HillFaith Blog: Good News for Hill Staffers
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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.
Executive Producer Says Crowd-Funded Freedom, Independence From Hollywood Are Keys to Success of ‘The Chosen’
Darrell Eves is the executive producer of “The Chosen,” the incredibly successful crowd-funded series telling the story of Jesus Christ with unprecedented quality in its cinematography, scripting and production. Now in it’s third season and having set records for crowd-funded entertainment projects, people want to know why the series has been such a success. Eves…
Six ‘ETs’ of Evidence for the Credibility of the Gospels
Simon Greenleaf was an acclaimed professor of the Harvard Law School and the author of the authoritative standards for determining the credibility and admissibility of witnesses and evidence in the American court system. While there is some dispute on the question, it appears that Greenleaf set out at one point early in his life to…
‘Christmas With The Chosen’ Tops Daily Box Offices
Dallas Jenkins’ “Christmas with The Chosen” special theatre release was tops in the nation two days this past week and he thinks it’s headed to finishing in the top five. The production is in movie theaters around the country until December 10. Check out the following trailer and it’s easy to see why “The Chosen”…
It’s Christmas Season, So Here Come the Virgin Birth Skeptics – And They’re Still Wrong
Christmas is only a few weeks away, so expect to see and hear in the Mainstream Media skeptics of the New Testament claiming that there is “scant evidence” for the incarnate birth of Jesus Christ to the virgin Mary in Bethlehem. More specifically, because a couple of the Gospel authors and Saint Paul say nothing…
You Know 747 Wings Have Designers, So Why Don’t Eagles’ Wings?
Let’s talk about airplane wings for a bit. Over the decades of aeronautical design and development since the Wright Brothers’ first flight in 1903, engineers have come up with multiple configurations for wings. There were originally biplanes with multiple stacks of forward wings, followed by monoplanes with just one level, but with some located in…
STAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Moving Up on Capitol Hill (May be Somebody You Know)
Courtesy of Legistorm: TREVOR WHETSTONE is the new Chief of Staff for Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT). Trevor comes to the Hill after stints in the White House, Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security. Trevor’s law degree is from Ava Maria School of Law in 2006. He also earned MAs from Catholic University of…
RIGHT OR WRONG? – ‘Religious People’ Should Stay Out of the Legislative Process
If you’ve been around Congress for any length of time, you’ve likely encountered this argument in one form or another – Religious people should stay out of the public square so they can’t impose their beliefs on everybody else. There is a superficial logic to that assertion because, after all, religious faith is a deeply…
THINK ABOUT THIS: 12 Facts About a 15-Week-Old Unborn Baby You May Not Know
Nine justices of the Supreme Court heard oral arguments today on the Mississippi law that begins limiting elective abortions at the 15th week of pregnancy. America is one of only a handful of nations that allow elective abortions after the 15th week. The 15th week is an important point in the development of the unborn…
THINK ABOUT THIS: How Culture Got to the Point of Joking About Killing Unborn Babies
This essay by Natasha Crain first appeared on her web site November 10. Given the arguments being heard today before the Supreme Court regarding abortion, it seems totally appropriate to direct HillFaith readers’ attention to Crain’s superbly perceptive analysis about how America got to this day: This weekend, Saturday Night Live cast member Cecily Strong…
LONG STORY SHORT: Is Homology Evidence for Evolution Without God?
Have you ever compared the structure of your foot with that of your dog’s paws? Probably not, but Charles Darwin did a lot of that kind of thinking, which is known among science nerds as “Homology.” That’s the study of “the similarity of the structure, physiology, or development of different species of organisms based upon…