We are calling our brothers and sisters to a penitential period of prayer this fall -- and we are starting an intentional effort this Thursday in South Holland. Our state and nation need Christians to intercede in prayer, asking Almighty God for His mercy and healing.

We are calling our brothers and sisters to a penitential period of prayer this fall -- and we are starting an intentional effort this Thursday in Taylorville. Our state and nation need Christians to intercede in prayer, asking Almighty God for His mercy and healing.

As I’ve worked in pro-life ministry and talked with many people about abortion, I've noticed that the basic positions on the matter tend to fall into three main groups. On one side, I hear shouts of "my body, my choice!" and "abortion is healthcare!"

We are calling our brothers and sisters to a penitential period of prayer this fall — and we are starting an intentional effort this Thursday in Markham, Oak Forest, and Monee. Our state and nation need Christians to intercede in...

We are calling our brothers and sisters to a penitential period of prayer this fall -- and we are starting an intentional effort this Thursday in Niles. Our state and nation need Christians to intercede in prayer, asking Almighty God for His mercy and healing.

We are calling our brothers and sisters to a penitential period of prayer this fall -- and we are starting an intentional effort this Thursday in Arlington Heights. Our state and nation need Christians to intercede in prayer, asking Almighty God for His mercy and healing.

We are calling our brothers and sisters to a penitential period of prayer this fall -- and we are starting an intentional effort this Thursday in Morris. Our state and nation need Christians to intercede in prayer, asking Almighty God for His mercy and healing.

Dear Christians in Illinois—let us humbly pray to God Almighty for our nation and our state.

Whether motivated by a concern for public image or other various emasculating considerations, the mainstream pro-life movement has often shied away from endorsing the logical conclusion of its whole position: If the unborn are people, then killing them is murder, and thus those who kill them should receive legal repercussions.

There is a Biblical theology of charity for the poor, just as there is a Biblical theology of everything.

Illinois Family Institute’s 2024 Faith, Family and Freedom Banquet featuring special keynote, Allie Beth Stuckey, was a huge success and an evening to remember. IFI is so blessed to have the support of so many faithful event attendees, donors, sponsors, and monthly givers.

Fetal personhood laws could also impact contraception access, given that some members of the anti-abortion movement argue that IUDs and the emergency contraception Plan B can prevent the implantation of a fertilized egg and violate personhood, explains Mary Ziegler, an abortion law historian at the University of California, Davis, School of Law.

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?

For all that Dobbs did for the fight for life, there's one issue that it conspicuously avoided—whether the unborn are in fact human persons. Dobbs repeatedly made reference to supposed "fetal life," but refused to claim that this fetal life was the life of a person and thus entitled to protection.

As we look ahead to the 2024 General Election, there are many serious major cultural, political and spiritual issues facing our country. But a new President, a new Congress, and new local judges and legislators will not solve the deep-seeded problems we are facing as a people. We are in desperate need for God's healing hand. Scripture calls us to humbly seek Him in prayer as we repent for our state/national sins, and beseech His mercy.