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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David Curtain is IFI’s Lobbyist in the Illinois General Assembly, and in this episode of Spotlight, Curtain breaks down what this session in Springfield could look like.
| Jenna Smith | 
January 9, 2024 5:17 AM | 
Comments Off on Springfield Update (IFS #360)
Happy New Year! This episode is a fantastic way to ring in 2024 as pastor Douglas Wilson stresses the importance of asking sane questions–ones that strike at the heart of the matter–when we engage in debate with our adversaries because “… deliberate and premeditated sanity is a challenge to the powers that be.”
You can watch this presentation by clicking here.
| Jenna Smith | January 2, 2024 11:59 AM | Comments Off on Sanity As Insurrection (IFS #385)
In this episode, Miss Gaines presents her story to a Will County Republican banquet.
| Jenna Smith | December 26, 2023 1:41 PM | Comments Off on The Story of Riley Gaines (IFS #384)
Today’s episode features a two-for-one! In the first half, we have remarks given by former state representative Peter Breen at the Will County Republican Banquet. Breen is the executive vice president & head of litigation for the Chicago based Thomas More Society. Breen addressed the new law backed by Planned Parenthood: SB 1909 could potentially fine and litigate pro-life pregnancy care centers out of business.
In the second half of Spotlight, we have Q&A with Scott Klusendorf, President of the Life Training Institute.… Continue Reading
| Jenna Smith | December 12, 2023 4:45 AM | Comments Off on SB 1909, Planned Parenthood’s Favorite Bill (IFS #383)
Today, we highlight remarks given by Shannon Adcock, founder of the grassroots organization Awake Illinois. The lecture she presented was for the Foundations of Faith and Family Conference, hosted by the Spirit of Liberty Church in Markham, Illinois. Awake Illinois was founded in 2021 and works to expose the sexualization of children in our public schools.
| Jenna Smith | December 5, 2023 11:39 AM | Comments Off on Awake Illinois! (IFS #382)
In this episode, we feature IFI executive director David Smith giving his remarks at the annual Fall banquet earlier this November. After the break, our keynote, Eric Metaxas, answers questions posed by prominent pastors in Illinois.
| Jenna Smith | November 28, 2023 2:33 AM | Comments Off on Banquet Bonus (IFS #381)
Eric Metaxas sits down with IFI’s Monte Larrick to discuss America, Christ’s return and how we, as Christians, should live.
You can find more about Eric through here.
| Jenna Smith | November 21, 2023 8:19 AM | Comments Off on Eric Metaxas: Letter to The American Church (Illinois Family Spotlight #380)
This episode features a message from the Reverend Stephen Broden from the “Rebuilding the Foundations of Faith and Family conference, hosted by The Spirit of Liberty church located in Markham, IL.
Rev. Broden is the senior pastor of Fairpark Bible Fellowship, located in Texas. He is also the chairman of the Gone Too Far movement.
| Jenna Smith | November 14, 2023 2:11 AM | Comments Off on The American Spiritual Conflict (Illinois Family Spotlight #379)
Today we’re featuring remarks made by former State Rep. Jeanne Ives. In addition to her service to the legislature, Ives is a WestPoint Graduate, a U.S. veteran, mother of five, and co-founder of Breakthrough Ideas. Her lecture regards the top 5 public policies that impact the American family.
| Jenna Smith | November 7, 2023 10:27 AM | Comments Off on Policies that Impact Your Family (Illinois Family Spotlight #378)
This episode features a lecture from IFI’s 2023 Pro Life Worldview Conference. Keynoter Scott Phelps is the executive director of Abstinence and Marriage Partnership and his presentation is on the 3 steps to a successful life which are as follows: complete a high-school education, get a stable job and marry before having children. If followed in the correct order, it’s almost impossible to end up in poverty.
| Jenna Smith | October 31, 2023 6:51 AM | Comments Off on The Success Sequence (Illinois Family Spotlight #377)
