As the last hours of 2014 tick away, I want to encourage you not to look forward to just this upcoming year but to the many more that will follow. Then ask yourself what kind of legacy you want to...

We are living in an amazing time in history. Our state and nation are in the midst of a debate that will have a profound impact on future generations. There are three big questions at stake:

In the book of 1 Samuel, we read about Israel's political system and the establishment of a human king to rule over the tribes. While God alone was Israel’s King, He had established earthly judges to handle disputes and manage the governmental affairs of His nation. Scripture tells us that the ungrateful Israelites began to cry out for a king, demanding to "be like all the nations..."

In Ephesians 2:6, Paul shows us that the followers of Christ are raised up and seated now with him in the heavenly realms. God has raised us up spiritually now into the heavenly places, just as we will be bodily and visibly hereafter. What does this mean to us? Why has He put us in this honorable place of sitting with Christ?

At the risk of sounding like one of those never ending PBS pledge drives, I’d like to give you an update on our summertime challenge to add 25 new monthly supporters to our Sustaining Partners roster this summer. The good...

Last week I challenged IFI’s subscribers to help us add 25 new monthly supporters to our Sustaining Partners roster during the month of July. I am pleased to report that we have added three so far, and hope that by...

“Come now, and let us reason together,” saith the LORD.  Isaiah 1:18  The Hebrew word reason together means: to come together in a court of law. It is to debate a cause and bring forth the right. We see examples...

Summer is a critical time of the year financially for IFI.  Summer schedules often keep people busier than usual and some simply forget to make the contributions they had planned to make.   As giving drops off significantly during this time...

Today, the United States of America celebrates the 238th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Americans across the nation (and across the world) will gather to celebrate America’s courageous decision to throw off tyranny and separate from an oppressive ruler and government.

For the church to discover the incredible effects of united prayer once again, we must keep our eyes on the “Bigness” of Christ, instead of the world. We must focus on Jesus—not on our culture’s worsening condition—and see the glory...

I have been used to calling the national holiday we celebrated yesterday”most of us as a Monday off, a good time for gardening or cookouts”“Oblivion Day,” when we Americans all forget the men (and now some women too) who have died in our wars, to establish our nation in freedom and to keep that nation free. When I was a child, it seemed that every little town expressed our pride in parades.

Registering to vote is the first step in engaging in civic life and becoming a good steward of your God-given responsibility of self-government. Any Illinois citizen who will be eighteen by Election Day is eligible to register. The process for registering is easy and convenient, but, sadly, millions of Americans choose not to take the time. Estimates count that from 35 percent to 50 percent of Americans are not registered to vote.