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.
FAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: George Washington on Patriot Christians
(QUICK READ) — George Washington, commanding General of the Colonial Army that defeated the then-most powerful military force on Earth, the British army and navy, and first President of the United States. He earned those titles and our lives today are better for it. But there is another title that Washington almost certainly would say…
CASE FILES: What About the Guy on the Middle Cross?
(3:52 VIEWING) — Remember the thief on the Cross who cursed Christ as they and a third man were being crucified? The third man cursed Christ for not saving all three of them, if He was who He claimed to be. Imagine the scene when the second man, who, while dying on the cross, asked…
BELIEVING IS SEEING: The Truth About Once Upon a Time, in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
(564 WORDS) — If you can only read one book in 2026, “Believing is Seeing” by Dr. Michael Guillen could well be a life-changing choice regardless whether you are a determined atheist, a hard-nosed scientific materialist, or a Bible-believing Christian. The subtitle of the book describes this work perfectly: “A Physicist Explains How Science Shattered…
HILL STAFF JOB NEWS: Open Positions. Helpful Tips. Veteran Advice.
MOVING UP: Courtesy of Legistorm: COLE CARNICK makes another move up in the office of Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), going from Speechwriter to Communications Director/Speechwriter. Cole has been with Blackburn since jumping to the Senate side following stints as Speechwriter for Speakers of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). He is a…
FAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: James Madison on Why Belief in God is Essential to a Republic
(QUICK READ) — James Madison was a student of the great Presbyterian minister, educator and signer of the Declaration of Independence, Johnathan Witherspoon. It was by Witherspoon that Madison was introduced to the ancient classics on government like Plato and Aristotle. Even more importantly, Witherspoon drilled his brightest students in the works of the then-contemporary…
TESTIMONIES: Preston Troutt Found An Amazing New Life in Christ
(8:33 VIEWING) — Preston Troutt’s life is among the most amazing journeys to faith you are likely ever to hear about, and yet in so many ways, it is typical of the way countless American Christians come to know the Lord. Here’s how I Am Second describes Troutt: “Preston Troutt had it all. Amazing parents,…
SUNDAY SONGS: Christopher Watson on the Forgotten Tunes of Charles Lockhart
(31:34 VIEWING) — One of the great blessings of editing hillfaith.org is that it regularly affords me occasions to meet, at least in the digital sense, countless men and women of amazing, diverse and impressive skills. One recent such experience brought me into conversation with one Christopher Watson, who initially responded to the HillFaith post…
HILL STAFF NEWS: Open Positions. Helpful Tips. Veteran Advice.
MOVING UP: Courtesy of Legistorm: JAMIE BOYLAN served Internships under Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La), as well as under former Speakers of the House Kevin McCarthy and Patrick McHenry. Jamie is now moving his first full-time position on Capitol Hill, serving as Staff Assistant/Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas). Jamie received his…
FAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Rev. Jonathan Witherspoon on Signing the Declaration of Independence
(QUICK READ) — Rev. Jonathan Witherspoon is the lone pastor among the 56 signers of the American colonies’ Declaration of Independence in 1776. A Presbyterian, his powerful preaching in the Reformed Scottish tradition was known and respected throughout the colonies. Witherspoon was among the most widely influential members of the Founders generation, thanks both to…
TESTIMONIES: Jason Jackson Jr’s Faith Journey, the NFL and Living the Viral Life
(8:15 VIEWING) — Jason Jackson Jr. lost his father to a 40-year prison sentence when he was just a little boy, so he was raised by his mother. Life was tough in his childhood, to say, the least, but he had a dream to play football. But something happened to him during his college playing…