By Ecce Verum
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08.23.24
In Part 1, I relayed a conversation I had with a man on an airplane who recited the standard line about abortion being a "woman's choice" to justify his lack of opinion on the matter. I expressed my recent conviction about how wrong this perspective is, as well as my growing frustration with men who shirk their responsibility to speak up for the vulnerable.
By David E. Smith
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08.22.24
Throughout the Old Testament, there are references to the pagan god Molech, an ancient Canaanite deity associated with child sacrifice – a ritual that specifically required passing children through fire.
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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08.20.24
Kathy was not always fighting the pro-life battle. In fact, she once worked for one of the largest abortion clinics in the Midwest. Through a series of miracles, Kathy came to faith in Christ. After this, Kathy found herself assisting in an abortion for a 23-week-old baby boy, and the devastating reality of abortion came flooding over her.
By Ecce Verum
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08.19.24
On a recent flight across the country, I sat next to a man who was probably in his late 20s or early 30s. We'll call him Joe. Joe seemed amiable and outgoing enough—he even threw in a friendly curse word here and there. So, as I usually do on airplane flights, I engaged my fellow passenger in conversation about a topic of real significance. I asked Joe about his opinion on abortion.
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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08.12.24
At a young age, Mary experienced a stillbirth. “I’ll never forget her,” she says. “It’s been fifty years– especially on her birthday.”
By Kenna Rose
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08.09.24
What is truth? Pilate said those words to Jesus some 2,000 years ago as Christ was headed to the cross, and it’s a question that the world continues to ask today. The answer the culture has arrived at has turned out to be less than satisfactory.
By Ecce Verum
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08.09.24
In April of this year, I wrote an article urging conservatives to fight corporate wokeism from the bottom-up. Remember: businesses only do what you pay them to do. Now, I'm happy to announce that in June, we saw yet another great example of this strategy put into practice...
By Kathy Athearn
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08.07.24
As God’s people, we seek to share the gospel and glorify Him –being salt and light in a lost and dark world. One way that the Holy Spirit seems to be increasingly working through His Church is through movies and television shows, including those produced by Angel Studios such as The Chosen, Sound of Freedom, and now Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot.
By Calvin Lindstrom
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07.27.24
Though I am not a firefighter, I know that sometimes that they have to use destructive methods to save structures and lives. Sometimes in fighting wildfires, it is necessary to burn portions of land to create a buffer and keep a fire from spreading. Imagine if these protective measures were twisted to suggest that firefighters support arson and destruction of property.
By Ecce Verum
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07.22.24
I regularly write articles about shocking cultural developments, and by now I'm (sadly) somewhat used to it. Evil men go from bad to worse just like 2 Timothy 3:13 says, and while sin never ultimately gets less hateful, it does tend to get somewhat less surprising as time goes on. However, in June of this year, the Massachusetts House passed a bill that shocked even me.
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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07.18.24
Women are told that choosing life for their baby with ruin their lives. “You cannot be happy,” they say. “You cannot be successful.” Julie’s story proves the opposite.
07.17.24
Equipped! is a pro-life education project of Illinois Family Institute and Southside Pregnancy Center. Please consider how your church, Christian school or homeschool group can benefit from these presentations.
Teaching our children to love life: Preschool-Grade 6 JESUS LOVES THE...
By Thomas Hampson
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07.16.24
Our understanding of what we think is true constantly changes. At least, it does if we continue to learn. When I was in high school, for example, my science textbook unequivocally stated that the entire universe consisted of 16 galaxies. Period. Now, more than sixty years later, we do not know how many galaxies there are.
By Kenna Rose
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07.15.24
Public discourse is frequently angry, full of yelling, name-calling, and “gotcha” statements. There’s no love and often little truth in the interaction. Christians are supposed to be different.
By Ecce Verum
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07.13.24
A homeschool advocate acquainted with an IFI staff member recently answered over 150 Facebook messages about homeschooling. "It's just blowing up!" the advocate said. "Lots and lots of parents from central and southern IL wanting out." Homeschooling has been around for a few decades now, and it has made significant advances in quality and acceptability over the years, but it usually seems to have been relegated to the academic fringes.