![A Brave Way to Nurture Learning A Brave Way to Nurture Learning](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/A-Brave-Way-to-Nurture-Learning.jpg)
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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05.08.24
Frederick Douglass once said, “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” Reading is vitally important to a child’s imagination and education. The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) notes, "At all three grades, students who more frequently read for fun on their own time had higher average proficiencies."
![TruPlay– A Christian Alternative to Children’s Entertainment TruPlay– A Christian Alternative to Children’s Entertainment](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image1.png)
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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04.30.24
Online games and videos are popular in today’s day and age, and many of these games are marketed towards children. YouTube Kids, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and the PlayStation 5 are common platforms that children use to access online games and entertainment.
![What Do Diapers and Abortion Have in Common? More Than You Know. What Do Diapers and Abortion Have in Common? More Than You Know.](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/What-Do-Diapets.jpg)
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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04.18.24
Would you be surprised to learn that major diaper companies support Planned Parenthood? Yes, you read that correctly. Major diaper companies such as Huggies, Pampers, Luvs, and even Honest donate to Planned Parenthood.
![Leftist Policies and Poverty: Is There a Correlation? Leftist Policies and Poverty: Is There a Correlation?](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Poor_Chicago.png)
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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01.02.23
It is an assumption made every day by most news media, pundits, professors, entertainers, and even pastors -- the lie that Leftist policies are the most compassionate; conservative, Biblical worldviews are not. The assumption is so ingrained into the fabric of our society that it rarely gets called into question and even more rarely talked about. In 2023, it is as natural as air or water to believe in this dichotomy. And yet, even a mild magnifying glass on Leftist policies surfaces all sorts of lies, hypocrisy, and anything but real compassion.
![A Conversation With Dr. Carl Trueman A Conversation With Dr. Carl Trueman](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Dr_Carl_Trueman-2022.png)
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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01.01.23
IFI was honored to secure an interview with theologian, pastor, and author Dr. Carl Trueman earlier this year. In this interview with moderator Pastor Derek Buikema of Orland Park Christian Reformed Church, Dr. Trueman is asked a pressing question– “How did we get here?” Dr. Trueman tracks the intellectual genealogy of how the culture has come to the current position that it finds itself in.
![Immigration Invasion on the Southern Border Immigration Invasion on the Southern Border](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Immigration_Border.png)
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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12.16.22
What exactly is happening at the southern border? Ever since President Trump’s exit from the White House, the immigration issue has received little interest from President Joe Biden and his administration. And, yes, if it doesn’t interest the Biden White House, it doesn’t seem to interest the dominant media. Because of this, many are left in the dark as to what is actually going on at the border.
![Blackout Silence Blackout Silence](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Black-screen-graphic_516x260.jpg)
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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06.13.20
On Tuesday, June 2, 2020 the trend of posting a black screen was seen across social media.According to Insider, Blackout Tuesday (with the use of the Blackout screen as a symbol) is “an initiative to go silent on social media, reflect on recent events, and stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.”