Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
Our culture is in desperate need of a biblical perspective on marriage and family.
In this episode of Spotlight, Scott Phelps, head of the Abstinence and Marriage Partnership organization, discusses how to restore a biblical perspective of marriage and family in Generation Z and the future generations.
“The purpose of abstinence isn’t to avoid problems… it is to prepare you for the marriage relationship.”
This is an episode you do not want to miss.… Continue Reading
Written by Jenna Smith
In this episode of the Spotlight podcast, we’re highlighting remarks from Dr. Brad Wilcox during the Illinois Family Institute’s 2025 Marriage & Family worldview conference, hosted by Belmont Bible Church in Downer’s Grove.
Dr. Wilcox serves as director of the National Marriage Project & professor of sociology at the University of Virginia. He’s the author of several books including “Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Form Strong Families, & Save Civilization.”… Continue Reading
Tags: America, american dream, children and marriages, happy children, happy parents, marriage, pursuit of happiness
Federal Issues, Marriage, Family & Culture | Jenna Smith | 
August 20, 2025 5:24 AM | 
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Written by Jenna Smith
Today we’re highlighting remarks from Dr. Brad Wilcox during the Illinois Family Institute’s 2025 Marriage & Family worldview conference, hosted by Belmont Bible Church in Downer’s Grove.
Dr. Wilcox serves as director of the National Marriage Project & professor of sociology at the University of Virginia. He’s the author of several books including “Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Form Strong Families, & Save Civilization.”
In Part One of this Two Part series, Dr.… Continue Reading
Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
Policies have the power to influence the culture towards marriage and family.
In this episode of Self Evident, Jenna and Alyssa sit down with Scott Phelps for a discussion on what government policies the Trump Administration can implement to encourage marriage and family.
Scott Phelps is the executive director of The National Marriage Campaign, formerly known as Abstinence and Marriage Partnership. The National Marriage Campaign was founded in 2004, and their mission is to let every teenager in the country hear a clearly reasoned, positive presentation on the blessings of abstinence until marriage and instruction on preparing for a healthy, future marriage.… Continue Reading
Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
Does sex outside of marriage have any consequences?
Pam Stenzel answers this vital question during her keynote remarks at Illiana Right To Life’s 2024 Fall Banquet. Pam Stenzel has been a pro-life advocate since the 1980s and currently helps to operate four pregnancy resource centers in the state of Florida.
She is the author of “Sex Has a Price Tag” and co-author of the book, “Nobody Told Me: What You Need to Know About the Physical and Emotional Consequences of Sex Outside of Marriage”.… Continue Reading
Written by Dr. Everett Piper
Progressives frequently point fingers at those who disagree with them, calling them deplorables, Bible-thumping rubes and science deniers. Yet without fail, our accusers rarely provide any evidence to support their claims. The leftists’ call to “respect the science,” i.e., look at the obvious empirical evidence, almost always works against them rather than for them and their utopian schemes.
This is true across the spectrum of the current political debate. Be it inflation, foreign policy, immigration, racism, the efficacy of masks, climate change or gender identity, when we look at the empirical data relevant to any of these topics, the science screams that progressives are wrong and conservatives have been right all along.… Continue Reading
Tags: Antisemitism, Black Lives Matter, Border Crisis, COVID–19, Donald Trump, Lia Thomas, marriage, mRNA injections, national security, open borders, two parents
Marriage, Family & Culture | David E. Smith | July 2, 2024 4:00 AM | Comments Off on Children Do Best When They Have a Mother and Father Bound to Each Other in Marriage
Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
This episode of Spotlight features a conversation between IFI’s David Smith, IFI board member Richard Hartian, and Scott Phelps.
Scott Phelps is the executive director of A&M Partnership (Abstinence and Marriage Partnership). A&M Partnership was founded in 2004, and exists to ensure that every teenager in the country has the opportunity to hear a clearly reasoned, positive presentation on the benefits of abstinence until marriage and instruction on preparing for a healthy, future marriage.… Continue Reading
Tags: A&M Parnership, Abstinence and Marriage Partnership, Family, IFA, IFI, marriage, Scott Phelps, Spotlight
Education, Faith & Religion, Marriage, Family & Culture, Uncategorized | Alyssa Sonnenburg | February 28, 2024 5:00 AM | Comments Off on SPOTLIGHT: Marriage & Gen Z
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 Timothy J. Dailey
When Pete Buttigieg, the little-known mayor of South Bend, Indiana, announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination, he stunned the political world with his meteoric rise in the polls. Buttigieg was everywhere in the news and on television, thanks to a savvy campaign team that included political operative Lis Smith, who boasted, “I want him on everything.” In a month, he had raised 7 million dollars, a significant sum for a political nobody starting from scratch in a national campaign.… Continue Reading
Tags: Bernie Sanders, Charles Kaiser, Climate Change, Democratic Party, Donald J. Trump, Electoral College, Elizabeth Warren, Hunter College, Joe Biden, LGBT Social Science & Public Policy Center, Lis Smith, marriage, Medicare-for-all, Mike Pence, Pete Buttigieg, Ray Fava, Sarah Jones, SCOTUS, Social Justice Gospel, South Bend, Steven Petrow, USA Today, wealth tax
Federal Elections, Political | David E. Smith | May 14, 2019 4:00 AM | Comments Off on The Siren Call of Pete Buttigieg
On this edition of Spotlight, David Smith and Monte Larrick reach out across the border to usher in their guest – but the border we’re referring to might not be the first one that comes to mind. Micah Clark, Executive Director of American Family Association of Indiana, joins our hosts to talk about a number of key topics in the run-up to the November election.
The podcast begins with a discussion of President Trump’s nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), Brett Kavanaugh.… Continue Reading
