By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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01.21.26
If you are a family that struggles with family dinners– maybe it was never your experience growing up or your schedule just feels too full to implement them – we want to encourage you to prioritize this priceless time with your family.
By Mark Elfstrand, Cultural Affairs Writer
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01.19.26
Certainly one has a right to wonder why I would have such an offending title to this article on Rhonda’s and my 49th anniversary—January 15th. It does deserve an explanation.
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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01.17.26
For decades, the idea and practice of surrogacy has been touted as beautiful. A couple, unable to have children of their own, achieve their dreams of having a family through the help of a surrogate– a woman who carries a pregnancy to term on their behalf.
By David E. Smith
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01.14.26
Biblical marriage put men under God’s law and gave women dignity, security, and protection. Yet today we are drifting toward cohabitation and away from the protective, stabilizing institution of marriage that God ordained. Read this powerful excerpt from Love Thy Body.
By Dr. Jerry Newcombe
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01.13.26
He wasn’t just a beer label — he was the engine of the American Revolution. As the nation approaches its 250th birthday, it’s time to rediscover Samuel Adams, the Christian patriot who helped make independence possible.
By Thomas Hampson
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01.08.26
Illinois has spent decades promising to professionalize child protection investigations. Yet the state is back to sending interns and minimally trained social workers to conduct what should be rigorous fact-finding.
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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01.06.26
My daughter is now seven months old. It’s absolutely true what they say about the nights being long, but the time being short. It seems as though it was just yesterday that my husband and I welcomed her into the world and brought her home.
By Ecce Verum
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01.05.26
Abortion didn't end when Roe v. Wade did. Reality has proved just the opposite.
By Thomas Hampson
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12.19.25
Megan was five years old when her innocence began to unravel. What started as “approved” school reading led to pornography addiction, online predators, and devastating consequences. Her story exposes how trusted institutions failed—and why parents can no longer afford to look away.
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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12.13.25
Riley Gaines Barker was a NCAA Division 1 swimmer who gained national attention when she stood up for women's sports and women's spaces. Her unapologetic dedication to defending women in women's sports comes from her lived experience in the NCAA and from her conviction as a Christian.
By Israel Wayne
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11.28.25
What happens when a judge decides that normal Christian beliefs—Bible teaching, salvation, the Second Coming—are “dangerous” for a child? In Maine, it led to a court order banning an 11-year-old from church and undermining her mother’s authority. This is judicial tyranny in real time.
By Dr. Jerry Newcombe
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11.24.25
America just elected a socialist mayor in its largest city—and many Christians don’t see a problem. Why? Because our culture, schools, and even some pulpits have forgotten how clearly Scripture contradicts socialism. We must understand how Marxism is a direct assault on faith, family, and freedom.
By Thomas Hampson
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11.22.25
A new 300-page HHS review confirms what critics have warned for years: pediatric gender medicine isn’t science — it’s ideology. The evidence is thin, the harms are massive, and children have paid the price.
By Ecce Verum
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11.18.25
A few years ago, The Institute for Family Studies published a report about why unmarried American young adults have remained single. Even among those with lower incomes, only a quarter of unmarried adults cited economic reasons for singleness.
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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11.14.25
This past Friday evening, Illinois Family Institute hosted our annual Faith, Family & Freedom Banquet featuring Riley Gaines Barker.
