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A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
By Micah Clark   |   08.25.23
We live in a culture that thrives off claims of victimhood and oppression in a nation that offers more opportunity than almost another on the globe or in the history of the world.  Yet, that is not what most of our schools, media, and institutions are teaching.
Illinois Pastor Indicted Alongside Trump in Georgia
08.25.23
An Illinois pastor and former Ground Zero Chaplain has been charged in connection with efforts to intimidate Georgia election workers. David Shestokas, a well-known attorney, is defending this national hero.
Four Ways Culture is Attacking Manhood
By Ecce Verum   |   08.25.23
Four principles of manhood that our society is attacking vigorously: #1: Men are to take dominion over the earth (Gen. 1:28). This was included in God's first set of commands to Adam and still remains a central imperative for men today. On the contrary, our culture provides little support for men who are serious about exercising dominion over what God has placed under their control, and instead provides many escapes from a man's true obligations.
Is Higher Education Hopelessly Lost?
By Ecce Verum   |   08.24.23
In late June of this year, the Brown University newspaper published a startling statistic: the percentage of LGBTQ+ students at this Ivy-League school has doubled since 2010. While the numbers from the fall of 2010 showed the student population at 86% heterosexual and 14% homosexual/bisexual, the most recent data from last spring reveals that the school is now only 60% heterosexual. The last 40% is a veritable miscellany of designations, including homosexual, bisexual, queer, questioning, pansexual, asexual, and "other."
Mental Health Crisis
By Micah Clark   |   08.23.23
We hear a lot about America’s mental health crisis. Many people might see evidence of this even in their own family or circle of friends. In fact, it has become such a problem that one might think that most people have mental health issues.
Christian Emergency League Update on the Orchard EV Free Church
By Brandon Myers   |   08.23.23
In this recent dialogue local Chicagoland area Pastors Calvin Lindstrom, James Pittman and Brandon Myers give an update on The Orchard Evangelical Free Church (EFC).
What Happened?
By Thomas Hampson   |   08.22.23
Two weeks ago, Governor Pritzker signed a bill, Public Act 103-0518, allowing any multiple-occupancy restroom to be identified as an all-gender multiple-occupancy restroom at the discretion of the building owner or leaseholder. Anyone of any “gender” could use it. Why was this law introduced, why did it pass?
Frequent Marijuana Use Linked to Mental Illness
By David E. Smith   |   08.21.23
A recent study from Denmark adds to concerns about the impact of marijuana upon users’ mental health. According to a Wall Street Journal op-ed by psychologist Susan Pinker, a mammoth study of the health records of all 6.5 million Danes over a 26-year period showed a strong correlation between cannabis (marijuana) use disorder and various mental health diagnoses.
The Trinity In Salvation Part 2: The Son’s Purchase
By David Lovi   |   08.19.23
Last week we embarked on a study in Ephesians 1, which so clearly and powerfully shows us how God as a Trinity works out our salvation. God the Father planned and predestined his redeemed for adoption as sons! What a grand and glorious truth that is! And his plan entailed sending his Son, Jesus to carry out the work of redemption.
While President Biden Establishes a New National Monument, a Forgotten One Holds the Answer to Our Cultural Crisis
08.18.23
President Joe Biden signed a proclamation at Red Butte, Arizona, on Tuesday creating the fifth national monument established during his presidency. Titled Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni—Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon—it expands the conserved Grand Canyon region by 1 million acres.
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