Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
This episode of Spotlight features a conversation between Monte Larrick and Eric Metaxas on how Christians should live in present-day America.
Eric Metaxas is a broadcaster and a New York Times Bestselling author of prominent books with his recent being “Letter to the American Church.”
In this book, Metaxas calls on the American church to wake up and be the church. This is an interview you won’t want to miss.… Continue Reading
Written by Albin Sadar
I recently finished reading a very timely and hard-hitting book zeroing in on the American church called, Woke Jesus: The False Messiah Destroying Christianity by Lucas Miles. Much of what Miles writes about in Woke Jesus rings true with me and my experiences with what passes as a Christian response to the evil we see all around us and all over the world today.
The battle against evil is heating up, especially when we consider what happened just a few short weeks ago on October 7th in Israel.… Continue Reading
Tags: Ben Stein, Black Lives Matter, Christian Nationalist, COVID-19 vaccine, Dinesh D'Souza, Eric Metaxas, George Orwell, ictor Davis Hanson, Jonathan Cahn, Letter to the American Church, Lucas Miles, Naomi Wolf, rainbow flag, Return of the Gods, Roger Stone, Salem radio, The Eric Metaxas Show, Trinity Broadcasting Network, Woke Jesus
Faith & Religion | David E. Smith | 
November 16, 2023 5:00 AM | 
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Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
This week’s episode of the Illinois Family Spotlight podcast features a message from Reverend Stephen Broden that he gave at the Foundations of Faith and Family conference.
Stephen Broden is the senior pastor of Fair Park Bible Fellowship in Texas and is the chairman of the Gone Too Far movement.
In his message, Pastor Broden speaks on the spiritual conflict that is in America and how to heal a nation in decline.… Continue Reading
Written by Robert Knight
Just when you think it’s all over and that America has gone over the edge, some good things are happening.
Let’s start with the ascent of U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (R-LA) to Speaker of the U.S. House. This has stunned observers who thought that pro-life, pro-marriage, conservative Christians were forever barred from such offices thanks to the left’s takeover of virtually every major institution.
The Louisiana Republican is being assailed, of course.… Continue Reading
Tags: Affordable Care Act, Alliance Defending Freedom, Alliance Defense Fund, Biden Administration, COVID pandemic, Donald Trump, Kevin Sorbo, Liberal media, Mike Johnson, Obamacare, Sam Sorbo, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
Faith & Religion | David E. Smith | November 9, 2023 4:00 AM | Comments Off on Don’t Count America Out Just Yet
Written by Dr. Everett Piper
It’s been another week of what seems to be terrible news for people of the Bible. From the shameless antisemitism on our college campuses to the blatant anti-Christian bigotry in Congress, the message from the cultural intelligentsia is clear: If you are one of those rubes who still believe in the Old Testament, the New Testament — or both — you are anathema, you should be silenced, you are unworthy of leadership and, in the case of Israel, you should be killed.… Continue Reading
Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
This Spotlight episode features Scott Phelps, executive director of Abstinence and Marriage Partnership, and his speech on The Success Sequence– the three steps to a successful life.
The first step to a successful life is to complete a high school level of education. The second step is to get a stable job.
Finally, the biggest indication for a successful life is to keep sex and children in the context of marriage alone.… Continue Reading
Tags: abortion, Abstinence and Marriage Partnership, children, marriage, Scott Phelps, Spotlight, SPOTLIGHT: The Success Sequence, success, The Success Sequence
Education, Faith & Religion, Marriage, Family & Culture, next gen, Sanctity of Life | Alyssa Sonnenburg | November 1, 2023 5:00 AM | Comments Off on SPOTLIGHT: The Success Sequence
Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
In this episode of Spotlight, Monte Larrick interviews Phil Price and Catharine Walker outside the Aurora Planned Parenthood clinic, where more than 400 surgical abortions are performed every single month.
Price and Walker are two of the leaders of 40 Days For Life Aurora. 40 Days For Life is a powerful Christian prayer campaign that brings 24-hour prayer vigils outside abortion centers in Illinois, across the nation, and around the world.… Continue Reading
Tags: 40 Days for Life, abortion, Aurora, Catharine Walker, Life, Phil Price, Planned Parenthood, Spotlight, SPOTLIGHT: 40 Days For Life
Faith & Religion, next gen, Sanctity of Life | Alyssa Sonnenburg | October 18, 2023 5:00 AM | Comments Off on SPOTLIGHT: 40 Days For Life
Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
In this episode of Spotlight, we are featuring Part 2 of David Smith and Monte Larrick’s conversation with Dr. Mark Zumhagen, MD.
As noted last week, Dr. Zumhagen has been practicing family medicine since 1986. In 2009, he opened his private, holistic practice in Orland Park called Fearfully and Wonderfully Made with the mission of re-activating “the body’s own healing ability that God put in there.”
In this segment, Dr. Zumhagen goes back to the basics– the foundation of science.… Continue Reading
Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
In this episode of Spotlight, Monte Larrick and David Smith sit down with Dr. Mark Zumhagen, MD, to discuss the resurgence of COVID-19.
Dr. Zumhagen has been practicing family medicine since 1986. In 2009, he opened his private, holistic practice in Orland Park called Fearfully and Wonderfully Made with the mission of re-activating “the body’s own healing ability that God put in there.”
In this episode, Dr. Zumhagen discusses the banning of Ivermectin, the outlawed use of Hydroxychloroquine, the emergency use of the vaccine, and the side effects of this experimental vaccine.… Continue Reading
Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
In this episode of Illinois Family Spotlight, Dave Smith and Monte Larrick sit down with Evelyn Stenzel.
Evelyn works with the Southside Pregnancy Center and travels throughout the greater Chicago area for the purpose of equipping Christians with the pro-life message.
Part of Evelyn’s ministry, “Equipped!”, includes informing pro-life advocates of abortion procedures and the impact abortion has on both the unborn baby and the mother. In the interview, she comments,
Many people that are pro-life honestly are unfamiliar with abortion procedures, the impact of abortion– of course on the unborn but also on the mother…
Mentioned in the podcast is Evelyn’s Equipped!… Continue Reading
