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: Open Positions, New Hires, Big Promotions, Great Opportunities
(THREE-MINUTE READ) NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM HENRY KANE takes the big step up from Legislative Assistant to Legislative Director for Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.). Henry has also worked for Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.). He received his BA in History, Political Science and Pre-law from the University of North Carolina in 2021. LENA JACOBS moves…
TESTIMONIES: How A Skateboard Pro Found Peace and Joy in Jesus Christ
(5:46 VIEWING) — Skate board professional Dave went from just another kid riding a piece of wood with four wheels across, around, over and through every kind of everyday obstacle to being good enough that he was sponsored by Tony Hawk (the world’s best-known skate boarder). But reaching such an elevated level of skill and…
FAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Leaders of the American Revolution Asked Colonists to Pray
(QUICK READ) — When John Hancock, President of the Second Continental Congress, called the delegates to order on December 11, 1776, the American Revolution looked all but lost only a little more than five months after the Declaration of Independence. Major battles in Massachusetts and New York had been lost, a three-hour “peace conference” between…
CULTURE: Survey Finds Most Christians View Bible as Wisest Daily Life Guide
(QUICK READ) — Evangelical Christians overwhelmingly view the Bible as the greatest influence on their personal decisions and discerning solutions to societal problems, according to an Institute for Faith & Culture study. In a survey of 1,000 evangelical Americans on Christian cultural engagement, respondents identified as Protestant, non-denominational or within the evangelical religious tradition. Among responses,…
Celebrate Shutdown’s End With Free Breakfast And New Friends!
(QUICK READ) — “It” starts at 8 am on Wednesday in 239 Dirksen. “It” includes free breakfast from the ever-popular Call Your Mother eatery. “It” includes Senate and House aides. And “It” includes lots of fellowship, fun and friendly conversation. What is “It”??? It’s the final session of 2025 of HillFaith’s unique “Christian Apologetics and…
HILL STAFF VIEWS: Most Staffers View Democrats as Biggest Shutdown Losers
(QUICK READ) — Fully 48 percent of congressional aides responding to the latest CNCT Capitol Pulse survey said they believe Democrats on Capitol Hill suffered the most political damage from the record-breaking government shutdown that started October 1 and only ended 43 days later. Republicans were hit the hardest politically, according to 30 percent of…
HILL STAFF NEWS: Open Positions, New Hires, Big Promotions, Great Opportunities
(THREE-MINUTE READ) NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM JAMES SINGER is now Communications Director for Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). Before hitching up with the New York Democratic lawmaker, Singer was Rapid Response Director/Senior Adviser to former Vice-President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign in 2024. James earned his BA in Political Science from the University of Arizona. HANNAH…
IRREDUCIBLE MIND: Why Can’t You Hold Your Five Best Childhood Memories in Your Hands?
(9:22 VIEWING) — Grab a piece of paper and a pen — or open a new tab in Word or Safari and grab your mouse — then take a little time to think of the five best memories of your life. Got’em? Bet that put some smiles on your face! Okay, now, write or type…
FAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: John Adams on the ‘Grand Scene’ of America’s Settlement
(QUICK READ) — It was in 1765 — a dozen years before the Continental Congress and the Declaration of Independence he helped Thomas Jefferson compose — that John Adams drafted his “Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law.” He was at the time a successful young attorney practicing in Boston. It was in this dissertation…
WHAT ABOUT: Mushrooms and the Wood Wide Web
(10:24 VIEWING) — Mention mushrooms to a lot of folks these days and they will immediately think of a certain kind that when consumed can produce a condition known as being “baked.” But the reality of the mushroom in nature is vastly more amazing and fascinating than anything anybody ever encountered in the course of…