Over the past several months, IFI Team members have been contacting churches across Illinois to encourage them to host a prayer gathering based on God’s conditional promise in 2 Chronicles 7:14... We are calling our brothers and sisters to a penitential period of prayer this fall. We hope and pray that our pleas will resonate with church leaders and with the greater Body of Christ.

“We are Christian and we are German. Therefore, we are responsible for Germany.” ~ Sophie Scholl In January of 1933, Hitler’s Third Reich rose to power in Germany. Being a good citizen of Germany, Sophie Scholl, along with her siblings, was excited to be a follower of the National Socialist cult of youth.

Because of the dramatic skills demonstrated at every Olympics, it is hard not to cheer on our champions. I love the display of American flags and the playing of our national anthem when medals are being placed around the winners' necks. 

A huge block of Americans (about another third) voted intermittently, which means that elections can often be determined by the intermittent voters when they decide to show up. In my efforts to convince all the part-timer voters out there to level up, I dealt with the common argument that "my single vote doesn't matter."

Without a doubt, Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) and Billy Graham (1918-2018) were gospel preachers rather than social justice warriors. Yet both of them addressed some of the greatest social evils of their day without for a moment diluting their Jesus-centered messages.

Cheri can relate to the overwhelming feelings pregnancy can bring. When she and her husband found out she was pregnant with their fourth baby, they struggled for support as they had three kids under the age of four and were facing financial difficulty.

As life would have it, I’m color blind. At least as far as my eyesight is concerned. It’s more properly called “color vision deficiency.” So I’m a bit deficient. I know that.  

Sometimes the smallest gesture can make a huge difference in a person’s life. A welcoming smile, a phone call, or an encouraging note received at an opportune moment has the power to turn despair into hope. This fall, just one hour of prayer could make a life-changing, life-saving difference in not one but two lives.

Pew Research recently published a report of U.S. voter turnout, observing that the last three national elections ('18, '20, and '22) displayed some of the highest turnout of the century.

I frequently hear people express concern about bringing children into the world when so much is uncertain and unsettled. Here are some primary reasons people are uncertain about bringing children into the world.

Many years ago, a disguised Mafia “hitman” was interviewed on national TV. He was asked a variety of questions but the one that stood out in my mind was how he dealt with his conscience. His laconic response was, “What’s a conscience?”

In this exciting episode of Self Evident, Alyssa and Jenna sit down with Dr. J. to discuss his research findings on the topic of the preborn and emotions. Dr. J is a retired research physicist and scientist who has done extensive work in the field of biotic encoding. He has worked with NASA, was an integral part of the Apollo 11 program, and has received high awards and honors due to his research.

Our world is obsessed with being offended. We frequently talk about being offended and are careful to watch what we say lest we offend someone else.

With another school season gearing up, debates about the content of curriculum arise. Should the Bible be included in any way?

Margaret Sanger is well known as one of the key originators of the abortion practice in America today. Yet, names like Francis Galton, Thomas Malthus, the Rockefellers, Warren Buffett, and Bill and Melinda Gates are often overlooked and swept under the rug.