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By Ecce Verum
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06.06.24
In late June of last year, a cultural battle erupted in the small, northern-Illinois town of Rockton. With police supervising the scene, hundreds of people swarmed to the town's community center where the library board was deliberating inside. Some protesters held signs with slogans such as "Keep Your Hands off Our Children" and sang "God Bless America."
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By Ecce Verum
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06.05.24
Man has stewardship over the earth. As we established last time, this is a momentous claim. If you're neglecting a proper degree of dominion over the earth, then you are messing up one of the first commands God ever gave our species.
![SkyTree Book Fairs: A Pro-Family Replacement to Scholastic SkyTree Book Fairs: A Pro-Family Replacement to Scholastic](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SkyTree-Book-Fairs-Replace-Scholastic.jpg)
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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06.03.24
I remember clearly the highlight Scholastic Book Fairs were during the school year when I was growing up. I personally loved being able to get out of class early to go peruse the books at the fair. I even convinced my mom to buy me a few. Sadly, Scholastic turned down the path of radical ideology a while ago, and these days, they continue pushing anti-family, anti-God messaging.
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By Rev. Thorin Anderson
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05.31.24
We are all infected from birth with an insatiable desire to be somebody. Even shyness is but an ironic twist on that desire. The Scriptures call it “the pride of life,” and names it as one of three categories under which all sins fall. Our hunger to be recognized or known colors everything we do.
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By David E. Smith
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05.30.24
In a recent episode of Alex Newman’s hit TV show, The Sentinel Report, Bill Federer, a historian who, Newman says, is probably the greatest of our time, explained the point of his latest book, Silence Equals Consent – The Sin of Omission.
![What Once Was Can Be Again: Christian Education and the Reformation What Once Was Can Be Again: Christian Education and the Reformation](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/What-Once-Was-Can-Be-Again.jpg)
By E. Ray Moore (Chaplain, Lt. Col. USAR Ret.)
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05.30.24
We are now in mid-2017, the 500th anniversary of the epochal and world-changing Reformation. By revisiting the teaching of that era, we can gain a renewed hope for the modern evangelical Church, the rightful heir to that rich theology and history.
![The Crisis That Isn’t, Part 1 The Crisis That Isn’t, Part 1](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/The-Crisis-That-Isnt-Part-1.jpg)
By Ecce Verum
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05.29.24
Several years ago, I made a trip to a popular museum in the Seattle area and toured the various exhibits on display. An exhibit that particularly caught my eye was a kind of vertical conveyor belt on which visitors could post little notes which others could then scroll through and examine. Visitors were instructed to write down their opinion of what the biggest problem in the world was.
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By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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05.28.24
On April 1, 2023 (making many wonder if it was an April Fool’s joke), popular transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney shared a sponsored post in partnership with Bud Light with nods to March Madness and his continuing personal documentary, “365 Days of Girlhood.” In June of 2023, Target released its highly controversial Pride merchandise line, including “tuck-friendly” swimsuits for transgender “women” (biological men).
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By Mark Elfstrand, Cultural Affairs Writer
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05.25.24
Memorial Day arrives May 27th. Once again, we must suffer the unintentional wince-inducing greeting from many who will utter, “Happy Memorial Day.” Not appropriate.
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By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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05.24.24
Most everyone would agree that sexual ethics is an area of confusion in today’s age. Can men become women? Is homosexuality really that bad? Can I change my gender? Does sex mean anything, or is it just a bodily function?
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By Oliver Perry
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05.23.24
In her interview on MSNBC, the Politico reporter Heidi Przybyla said this about Christians who look to God for their rights.
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By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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05.22.24
Earlier today, the Chicago City Council heard a proposal to institute a "quiet zone" around a particular abortion facility in the city to muzzle pro-lifers reaching out to abortion-bound mothers. Thankfully, this controversial proposal was deferred.
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By David E. Smith
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05.22.24
We know that the many cultural battles we face today are spiritual battles that cannot be won by relying solely on our own strength and methods. In truth, these battles must first and continually be waged through prayer to our holy, righteous and merciful God.
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By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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05.21.24
Allie Beth Stuckey is a Christian, wife, mother, cultural commentator, speaker, and the beloved host of the Relatable podcast. She is also the author of You’re Not Enough (And That’s Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love.
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By Ecce Verum
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05.18.24
Once Dobbs came down, abortion became much more of a state debate than ever before. But there are still battles to be won in the nation's highest legislature. While Congress may be far from passing a national measure to completely protect the unborn, the pro-life movement still has warriors in D.C. who are pushing for justice in incremental steps.