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Cook County is the most populous country in Illinois and the second largest county in the entire United States. Sometimes called Crook County, this county shapes much of the direction of our state because of its massive size advantage compared to the other 101 counties in Illinois. It is five times larger than DuPage, the second largest county, with a population of approximately 5 million people.
For our secular culture, Christmas time is about gift giving, gathering with family, Santa Claus, candy canes, and gingerbread houses. And while these are fun gifts to be enjoyed, we as Christians are called to reflect on the true meaning of Christmas.
Many changes have occurred in the past four years, but Dr. Wayne Grudem’s remarks at the 2016 IFI Worldview Conference are as informative and valuable now as they were then.
Last time, we discussed a recent piece in The Atlantic entitled "The Elite College Students Who Can't Read Books."
This exciting episode of Self Evident features special guest, Pastor Caesar LeFlore. Pastor LeFlore has been on the front of the pro-life movement for decades. He served as a United States Marine, and is now the head pastor of Spirit of Liberty church in Markham, IL. He is the executive director of Public School Exit and is the founder of the Good Soil, Good Seed foundation.
I first met Pastor Derek Buikema in my radio work around 2018. We broadcast my two-hour talk show from the Orland Park Christian Reformed Church (OPCRC) where he serves as lead pastor. Later, he would join me on a frequent segment I hosted called the Pastors Roundtable. Always an insightful guest.
This past October, The Atlantic published an article that is as alarming as its title sounds: "The Elite College Students Who Can't Read Books."
The 2024 Presidential Election was vital not only because of the Presidency but also because of 10 states that had abortion rights on the ballot. In the midst of the excitement after Trump’s victory, you may have missed the results of these ballot measures.
The United States of America is unique. We were not established from an ethnic group, or a tribe, or a religion, or an aristocracy, or a race. Such things do not define us. We were forged from an idea. We were founded as a constitutional republic on the principles of federalism, individual liberty, limited government, and separation of powers.
As you know, Lincoln was our first Republican president and served during the entire course of the Civil War. The war ended on April 9, 1865. Lincoln fell to an assassin’s bullet in Ford’s Theatre 5 days later.
