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.
TESTIMONIES: Lizzie Morgan Grew Up in the Church, With the Good and Bad
(12:45 VIEWING) — Being a preacher’s kid is no guarantee of anything except being known for being a preacher’s kid, so nobody should be surprised to encounter stories of both great joy and sadness from them. Lizzie Morgan knows all about the joy and the pain that can come with being a preacher’s kid. Not…
EXODUS EXPLORED, Part 5: Northwestern Saudi Arabia Has a Strong Case for Being Mt Sinai’s Location
(6:06 VIEWING) — Few Americans have ever heard of Jabal al Lawz, one of the highest mountains on the Saudi Arabian Peninsula, but there is a local tradition of long-standing that the Prophet Moses once resided on the mountain bearing the name. Sadly, however, even if Jabal al Lawz is somehow proven to be the…
HILL STAFF VIEWS: Side Hustles Not Unknown Among Hill Staffers
(QUICK READ) — Ask a Hill staffer chosen at random if they know what a “side hustle” is and odds are good they will have a pretty good idea that the term refers to work one does outside of a day job for renumeration. Or, as Google AI explains it, a side hustle is “a…
HILL STAFF NEWS: You May Find Your Next Job Here
(THREE-MINUTE READ) NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM EMILY HARTSHORN moves up to Senior Legislative Assistant in the office of Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM). Previously, Emily took care of the duties of Legislative Assistant. She is a 2020 graduate of the University of New Mexico with a BA in Political Science and Government. LAUREN DUDLEY brings…
CONSIDER THIS: Did the Ancient Chinese Know About Jesus?
(13:09) — This will come as a shock to many readers, just as it did to this author, but there is compelling, though not conclusive, evidence that the ancient Chinese worshiped a monotheistic deity, Shangdi, who exhibited characteristics that closely mirror those of Yahweh, the god of ancient Israel. The following video was produced by…
FAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: John Adams on America and God’s Providence
(QUICK READ) — America’s second President was a key influence on the young Thomas Jefferson in drafting America’s Declaration of Independence, but their relationship had ups and (mostly) downs thereafter. Adams was the first Chief Executive to be heavily involved in a partisan political party, the Federalist Party, which advocated an activist central government and…
THIS IS HUGE! Had Enough Cold, Snow, Ice? What If You Had to Live With It Year-Round?
(9:41 VIEWING) — Folks living and working on Capitol Hill can be forgiven for having had enough of the freezing temps, frozen snow obstacles all over the place, and icy stretches of sidewalks. Spring can’t get here soon enough, right??? Well, consider the Polar Bear, which lives in perpetual snow, ice and sub-zero temperatures, yet…
EXODUS EXPLORED, Part 4: Moses Fled to Midian, So Maybe That’s Where Mt. Sinai Is
(5:48 VIEWING) — When Moses was a young Jewish man in the court of the Egyptian Pharaoh, he sympathized with his fellow Israelites who were enslaved. A day came Moses, seeing an Israelite being mistreated, killed the Egyptian responsible for the mistreatment. But despite his burying the dead Egyptian in the sand, Moses’ act was…
HILL STAFF NEWS: Open Positions, New Hires, Big Promotions, Great Opportunities
(THREE-MINUTE READ) NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM WILL BARRY — Apparently being Communications Director for Rep. Mark Alford (R-Mo.) wasn’t keeping him busy enough, so Will Barry now has the added title of Deputy Chief of Staff. Prior to hooking up with the Missouri GOPer, Will was Communications Director for House Financial Services Committee Chairman…
HILL STAFF VIEWS: More Than Three-Fourths of Staffers Say No Stock Trading for Members
(QUICK READ) — With Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) generating beaucoup headlines with her apparently sudden rags-to-riches story, renewed attention is being focused on all senators and representatives seemingly still being able to profit on stock trades. Legislation to bar stock trading by Members is overwhelmingly popular with congressional aides working for both major parties, with…