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.
If God Can Create This ….
Reprinted from nasa.gov: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has produced the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date. Known as Webb’s First Deep Field, this image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 is overflowing with detail. Thousands of galaxies – including the faintest objects ever observed in the infrared – have appeared…
STAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ On Up The Hill This Week!
Courtesy of Legistorm: JOE BALLARD is the first Legislative Assistant hired by newly elected Rep. Maya Flores (R-Texas). Previously, Joe was a Public Affairs Associate at KMP Group DC. Joe’s 2020 MA in Economics was awarded by the University of Alabama, which also awarded him his BA in Economics and Finance the same year. SOPHIA…
DID YOU KNOW: Maybe Early Christianity Exploded Because It Was Radically Unlike Pagan Deities
If you’ve been in a college classroom during the past several decades in which the history of religion came up, you almost certainly heard somebody — most likely the professor — make the case that Christianity “stole” or “adapted” many elements of the multiple pagan deities that flourished in the ancient world. One of the…
STAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ On Up The Hill This Week
Courtesy of Legistorm: LIZZ SHAVERS is the new Scheduler for Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) and her first full-time position on a congressional staff. Previously, Lizz was an Intern in the office of Rep. Trent Kelly (R-Miss.). She is a 2022 graduate of the University of Mississippi at Oxford in Psychology. TUCKER KNOTT returns to the…
THINK ABOUT THIS: Why Jesus Was the Most Compassionate Man Who Ever Lived
“Compassion” is a word we often hear in American society, especially if you happen to be working as a staff member for a senator or representative, or a committee, in Congress. We spend hundreds of billions of dollars every year to demonstrate our compassion toward the less fortunate among us. But is appropriating another $100…
STAFF NEWS: Job Openings on the Hill
Courtesy of CNCT, the app that connects Hill staffers: The Office of Congresswoman Terri Sewell is looking to hire a Scheduler. Interested candidates should send a resume and 3 professional references here. The Office of Congresswoman Suzan DelBene seeks a dynamic Press Assistant/Staff Assistant with strong digital media skills. To apply, please send your cover letter, resume, and two…
New Study in ‘Science’ Journal Affirms Key Measure of the Universe’s Fine Tuning
It’s not news that a growing number of scientists, philosophers and related advocates point to the Cosmological Constant — the rate at which planets, stars, and other elements of the universe are accelerating away from a central point — as evidence for fine-tuning, or Intelligent Design (ID). What is news is for one of the…
EXPLAIN THIS: How To Make A Worm, Without Choosing to Make A Worm
Ever hear of the C Elegans worm? Odds are the answer is no. And you’ve likely never seen one, either, because they are tiny, requiring magnification to see with any detail. C Elegans are Nematoda of about 1/20th of an inch in length. The C Elegans looks simple — it is, after all, “just” a…
STAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ On Up The Hill This Week
Courtesy of Legistorm: NORA KOHLI steps into the duties of Communications Director for Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) following a stint in a similar position for Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-NY). Nora, an avid hiker, completed her BS in English in 2018 from Emory University. LAYNEE BUCKELS is now Communications Director for Rep. Randy Weber (R-Texas). Before…