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The Illinois Family Spotlight podcast will highlight a specific cultural or political issue of which our listeners should be aware. Our discussions will be informed by a biblical worldview that will help expose the lies and distortions promulgated within secular culture. We will be interviewing policy experts and scholars whose knowledge and insights will help listeners form a wiser worldview.

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Category: Spotlight

The Eclipse of God in America: Guest | Dr. Erwin Lutzer (IFS #397)

Dr. Lutzer is the pastor emeritus of the Moody Church in Chicago, you can hear his lectures and teachings on Moody Radio. He is the author of nigh on countless highly acclaimed books, including The Church in Babylon, When a Nation Forgets God, and most recently, The Eclipse of God. In this episode, Monte Larrick asks Lutzer about his new book and what’s happening to Illinois.

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323,000 Children Missing? | Guest: Thomas Hampson (IFS #396)

In this episode, Monte Larrick discusses with Thomas Hampson where the children who come to America’s borders are now, the illegal alien predicament in our country, and more. Hamosn is the founder of the Freedom Alliance Foundation, and is a journalist for the Illinois Family Institute. To read his documentation about the missing children,  click here.

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323,000 Children Missing? | Guest: Thomas Hampson (IFS #396)
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40 Days to Pray (IFS #395)

In this episode, Monte Larrick interviews Catherine Walker, who works with 40 Days For Life. To sign up for a prayer shift, click here.

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Live Up to America’s God Given Freedoms | Guest: Anni Cyrus (IFS #394)

“As Christians our freedoms are given to us by God, not man. So why are we so afraid of man taking them away? Where is our faith? It is our duty as Christians to speak the truth and deliver the truth. . .we need to look into the level of faith we have lost in order to gain the popularity of our society.” ~Anni Cyrus

Anni Cyrus fled from Iran as a teenager, and now as a legal American citizen, she advocates for God given freedoms, is a human rights activist, and speaks against the horrors of the Islamic religion she experienced as a child bride.… Continue Reading

Praying Outside of an Abortion Clinic is Terrorism? | Guest: David Shestokas (IFS #393)

In this episode, Monte Larrick converses with David Shestokas about how pro-life activists in Illinois have been targeted by a candidate of the Cook County State’s Attorney position, about the general election coming up, and much more.

To purchase David Shestokas’ books, click here and here.

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Praying Outside of an Abortion Clinic is Terrorism? | Guest: David Shestokas (IFS #393)
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Building The Right Worldview: Ken Ham (IFS #392)

Ken Ham is the founder and CEO of Answers in Genesis and it’s two popular attractions: The Ark Encounter and The Creation Museum. He’s an author and the #1 expert on the topic of Biblical creation. Today we feature a lecture he presented at the 2024 ICHE convention where he discussed how to build the right worldview to understand the world correctly, and a phenomenon he calls the “Genesis 3 effect.”

 

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No Neutral Position | Ken Ham Keynote (IFS)

“The Bible says you’re either for Christ or against. You either walk in darkness or in light. You gather or scatter. You build your house on the rock or you build your house on the sand. There is no such thing as a neutral position.” ~Ken Ham

For this edition, we feature Ken Ham’s keynote remarks at the 2024 ICHE convention. Ham hosts the daily radio program “Answers,” is the author of multiple books and founded the Creation museum and Ark Encounter based in Kentucky.… Continue Reading

Go Public Pro Life (IFS #392)

We’re featuring remarks from the Go Public for Pro Life rally, organized by Vision 2020. It was held across the street from the Planned Parenthood mill in Aurora, Illinois.  Julie Garofalo is the executive director of the women’s crisis pregnancy center called Waterleaf across the street from that very same Planned Parenthood, Matt Yonke of the Pro Life Action League. Veronica Janiszewski with Students for Life, and the event organizers all spoke on the importance of showing up and praying.… Continue Reading

Impacting Voters: Election Intergrity in Illinois (IFS #391)

Carol Davis is with Illinois Conservative Union and is the head of the Illinois Election Intergrity Program.

She joins Monte to discuss the impact of mail-in ballots, the mess of our Illinois election system, how illegal immigrants are flooding our voter rolls, and voting strategies.

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Could New Illinois Be Just What Illinois Needs? (IFS #390)

In this episode, Monte Larrick discusses a brilliant plan concocted by G.H. Merritt, founder of the project New Illinois

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