Spotlight

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!… Continue Reading

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

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

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

Alex Clark’s Culture Apothecary Podcast: How the Internet Turned an Entire Generation of Girls into Products

Self Evident: How Can Christians Reach Leftist Women?… Continue Reading

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