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.
HILL STAFF NEWS: Your Next Big Promotion May Start Right Here
(THREE-MINUTE READ) NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM ELYSE COMPTON takes on her first congressional staff job, moving into the critical Scheduler position on the staff of Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-Ore.). Prior to coming to the Hill, Elyse was Executive Assistant to the President and CEO of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition. Elyse earned her MA…
HILL STAFF VIEWS: Lots of Lukewarm Aides on Hill Campus Safety
(QUICK READ) — There are 580 acres of land on which the U.S. Capitol campus sits and there are 2,300 U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) officers and staff responsible for keeping everybody working and visiting in and around the majestic Capitol-domed environs safe. Having 2,300 officers and staffers to cover 580 acres means the Capitol campus…
THINK ABOUT THIS: How Should You Start A Spiritual Conversation?
(10:20 VIDEO) — There is that passage in the New Testament where just before ascending into Heaven Jesus charges His disciples to take the Gospel of Him as Lord and Savior — “the only name given under Heaven by which men can be saved” — to the whole world. It’s known as “the Great Commission”…
FAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Methodist Bishops Tell Washington ‘Most Excellent’ Constitution is Blessing From God
(QUICK READ) — When George Washington became the first President of the United States, the event elicited a multitude of declarations of praise, promises of prayer on his behalf and good wishes, including many from religious leaders and official bodies throughout the 13 states. Among those was that composed by Methodist Episcopal Bishops Thomas Coke…
TESTIMONIES: Atheist Mathematician Thought Nobody Really Knows For Sure
(9:58 VIDEO) — For years, mathematician Jeffrey Geibel was convinced that nobody could prove God exists, so therefore, He could not possibly be. Jeffrey’s incessant question to anybody claiming otherwise was “how do you know that? Why? Why? Why.” He often engaged in conversations with a wide variety of people with many different views because…
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY: When Somebody Wrongly Claims the Bible Says Something
(5:19 VIEWING) — There is one thing that is among the most frequent reasons why an individual who is a follower of Jesus Christ keeps quiet when somebody claims the Bible says something he or she knows it doesn’t. But it sounds so logical and, you tell yourself, maybe you should refrain from saying anything…
HILL STAFF VIEWS: Most Aides Rarely See Sexual Misconduct on Capitol Campus
(QUICK READ) — With the recent departures from Congress of three Members in the face of allegations of sexual and other forms of misconduct, the CNCT Capitol Pulse survey question is of particular relevance. Here’s how the issue was posed by the survey: “In your time on Capitol Hill, how often have you observed workplace…
HILL STAFF NEWS: You May Find Your Next Congressional Aide Job Here!
(THREE-MINUTE READ) NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM KEREN GEKKER is Scheduler and Operations Coordinator for Rep. Tim Kennedy (D-NY). She takes on this job after serving as Finance Director for the Kennedy campaign. She is a BA graduate of Fordham University in International Political Economy and a double minor in Marketing and Russian. LANE WILSON…
MUSEUM OF THE BIBLE: An Inside Look at the Dead Sea Scrolls
(4:02 VIEWING) — It is difficult to imagine a discovery of ancient manuscripts of greater archeological, historic and theological significance than the Dead Sea Scrolls, hundreds of which are on display now at the Museum of the Bible (MOTB) just a few blocks from the Capitol campus. The scrolls were discovered in 1947 in caves…