Today’s episode is Scott Klusendorf’s second part of his lectures given at IFI’s 2023 worldview conference. Klusendorf is the founder of The Life Training Institute.
| Jenna Smith | 
September 19, 2023 1:31 AM | 
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In this episode, Alyssa, Kenna Rose and Jenna discuss the pornography that catches women in its net: Romance Novels.
Single and Satisfied: A Grace Filled Calling for the Unmarried Woman
| Jenna Smith | September 13, 2023 1:23 AM | Comments Off on Romance Novels (Self Evident #51)
We’re highlighting remarks made by Scott Klusendorf at IFI’s 2023 annual Worldview Conference. Klusendorf is the founder and president of Life Training Institute, which equips pro life advocates to effectively defend their views in the public square. His topic for today’s episode is also timely, given the pro abortion public policies now in place in Illinois.
| Jenna Smith | September 12, 2023 10:45 AM | Comments Off on The Case for Life on Hostile Turf (Illinois Family Spotlight #370)
We fear men so much, because we fear God so little. One fear cures another. ~G.K. Chesterton
Today we’re highlighting Kenna Rose and Jenna discussing the potential resurgence of COVID-19, what they think about it and how we as Christians should live despite the rumored future lockdowns. This interview originally aired on The Good Word radio program, which is run by Paul Scott.
| Jenna Smith | September 6, 2023 2:32 AM | Comments Off on The Christian Comeback to COVID-19 (Self Evident #50)
If we fear God, we fear nothing else. If we don’t fear God, we fear everything, and everyone else. ~Pastor Stephen Lee
Pastor Lee is being charged with disrupting the 2020 Presidential election. People donate directly to the fund by going to IllinoisFamily.org/Contribute and designating their donation to the Pastor Lee Legal Defense Fund or by sending a check payable to Illinois Family Institute at P.O. Box 876, Tinley Park, IL 60477, with “Chaplain Lee” in the memo.… Continue Reading
| Jenna Smith | September 5, 2023 12:31 PM | Comments Off on Pastor Stephen Lee (Illinois Family Spotlight #369)
In this edition of Spotlight, Monte Larrick converses with Riley Gaines. Gaines’ life was turned upside down when the NCAA allowed a biological male to compete on her team and utilize the women’s locker room. She was a member of the University of Kentucky’s NCAA swim team and the 2022 Southeastern Conference Women’s Swimming and Diving scholar of the year; now she’s speaking out for the protection of women’s sports for safety, privacy and American Values.… Continue Reading
| Jenna Smith | August 29, 2023 11:06 AM | Comments Off on Taking a Stand: Riley Gaines (Illinois Family Spotlight #368)
The only way out of nursing our own victimhood is to turn to Jesus, the only true Victim, who will put it all right. He will do this by forgiving our sins, and by giving us forgiveness for those who have wronged us. ~Pastor Douglas Wilson
We are featuring another interview segment from The Good Word Podcast with Paul Scott on today’s episode. The mentality of victimhood is a prominent mindset in our day and age of shifting blame and responsibility.… Continue Reading
| Jenna Smith | August 28, 2023 8:26 AM | Comments Off on The Bible & Victim Mentality (Self Evident #49)
For many people, especially Christians, the biblical command to forgive can be scary. It raises a lot of anxiety inducing questions, such as
“Doesn’t me forgiving someone mean that everything is ok?,”
“should things go back to the way they were?,”
“am I supposed to be best friends with her again?,” or
“what if they continue their behavior?
In this episode, Alyssa, Brynn and Eliana discuss what forgiveness is and how to implement it while also maintaining boundaries.… Continue Reading
| Jenna Smith | August 23, 2023 5:15 AM | Comments Off on Forgiveness And Setting Boundaries (Self Evident #48)
In the first half of this episode, we are highlighting remarks made by Arielle Del Turco during a special forum IFI hosted on religious liberty. Del Turco is the director of religious liberty at the Family Research Council and the coauthor of said organization’s “Hostility Against Churches” report. The second half of this edition of Spotlight, we feature the q & a segment of Ambassador Sam Brownback’s lecture–if you missed Brownback’s remarks, click here.
| Jenna Smith | August 22, 2023 4:07 AM | Comments Off on Religious Liberty In America (Illinois Family Spotlight #367)
In this episode, the girls are finally back in the studio to record all together, and discuss how their summer has been progressing and the decline of patriotism in America’s youth.
| Jenna Smith | August 17, 2023 11:46 AM | Comments Off on Summer Memories and Generational Patriotism (Self Evident #47)
