By Mark Elfstrand, Cultural Affairs Writer
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12.08.25
The church we attend in Plainfield has chosen an interesting “theme” for the four weeks leading up to Christmas. No, it’s not Advent in the traditional sense. Perhaps our pastor will integrate that historic aspect of the season into his messages based around Christmas movies.
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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12.06.25
Often when couples are struggling with fertility issues, the automatic thought is that IVF (invitro-fertilization) is the only answer.
By Ecce Verum
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12.02.25
Is your state proudly pro-life? Did your legislature have a trigger law poised to crack down on abortion as soon as the Supreme Court changed the landscape? Were your clinics forced to close after Roe fell? Did you send all those pro-choice OBGYNs packing after Dobbs came down?
By Israel Wayne
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11.28.25
What happens when a judge decides that normal Christian beliefs—Bible teaching, salvation, the Second Coming—are “dangerous” for a child? In Maine, it led to a court order banning an 11-year-old from church and undermining her mother’s authority. This is judicial tyranny in real time.
By Mark Elfstrand, Cultural Affairs Writer
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11.26.25
How can a faith-centered person of influence (me) write such words in a season of thanksgiving? It’s not so far-fetched.
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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11.20.25
July 4th is celebrated every year with fireworks, family barbecues, and enjoyment of freedom. July 4, 2026, however, is being marked as an ominous and dark day in the pro-life community.
By Rev. Calvin Lindstrom
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11.20.25
Christians in Nigeria are being slaughtered by the thousands — the deadliest persecution hotspot in the world. As the violence escalates, will we stand with our persecuted brothers and sisters in prayer and action?
By Ecce Verum
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11.18.25
A few years ago, The Institute for Family Studies published a report about why unmarried American young adults have remained single. Even among those with lower incomes, only a quarter of unmarried adults cited economic reasons for singleness.
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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11.17.25
Christians often overlook the simplest tool we have for shaping culture: how we spend our money. Corporations reveal their values every day — and many of the biggest diaper brands openly support abortion. It’s time for Christians to take our spending seriously.
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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11.14.25
This past Friday evening, Illinois Family Institute hosted our annual Faith, Family & Freedom Banquet featuring Riley Gaines Barker.
By Ecce Verum
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11.13.25
The pro-life movement must do more than defend babies—it must also defend the beauty of motherhood. Until our culture sees being a mom as noble and God-given, the lies of abortion will keep sounding plausible.
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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11.07.25
On November 4, 2025, the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) filed a lawsuit on behalf of Moody Bible Institute against the Chicago Board of Education on the grounds of religious discrimination.
By Ecce Verum
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11.06.25
We live in a culture obsessed with the idea of love, one that is lightning-quick to condemn anyone who violates its dictates. If you call someone out for their sin by invoking even basic Christian truths, you can expect to receive the rebuke of "not being loving" or even earn the title of "hater."
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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11.03.25
A recent poll from Pew Research revealed that a growing number of American adults (31%) are seeing the rise of religious influence in everyday American life.
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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11.01.25
Christianity has always been the pioneer of biblical equality, true community, and proper stewardship throughout the centuries.
