, then nailed to a cross where he died in a few hours. With any other individual, such a gruesome death would have been…
EASTER ISSUES 2026: The Monarch Butterfly’s Demonstration of The Resurrection Miracle
(2:18 VIEWING) — Monarch butterflies are beautiful creatures, but you may not know how their resurrection wings point us to the central message of Easter Sunday. Even if you do know about this process, you are in for a treat because the following John 10:10 Project/Illustra Media production is a delight to the eyes and…