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By David E. Smith
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09.16.24
Over the past several months, IFI Team members have been contacting churches across Illinois to encourage them to host a prayer gathering based on God’s conditional promise in 2 Chronicles 7:14... We are calling our brothers and sisters to a penitential period of prayer this fall. We hope and pray that our pleas will resonate with church leaders and with the greater Body of Christ.

By Alex Newman
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09.16.24
Under the guise of “helping” parents deal with stress, the Biden administration is plotting a dramatic expansion of government into the home. In short, federal authorities are seeking to take on even more responsibilities traditionally associated with the family while drugging ever larger numbers of Americans.

By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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09.14.24
“We are Christian and we are German. Therefore, we are responsible for Germany.” ~ Sophie Scholl
In January of 1933, Hitler’s Third Reich rose to power in Germany. Being a good citizen of Germany, Sophie Scholl, along with her siblings, was excited to be a follower of the National Socialist cult of youth.

By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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09.14.24
Dr. Pamela Garfield Jaeger has been in the mental health field for over 20 years. Known as The Truthful Therapist due to her transparency and honesty when it comes to the transgender debate, Dr. Jaeger discusses the overlooked dark side of mental health and gender distress.

By Mark Elfstrand, Cultural Affairs Writer
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09.13.24
Because of the dramatic skills demonstrated at every Olympics, it is hard not to cheer on our champions. I love the display of American flags and the playing of our national anthem when medals are being placed around the winners' necks.

By Ecce Verum
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09.12.24
A huge block of Americans (about another third) voted intermittently, which means that elections can often be determined by the intermittent voters when they decide to show up. In my efforts to convince all the part-timer voters out there to level up, I dealt with the common argument that "my single vote doesn't matter."

By Dr. Michael L. Brown
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09.11.24
Without a doubt, Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) and Billy Graham (1918-2018) were gospel preachers rather than social justice warriors. Yet both of them addressed some of the greatest social evils of their day without for a moment diluting their Jesus-centered messages.

By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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09.10.24
Cheri can relate to the overwhelming feelings pregnancy can bring. When she and her husband found out she was pregnant with their fourth baby, they struggled for support as they had three kids under the age of four and were facing financial difficulty.

By Dr. Jerry Newcombe
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09.09.24
Abortion is on the ballot again this election cycle, directly and indirectly. Obviously, the key presidential candidates and their teams differ greatly on this, as do others running for office. But abortion is on the ballot in 11 states that have referenda dealing with the issue...

By Mark Elfstrand, Cultural Affairs Writer
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09.06.24
As life would have it, I’m color blind. At least as far as my eyesight is concerned. It’s more properly called “color vision deficiency.” So I’m a bit deficient. I know that.