By Brandon Myers
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10.09.25
Charlie Kirk’s death shook the Church—but his faith still speaks. Four weeks later, we reflect on the meaning of sainthood, the cost of courage, and what Christ’s people must learn from a life lived unashamed for truth.
By Brandon Myers
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01.30.25
Do you belong to a faithful and healthy local church whose leaders meet biblical standards (1 Tim. 3), have courage (Titus 1:9) and are those watching over my soul understanding they are those who will give account to God (Hebrews 13:17)? How can you be sure?
By Brandon Myers
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11.14.24
Is your local church prepared for Pandemic 2.0? Do you trust your pastors to handle it with godly wisdom, uncompromising commitment to the truth, and the courage to stand against the pressures and pulls of the godless and foolish? Join us at the Illinois Family Institute’s Forum at New Hope Community Church in Palatine on Thursday, November 14, at 7:00 p.m. and wonder no more.
Praising God, Proper Perspective, & Pressing Forward: What Christian Americans Must (Continue to) Do
By Brandon Myers
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11.08.24
In many ways the Lord has answered our prayers and been merciful to us as a nation. Praise be to the God of heaven for His kindness and blessings! We did not deserve this—never forgot it.
By Brandon Myers
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11.02.24
If you claim the name of Jesus Christ and consider Him your Lord and Savior, your Master and your King, or even if you are just a U.S. citizen with common sense and respect for our nation’s heritage and the Christian faith of many of your neighbors, I pray you are informed on the upcoming election and ready to vote
By Brandon Myers
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09.24.24
Dear Christians in Illinois—let us humbly pray to God Almighty for our nation and our state.
By Brandon Myers
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09.18.24
DINKs are couples who have “taken over social media,” according to Christian podcast host and 2024 Illinois Family Institute banquet speaker Allie Beth Stuckey. Other thoughtful commentators like Steve Deace recently analyzed the DINK group and went so far as to ask if this group would be the death of the U.S.! Increasingly we are hearing of and learning more about this present and deeply disturbing demographic challenge of childless adults. How ought Christians think of and respond to this trend?
By Brandon Myers
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07.31.24
In an earlier article, it was highlighted how tragically, for the fourth time in a row, long-time self-professing Evangelical Christian and even worse, decades-long member in good standing of The Orchard Evangelical Free Church, Thomas Hayes has promoted evil division in God’s world and Christ’s church.
By Brandon Myers
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07.24.24
It is easy to claim you stand under God’s truth, but the real test of faithfulness comes when God’s Word is being contradicted and you are called upon to act on the courage of your convictions.
By Brandon Myers
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05.09.24
“How Should We Then Live?” is the question the late influential Christian apologist and author Francis Schaeffer set out to address and answer.
By Brandon Myers
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04.16.24
Pray faithfully in secret and grow in your prayer life by reading God’s written revealed Word and responding with heartfelt praise, sincere thanks, and bold-and-specific petitions for Christ’s church, candidates, and other civil magistrates. If you are a pastor pray faithfully and regularly in your Lord’s Day worship services for our state, our nation and the nations.
By Brandon Myers
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04.08.24
Many, if not most (dare I say all of us), who belong to Christ need to pray more. We need to call upon the Lord with confidence that He cares more than we do. He knows more than we do. He has resources far beyond what we have, and He is far more just, wise, loving, and kind than any of us are. Prayer cannot be an afterthought for the believer.
By Brandon Myers
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04.02.24
In a world where so many of the challenges in our state, our nation, and our world seem insurmountable, where should we start? In a world where many of our neighbors and even some self-professing Christians believe prayers are useless and the only thing that counts is “good deeds,” how should we as Christians respond?
By Brandon Myers
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02.27.24
The forces of darkness in Illinois want to take the state’s death agenda to the next level. Some deceived politicians have now introduced an assisted suicide—euphemistically referred to as a “Medical Aid in Dying” or “Death with Dignity”—bill in Springfield. A bill sponsored by Illinois Senator Linda Holmes (D-Aurora), SB 3499 creates the “End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act.”
By Brandon Myers
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02.01.24
In a recent American Reformer article detailing the decay of doctrine among Evangelicals, the point that generated the most attention by far concerned popular pastor Alistair Begg’s counsel from September of last year in which he advised a woman to attend her grandchild’s transgender “wedding.”
