Dr. Mark Zumhagen presented this talk at IFI’s 2026 annual worldview conference in Downers Grove.
Stay tuned for part two!
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October 14, 2026 9:46 AM | 
Comments Off on The Path to Secularism | Worldview Presentation (IFS #496)
In this episode of Spotlight, Pastor Caesar LeFlore takes center stage at IFI’s 2026 Worldview Conference and breaks down why the firm foundation in Scripture is essential.
Click here to attend our annual banquet on October 9th!
| Jenna Smith | October 1, 2026 1:37 AM | Comments Off on A Firm Foundation in Christ | A Worldview Presentation (IFS #495)
Former Illinois state representative Tom Morrison explains why down-ballot elections matter more than you think – and how ordinary conservatives can actually win them.
Morrison, who won 6 for 6 in suburban Cook County and later served 12 years in the Illinois House, shares the practical playbook behind his new Candidate Master Class.
Candidate Master Class is a self-paced training built to help future candidates run smarter local and state campaigns without the overwhelm of generic political advice.… Continue Reading
| Jenna Smith | September 22, 2026 7:53 PM | Comments Off on How to Win a Race Decided by Just 43 Votes (IFS #494)
Geno Young joins Dave Smith to reveal why he wrote Sex, Drugs and Illiteracy: The Death of Education in America and why he believes the crisis in government schools is not isolated, not accidental, and not just a Chicago problem.
Young, a South Side Chicago musician, educator, and social commentator, pulls back the curtain on what he witnessed while subbing in multiple Southland high schools, including Hillcrest, Tinley Park, Oak Forest, Thornridge, Thornwood, and Thornton. He describes classrooms where discipline has collapsed, administrators look the other way, and students are exposed to behavior so extreme that it left him stunned.… Continue Reading
| Jenna Smith | September 15, 2026 11:26 AM | Comments Off on Sex, Drugs, and Illiteracy — What He Saw in Chicago Schools (IFS #493)
In this episode of Illinois Family Spotlight, Jenna Smith, Alyssa Sonnenburg, and guest Stephanie Stapert discuss why so many women rushed to identify with Clancy, what those reactions reveal about modern culture, and how Christians should respond with both compassion and discernment.
Where is the line between mental illness, medication, and personal responsibility? Why are people increasingly interpreting tragedy through personal identification rather than truth?
Resources Mentioned
Self Evident: How Can Christians Reach Leftist Women?… Continue Reading
| Jenna Smith | September 2, 2026 3:08 PM | Comments Off on The Lindsay Clancy Case, Toxic Empathy, and What Christian Women Need to Understand (IFS #492)
Dr. Barna is a professor and director of research at Arizona Christian University, which has led him to write many books, including Raising Spiritual Champions: Nurturing your Child’s Heart, Mind & Soul.
In the first half of Dr. Barna’s lecture (which you can find here), titled Cultural Transformation through Biblical Discipleship, he broke down why our country is headed down the wrong track culturally. In this episode, he shares our role as Christians on transforming our culture through the means of biblical discipleship.… Continue Reading
| Jenna Smith | August 25, 2026 1:35 AM | Comments Off on Biblical Discipleship Made Practical | Dr. George Barna (IFS #491)
At our recent Worldview Conference, Dr. George Barna delivered a powerful and sobering message on what it truly means to raise “spiritual champions.” His central point is one that every Christian—especially parents, pastors, and Christian leaders—needs to hear:
America does not primarily have a political problem… it has a worldview problem.
For decades, many of us have focused on the symptoms of secularization — abortion, crime, family breakdown, failing schools, sexual immorality and drug use. But as Dr.… Continue Reading
| David E. Smith | August 20, 2026 9:43 AM | Comments Off on Cultural Transformation Through Biblical Discipleship (IFS #490)
In this episode of Spotlight, we hear remarks from Dr. George Barna, renowned researcher at Arizona Christian University, from IFI’s 2026 annual worldview conference.
To watch this presentation, click here.
| Jenna Smith | August 13, 2026 4:48 AM | Comments Off on Raising Spiritual Champions: Dr. George Barna (IFS #489)
In this double feature, we find Spotlight host David Smith at the 2026 annual Illinois Christian Home Educators’ (ICHE) Conference. Held at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, the ICHE conference disciples homeschoolers materially, mentally and spiritually to raise their children at home in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Their keynote speakers encourage faithfulness, their exhibit hall equips for the upcoming academic year, and the fellowship found in the halls form lifelong friendships.
Rhonda Robinson is the mother of nine and grandmother of 39.… Continue Reading
| Jenna Smith | August 4, 2026 5:11 AM | Comments Off on Books for Fueling Your Soul: Interviews With Illinois Authors (IFS #488)
In this double feature, we find Spotlight host David Smith at the 2026 annual Illinois Christian Home Educators’ (ICHE) Conference. Held at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, the ICHE conference disciples homeschoolers materially, mentally and spiritually to raise their children at home in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Their keynote speakers encourage faithfulness, their exhibit hall equips for the upcoming academic year, and the fellowship found in the halls form lifelong friendships.
Carl Kerby, one of the featured keynotes of this year, works at Reasons for Hope, a nonprofit apologetics ministry dedicated to equipping Christians always to be ready to give an answer for the hope found within them.… Continue Reading
| Jenna Smith | July 29, 2026 7:29 AM | Comments Off on The Better Boy Scouts & Apologetics Made Simple (IFS #487)
