As tourist hotspots around the globe push back against mass tourism, maybe it’s time to rediscover the wonders of home—like Chicago’s museums, Illinois’ natural beauty, and yes, even vampire-killing kits. But beyond all the sights and selfies, there’s a better destination ahead—one without crowds, pain, or disappointment. You just have to know where to look.

How often do we pray for cabinet officials and agency leaders? Their decisions shape policies that affect every area of American life. As Christians, we must be vigilant—asking God to work in them and through them, guiding them toward wisdom, integrity, and truth.

While libertarians argue the government should only stop people from harming each other, Scripture paints a deeper picture. From Moses to Paul, the law has always been a teacher. So when we legalize things like same-sex “marriage” or drug use, we’re not just permitting behavior—we’re instructing a nation. What are we teaching America to believe?

As the Christian Reformed Church holds the line on sexuality and gender, pressure from academia, media, and even reality TV is mounting. From Calvin College to Chip and Joanna Gaines, from Baylor to a baseball prodigy turned away by a Christian school—faithful institutions are being tested. Will they hold fast to truth, or bow to the spirit of the age?

When a private betrayal turns painfully public, the world watches—and deep down, we all know why it hits so hard. The viral "Kiss-Cam" moment at a Coldplay concert exposed more than just infidelity—it revealed a moral truth our culture tries to ignore: sin always finds us out.

Why should the government control YOUR child’s education? It shouldn’t. From the beginning, government schools were shaped by godless, socialist ideologies pushed by figures like Horace Mann. Today’s public school system has become a tool of indoctrination, not education. It’s time to phase out government-run schools and empower private, parent-driven alternatives.

Over the past several weeks, elected members of the 117th Congress in Washington DC took their oaths of office on January 3rd, and elected members of  the 104th General Assembly were sworn in Springfield were sworn in on January 8th. Today, Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States...

Many believers are drifting into moral confusion—not out of malice, but ignorance of Scripture. In an age flooded with information, society is collapsing for lack of truth, trading God’s Word for cultural lies. From broken families to political corruption, the fallout is clear. It’s time to return to God’s unshakable Truth.

To the surprise of many, it seems there is a notable shift occurring among young American males. While young women seem to be holding the politically-correct line of feminism and wokeism, some young men are bailing on leftist ideology and moving to the right politically and socially.

Christians who hold to historic & traditional teachings of the Bible believe that God created us from the beginning “male & female” (Gen 5:2; Mat 19:4; Mk 10:6). Biology & physiology empirically affirm that there are only two genders. Christians who hold to this theologically orthodox & scientific view believe that “gender-confirmation” surgery, hormone-blockers & cross-dressing damage humans.

Violence, tyranny, and suffering surround us. Many deny God, but He is our only hope. God's holiness and His abundant love offer us forgiveness and the path to peace with God in a broken world.

We stand at a remarkable moment in history, in a nation abundantly blessed by God’s grace. Yet, these are also turbulent times, marked by division and moral confusion, where good is too often labeled evil, and evil is too often called good. Still, we enjoy an unparalleled quality of life, vast financial prosperity, and political freedoms that inspire envy across the globe.

Fireworks and cookouts light up the Fourth, but are we missing the heart of the American Revolution? We cheer heroes like George Washington against 'tyrannical' King George III—yet was the king a mere villain or a complex figure in a turbulent age? This July 4th, ask: when does civil disobedience cross the line, and how does it echo the Declaration of Independence’s ideals?

Football fans come to know, and often despise, the term “interference.” It usually results in a penalty against the defensive or even the offensive player preventing a pass from being completed. The Chicago Bears have seen their share of these—and our Illinois college teams as well. 

Some Illinois lawmakers want to regulate homeschooling through HB 2827, a bill that would mandate registration and give state bureaucrats significant new powers. This controversial bill, which passed committee despite massive public outcry, highlights a fundamental conflict: government control versus parental authority over children's upbringing.