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You Can Help Us Reach Our Goal!
By David E. Smith   |   12.30.25
We’re over 80% of the way to unlocking a $150,000 year-end match—with less than 24 hours left. Every gift right now helps equip Christians, defend families, and shape Illinois in 2026. Help us cross the finish line before midnight.
2025 Matching Challenge Update
By David E. Smith   |   12.30.25
Christian families across Illinois are standing with IFI — and right now your support goes twice as far. Every gift is doubled through December 31. Help defend faith, family, and freedom in Illinois.
From Killer to Courage: The Story of Kenny Morrow
By Thomas Hampson   |   12.29.25
A convicted killer and gang enforcer became the unlikely instrument God used from the inside to dismantle the El Rukns—Chicago’s most ruthless gang. This is the extraordinary true story of Kenny Morrow, the informant whose courage helped topple a criminal empire.
Exciting Updates from IFI and a Powerful Year-End Opportunity
By Richard M. Hartian   |   12.29.25
God has opened an incredible door for IFI as we close out the year — a $150,000 matching grant that will double every gift for faith, family, and freedom in Illinois. As we prepare for our January Board Meeting, this update shares how we’re stewarding this opportunity and strengthening our work for the year ahead.
Why IFI Matters More Than Ever
By David E. Smith   |   12.27.25
The lies of Satan are intensifying — but your support today can make a powerful difference. Give now and your gift will be matched dollar for dollar.
The UN’s Green Pagan Religion
By Alex Newman   |   12.27.25
Behind the speeches and climate pledges at COP30 was something far more dangerous — a global religious movement replacing biblical Christianity with Earth worship. From pagan rituals and “interfaith liturgies” to UN-backed climate theology, this summit exposed a spiritual war for the soul of Western civilization.
Let (America) Receive Her King!
By Rev. Thorin Anderson   |   12.25.25
Christmas is “the most wonderful time of the year,” they say, and if you are not looking closely, you might get the impression that America loves Jesus Christ.
The Birth of Jesus Christ
12.24.25
And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. So all went to be registered, everyone...
The Founders, the Creeds, and the Truth About the Divinity of Jesus
By Dr. Jerry Newcombe   |   12.23.25
Long before modern myths claimed Jesus’ divinity was invented centuries later, Christians openly confessed it—and America’s founders worshiped in that tradition. The Nicene Creed didn’t create Christ’s deity; it defended what Scripture had already made clear from the beginning: the baby in the manger was truly God.
The Hunger Industrial Complex: How America Manufactured a Food Insecurity Crisis
By Thomas Hampson   |   12.22.25
What began as local, church-based charity has become a federally funded, corporatized system that profits from managing poverty. This investigative report exposes how America’s modern hunger industry grew—and why it may be failing the very people it claims to serve.
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