Written by Dr. Everett Piper
Last week, the National Association of Evangelicals published its monthly newsletter, whereby it heralded the Christmas season not by celebrating “joy to the world” but by repeating its annual Yuletide claim that because Christ was a “refugee,” all Christians are obligated to welcome all immigrants (regardless of status) into our country, our towns and our neighborhoods.
How are we to do this? How exactly are some 60 million American evangelicals purportedly represented by the National Association of Evangelicals to welcome the “sojourner” and “foreigner” in our midst?… Continue Reading
Tags: Frankfurt School, Herbert Marcuse, Jesus, Jim Wallis, Joseph, Marxism, Mary, Max Horkheimer, National Association of Evangelicals, Orthodox Christianity, refugee, sojourner, The Wesleyan Church, Theodor Adorno, Tony Campolo
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December 15, 2025 6:00 AM | 
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Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
Join Spotlight for a special, hope-filled episode where we feature Walt Heyer’s testimony of how Christ saved him out of his lifestyle in sexual sin.
Walt Heyer underwent gender reassignment surgery at age 42 and lived for 8 years as a woman. In his testimony, Walt shares how Christ saved him from gender dysphoria, homelessness, and drunkenness.
“It is so important that when you hear that people can’t come back out of this lifestyle that you actually see a witness that says you can.
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On behalf of the Illinois Family Action — and my own family — I want to wish a very happy Thanksgiving to you all.
During this weekend, as we gather together with relatives, friends and neighbors to thank God for His many blessings, we want to thank you so much for your prayers and support over the years.
Our national Thanksgiving holiday dates to 1789, when Congress unanimously passed a resolution proclaiming a National Day of Thanksgiving, “a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the many signal favors of Almighty God…”
It is good and right to pause from business as usual to give God honor, worship and our sincere gratitude for His many blessings in our lives and for His blessings of family, friends, and freedom.… Continue Reading
Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
November 7, 2025 featured Illinois Family Institute’s annual Faith, Family & Freedom banquet.
In his address to over 700 attendees, Executive Director, David Smith, outlined IFI’s mission to standing firm against the spiritual battles that Illinois is facing.
“Illinois is now poised to become the 12th jurisdiction and the first midwest state to normalize suicide…
We must pray… that Governor Pritzker would veto this legislation.”
This is an episode that you do not want to miss.… Continue Reading
Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
Our culture is in desperate need of a biblical perspective on marriage and family.
In this episode of Spotlight, Scott Phelps, head of the Abstinence and Marriage Partnership organization, discusses how to restore a biblical perspective of marriage and family in Generation Z and the future generations.
“The purpose of abstinence isn’t to avoid problems… it is to prepare you for the marriage relationship.”
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Written by Dr. Everett Piper
No matter their claims, Nick Fuentes and those who sympathize with him are not Christians.
How do we know this? Because what matters to true Christians is Jesus. Christ is our “highest good.” He is the most important aspect of our lives. He is our summum bonum. He and nothing else — not politics, not popularity nor personal animus — is our “first thing.”
Christ, not clicks, drives every decision of a Christian’s life.… Continue Reading
Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
This week’s Spotlight episode features a conversation about Christian education between Pastor Caesar LeFlore and Pastor Courtney Lewis of Cornerstone Baptist Church located in Chicago.
Five years ago, pastor Courtney Lewis was involved in starting a school out of his church– Cornerstone Baptist Academy.
“[Chicago public schools] have failed our youth…
People nationwide were exiting public schools to the tune of about a million people over the past ten years.
We had no money, no facilities, and no staff… In the course of three months, we watched the Lord bring in all of those resources to allow us to open our doors.”
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Written by Dr. Everett Piper
In his book “What Americans Believe,” George Barna points out that 87% of non-Christians and 77% of self-described born-again believers agreed with the statement “People are basically good.” In other words, our culture, by and large, has discarded the idea of original sin.
The sophisticated among us roll our eyes at the concept of innate human corruption. We snicker at the notion that certain actions, thoughts and behaviors are still deemed to be sinful.… Continue Reading
Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
In this episode, Rev. Caesar LeFlore is joined by Cynthia Morales from Pro-Life Champions.
Cynthia, and her husband John, started their pro-life advocacy with the “40” film, a powerful documentary featuring Abby Johnson and others on the reality of the aftermath of abortion.
This project led them to start “Shout My Story,” a campaign started to combat Shout My Abortion:
“The Shout My Story campaign was created in response to websites like ShoutYourAbortion.com
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Written by Peter Heck
On Monday, President Donald J. Trump said we should want to prove to God that we’re good so we can get “to that next step.”
Christians should roll our eyes at the stunted theology, but before dismissing the comment outright, behind it lies a truth our culture desperately needs to hear.
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