Another Batch of Witness Slips to File
By Kathy Valente   |   03.18.24
To all those who have taken the time to let lawmakers know your position on the many bills that are moving through committees: THANK YOU! Sometimes it can get discouraging and you might think ‘it’s not even worth the effort.’...
Israel and Hamas: No Middle Ground. Christians, Where Do You Stand?
By Rev. Thorin Anderson   |   03.02.24
America is divided, but you already knew that.  There is no place for coming together in many of its disagreements.  The differences are polar opposites, and neither side is willing to yield ground.  This presents a very serious, if not existential, threat to the nation.  Abraham Lincoln, quoting Jesus Christ noted that, “A nation divided against itself cannot stand.”
Edwardsville HS: Installing Multi-gender, Multi-stall Bathroom
By Kathy Athearn   |   02.16.24
This September, Edwardsville H.S. will begin construction on its building to include multi-stall, unisex bathrooms... Doing so will force girls to share bathrooms with boys and vice versa – all in an effort to be more “inclusive” to transgender students. School Board officials decided to move forward with a bathroom remodel after HB 1286 was signed into law by Gov. Pritzker last year.
Securing Our Future
By Thomas Hampson   |   02.09.24
Our ability to protect children from sexual exploitation is declining every day.  The environment has become sexually saturated.  Prime-time programs on broadcast television promote casual sex, even for teens.  Pornography is impossible to avoid short of disconnecting all electronics.  Standards of dress and conduct have become eroticized.  Societal taboos about sexual experimentation have severely eroded, and internal inhibitions have steeply declined.
Repentance! Not Resolutions!
By Rev. Thorin Anderson   |   01.13.24
January first is often considered the time for “New Year’s Resolutions,”  “turning over a new Leaf,” or launching a new “self-help program.”  Such things may have some benefits but have generally been nothing more than filler for newspapers and TV shows during the slow time following the holiday season. However, because I see our country floundering and confused, divided and drifting, I have a recommendation: How about a change of hearts in America where, for starters, we make truth normative, and children loved? 
REMINDER: Matching Grant Will DOUBLE Your Gift!
By David E. Smith   |   12.20.23
As we go into the Christmas weekend, I wanted to send a quick email reminder out about the opportunity we have to rise up and recommit to fight for the biblical truth in the public square in 2024.
Wolves in Churches
By Calvin Lindstrom   |   12.02.23
In Acts 20, Luke records a powerful and poignant gathering of the Apostle Paul and elders of the church in Ephesus that took place in the town of Miletus. This would be the final time that Paul met with the leaders of this important congregation. Part of the purpose of this meeting was to give a crucial warning.
Urgent Rally Tomorrow in Springfield!
11.07.23
A last ditch effort to keep the Invest in Kids Scholarship Program alive will take place tomorrow in Springfield. Buses are available, but RSVPs are necessary.
Football In The Blood
Kolby and Keegan Kemp are not among your best known names from the college football ranks. Both played the sport at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois—a school known for excellence on the gridiron and in academics. Moreover, a school steeped in the Christian faith. Kolby played wide receiver for his four years there. Younger brother Keegan was a quarterback and receiver.
Extend Your Christian Views Using Social Media Tools
By Tamara Cochran Louris   |   09.27.23
On September 11, 2012, the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya was attacked by Islamic terrorists. United States Ambassador Chris Stevens, Information Management Officer Sean Smith, and CIA Contractors and former Navy SEALS Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty were all...
A Clear Pro-Life Message for Millions to See
By Kathy Valente   |   09.07.23
This is an opportunity to push our culture away from abortion and towards life.  Changing our culture requires bold and clear communication that reaches a large audience.  This is an opportunity to save mothers and babies from abortion.  Many who see these billboards will someday play a role in deciding whether or not they will abort an innocent baby.  
Is Abortion the Democratic Party’s Path for 2024?
By Calvin Lindstrom   |   08.29.23
A recent election in Ohio shows that abortion could well be an advantage for the party of death and inflame the GOP’s biggest electoral problem.
Keys to Our Future: Faith in God, Strong Families, Respect for Life
07.20.23
The Problem Solvers Coalition Conference on The Family is a three-day event convening at The Hilton Chicago/Oaklawn from September 21-23, 2023 and will present a marvelous panel of local and national speakers with specific expertise addressing each plank of the Family Life platform.
Womb for Compromise? (Part 2)
If a woman decides to abort her child, but chooses to put the child up for adoption using an artificial womb, does that make it a pro-life decision? A challenging question to be sure. The very kind of issue that...
Ignoring Evil
By Thomas Hampson   |   05.31.23
The problem of child sexual abuse in the United States is far greater than most people realize. Sixty million American adults are sexual abuse survivors. Twenty percent of us. Thirty-nine million of the victims were abused before turning twelve years old. Because most of them will never tell anyone about their experiences, the scope of the problem remains largely a hidden evil.
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