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.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? Can the Digital Church Help Mend America?
For millions of Americans, one of the most disruptive aspects of the Covid pandemic was the move by thousands of churches to digital services. The online church at least had the benefit of providing a way for people to remain in some form of connection with others in the congregation and the various ministry activities…
HARD FACTS: Did Jesus Perform Miracles or Not?
Skeptics of Jesus’ claim to be God and the Gospels’ descriptions of His many claimed miracles — including raising the dead, healing the sick and feeding 5,000 — point to the Matthew 16:1-4: “And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. He answered them,…
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY: Don’t Impose Your Religious Beliefs on Me
There is a growing trend in American society to define the First Amendment’s guarantee of the right to freely exercise one’s religious faith, or lack thereof, as meaning you can think and say whatever you want about such matters insider your church building. But keep it to yourself, keep it private, because “religion has no…
‘FOR HILL AIDES ONLY:’ The Seven Great ‘I AMs’ of the Most Important Person of Interest in History
Jesus: His Seven Great I AMs “For Hill Aides Only” Monday Club Seventh and Final Session in the series today, May 23, at Noon Led by HillFaith Editor Mark Tapscott Free Lunch provided RSVP to: mark.tapscott@hillfaith.org FREE LUNCH will be served!! ~JOIN US~ And Bring a Hill friend! Who are you? How would you describe yourself?…
THINK ABOUT THIS: The Entire Casey Luskin Series on Intelligent Design
The Complete Series: May 9 — What is the Positive Case for Intelligent Design? May 10 — Outlining Intelligent Design’s Positive Argument May 11 — Investigating the Evidence for Intelligent Design in Biochemistry and Other Fields May 12 — The Positive Case for Intelligent Design in Paleontology May 13 – The Positive Case for Intelligent Design in Systematics (Relationships Among…
STAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ On Up The Hill This Week!
Courtesy of Legistorm: ANNA MCCOLLOUGH moves into her first full-time position on the Hill, serving as a Staff Assistant for Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX). Anna previously worked as an Intern for Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) and Van Duyne. Anna expects to complete her MPA this year from Texas A&M’s Bush School of Government and…
STAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ On Up The Hill This Week!
Courtesy of Legistorm: ZACH BARNES is the new Legislative Assistant working for Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ). Zach comes to the Biggs office after a stint as Federal Outreach Associate for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Before that, Zach spent four years at the Department of Housing and Urban Development working for Secretary Ben…
THINK ABOUT THIS: What Is The Positive Case For Intelligent Design?
Intelligent design (ID) is a historical scientific theory that uses the scientific method to make testable claims about the origin of various features of nature. But on a scientific level, ID is much more than that. The positive case for design allows the theory of ID to serve also as a heuristic — a paradigm…