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1

Investigation Specialist Analyzes How Illinois is Taking Control Away From Parents (IFS #476)

2

The Shocking Truth: What Illinois’ Latest Mental Health Bill Means For Your Children’s Future (IFS #474)

3

The Fight For Your Kids’ Mind: HB 4966 (IFS #473)

4

From Slumber to Revival: The 50-Day Prayer Movement That Could Reshape Illinois (IFS #472)

5

“Will My Muslim Neighbor Turn Against Me?” | The Truth About Jihad With Annie Cyrus (IFS #471)

6

The Hidden Crisis of Surrogacy and Child Trafficking | Katy Faust (IFS #470)

7

How Alliance Family Services Saves Lives (IFS #469)

8

The Voice of Illinois Family Institute: an Interim Word with Monte Larrick (IFS #468)

9

Transgenderism Introduced as a Mental Illness: Should Christians Support? | Special Guest Dr. Greg Gifford (IFS #467)

10

Protecting Minors from Mental Illness: Illinois Bills Against Transgenderism (IFS #466)

11

SB 3572: Illinois Pastors Stepping Up (IFS #465)

12

Illinois Pastors Speak Up About The Equal Protection Act (IFS #464)

13

The Reality of Abortion in Illinois: an Abolition Bill Coming Soon? (IFS #463)

14

Men & Women Are Different | Riley Gaines Barker At IFI’s 2025 Banquet (IFS #462)

15

When the State Becomes God, Then What? (IFS #461)

16

Why Only Americans Should Participate in U.S. Elections (IFS #460)

17

Political Involvement is a Nonnegotiable For Christians? | Dr. Frank Turek (IFS #459)

18

The Success Sequence to Save Gen Z (IFS #458)

19

Mental Health Screenings in Public Schools? (IFS #457)

20

Sex Change Regret: Walt Heyer’s Story (IFS #456)

21

Stand Firm: A Keynote Address by David Smith (IFS #455)

22

Can We Restore the Dream of Marriage & Family For Gen Z? (IFS #454)

23

Pastors on Christian Education (IFS #453)

24

A Biblical Perspective on Immigration (IFS #452)

25

“Fake” Pregnancy Care Centers? (IFS #451)

26

DCFS in Illinois & The State Legislature | IL State Rep. Jedd Davis (IFS #450)

27

The Fall Veto Session is Coming Up: What to Expect (IFS #449)

28

Christian Education: A Voddie Baucham Special (IFS #448)

29

Sex: America’s Religion | Dr. Frank Turek (#447)

30

Chicago is on the List: What Islam Aims to Do (IFS #446)

31

Darren Bailey: Why Only Citizens Should Vote (IFS #445)

32

A Sociology Professor Breaks Down Why Marriage is Impactful on Kids (IFS #444)

33

Marriage, America & The Pursuit of Happiness (IFS #443)

34

The Movement That Lies to America (IFS #442)

35

Our Tax Money is Going to Muslim Immigrants & Sharia is in Schools (IFS #441)

36

Real Peace Throughout Any Storm (IFS #440)

37

The Big Beautiful Bill Defunds The Biggest Abortion Business – What’s Next? (IFS #439)

38

Homeschooling is Essential to Making Disciples : A Conversation with Abraham Hamilton III (IFS #438)

39

What Do We Have To Stand On? A Conversation With Riley Gaines (IFS #437)

40

Rejecting Abortion Means Knowing What it Looks Like: Face the Truth Tours (IFS #436)

41

The Support System for Life: Pregnancy Care Centers & Illinois (IFS #436)

42

This We Believe: A Conversation about The Homeschool Act & Moving Forward (IFS #435)

43

The Miracle of Praying: Encouragement from 40 Days for Life (IFS #434)

44

The Problem With Becoming Pro Death (IFS #432)

45

Supporting Police As The Body Of Christ (IFS #431)

46

What is Going on In The Illinois School Districts? (IFS #430)

47

Darwinism and ‘Death with Dignity’ | Dr. Mark Zumhagen (IFS #429)

48

May Madness in Illinois Legislature (IFS #428)

49

HB 2827 From the Perspective of a Lawyer | Guest: James Odom (IFS #427)

50

Pray for Life | Guest: Catharine Walker (IFS #426)

51

Hospice and The End of Life Options Act (IFS #425)

52

Assisted Suicide Targets People With Disabilities | Guest: Riley Spreadbury (IFS #424)

53

The Dangers of ‘The Homeschool Act’ from the Viewpoint of an Attorney | Guest: Will Estrada (IFS #423)

54

The Homeschool Act (IFS #422)

55

Legal Suicide in Illinois: Are There Repercussions? | Guest: Bob Gilligan (IFS #421)

56

Homeschoolers Summit! | Guest: Latasha Fields (IFS #420)

57

Legislative Update | Guest: IFI Lobbyist David Curtin (IFS #419)

58

COVID Was a CON | Dr. Mark Zumhagen (IFS #418)

59

Pro-Life Powerhouse Episodes | Nancy Valko & Scott Klusendorf (IFS #417)

60

Cultural Cataclysm & Advancing the Truth | Doug Wilson (IFS #416)

61

Education is Possible | Guest: LaTasha Fields (IFS #415)

62

Snippets and Soundbites (IFS #412)

63

Missing Migrant Children, Pro-Sex Offender Legislation, & a Parents Rights Toolkit | Tom Hampson (IFS #411)

64

Gender Affirming Care & Pritzker’s ‘Trump Proofing’ of Illinois | Guest: Thomas Hampson (IFS #410)

65

Assisted Suicide Coming to Illinois (IFS #409)

66

Hopeful and Pro Life: Catherine Walker (IFS #408)

67

Pro Life With a Purpose | Guest: Frank Pavone (IFS #407)

68

Should Illinois Legalize Assisted Suicide? (IFS #405)

69

Good Soil, Good Seed (IFS #404)

70

Feed & Love My Sheep | Guest: Rev. Elmer Harris (IFS #403)

71

The Price Tag of Sex | Pam Stenzel Keynote (IFS #402)

72

The Results Are In: Election Breakdown (IFS #401)

73

Banned Books Week & Parents’ Concerns | Guest: Thomas Hampson (IFS #400)

74

Vote Jim Marter for 14th Congressional District (IFS Bonus Episode)

75

Illinois, Go Vote! (IFS #399)

76

Toxic Empathy, Christian Empathy & Voting: Allie Beth Stuckey (IFS #398)

77

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

78

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

79

40 Days to Pray (IFS #395)

80

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

81

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

82

Building The Right Worldview: Ken Ham (IFS #392)

83

No Neutral Position | Ken Ham Keynote (IFS)

84

Go Public Pro Life (IFS #392)

85

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

86

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

87

A Call to Pray (IFS #389)

88

Babylon & Christianity: Martyn Iles (IFS #388)

89

A Better America: Larry Elder, Allen West & Others On Building Back Our Country (IFS #387)

90

Doctor-Assisted Suicide From the Perspective of a Doctor (IFS #386)

91

Creation and Culture: A Conversation With Ken Ham (IFS #385)

92

Love Thy Body: A Nancy Pearcy Presentation (IFS #384)

93

Freedom: How our Founders Viewed it (IFS #383)

94

“How Can You Mess with Success?” A Conversation about Homeschooling (IFS#382)

95

Recovering Biblical Manhood (IFS #381)

96

Be Nehemiah: Discussing Fatherhood with Kent Evans (IFS #380)

97

Manhood Journey: A Conversation with Kent Evans (IFS #379)

98

Election 2024: What to Expect (IFS #378)

99

What’s Happening In Springfield (IFS #377)

100

Why Manhood Matters (IFS #376)

101

The Toxic War on Masculinity (IFS #375)

102

A Double Whammy (IFS #374)

103

A Legislative Update (IFS #373)

104

When The FBI Comes Banging: A Conversation With Mark Houck (IFS #371)

105

A Pro-Life Update from Attorney Peter Breen (IFS #370)

106

A Conversation with Scott Lively (IFS #369)

107

Putting A Smile On God’s Face: Encouragement From Englewood (IFS #369)

108

Assisted Suicide And Illinois (IFS #368)

109

Marriage & Generation Z (IFS #367)

110

Christ & The Human Mind (IFS #366)

111

A Conversation With Darren Bailey (IFS #364)

112

Encouragement from Joe Schiedler (IFS #363)

113

Christians, Politics & A Springfield Update (IFS #362)

114

Hope In Chicago (IFS #361)

115

Springfield Update (IFS #360)

116

Sanity As Insurrection (IFS #385)

117

The Story of Riley Gaines (IFS #384)

118

SB 1909, Planned Parenthood’s Favorite Bill (IFS #383)

119

Awake Illinois! (IFS #382)

120

Banquet Bonus (IFS #381)

121

Eric Metaxas: Letter to The American Church (Illinois Family Spotlight #380)

122

The American Spiritual Conflict (Illinois Family Spotlight #379)

123

Policies that Impact Your Family (Illinois Family Spotlight #378)

124

The Success Sequence (Illinois Family Spotlight #377)

125

Fighting For Life In Your Community (Illinois Family Spotlight #376)

126

40 Days For Life 2023 (Illinois Family Spotlight #375)

127

The Foundation of Science (Illinois Family Spotlight #374)

128

COVID Coming Back? (Illinois Family Spotlight #373)

129

Equipped With The Pro Life Message (Illinois Family Spotlight #372)

130

Pro-Life Christianity: Engaging Your Church & Community (Illinois Family Spotlight #371)

131

The Case for Life on Hostile Turf (Illinois Family Spotlight #370)

132

Pastor Stephen Lee (Illinois Family Spotlight #369)

133

Taking a Stand: Riley Gaines (Illinois Family Spotlight #368)

134

Religious Liberty In America (Illinois Family Spotlight #367)

135

The Status of Religious Liberty (Illinois Family Spotlight #366)

136

Cancel Culture and Keeping Christ First (Illinois Family Spotlight #365)

137

Education Freedom (Illinois Family Spotlight #364)

138

Project 21 (Illinois Family Spotlight #363)

139

A Conversation with Peter Breen (Illinois Family Spotlight #362)

140

Post Roe America (Illinois Family Spotlight #361)

141

Celebrating American Independence (Illinois Family Spotlight #360)

142

The Consequences of Sexual Immorality (Illinois Family Spotlight #359)

143

Transgender Activists In White Coats (Illinois Family Spotlight #358)

144

The Worldview of Our Age: A Conversation with Voddie Bacham (Illinois Family Spotlight #357)

145

Overflowing With Hope: A Conversation With Kirk Smith (Illinois Family Spotlight #356)

146

The Crisis of Crisis Pregnancy Centers (Illinois Family Spotlight #355)

147

A Conversation with Allen West (Illinois Family Spotlight #354)

148

A Conversation with Larry Elder (Illinois Family Spotlight #353)

149

Building the Kingdom in Chicago (Illinois Family Spotlight #352)

150

Protecting Pregnancy Centers (Illinois Family Spotlight #351)

151

Creation Science & The Christian II (Illinois Family Spotlight #350)

152

Creation Science and The Christian (Illinois Family Spotlight #349)

153

A Conversation with Stephanie Trussell (Illinois Family Institute #348)

154

40 Days for Life (Illinois Family Spotlight #347)

155

The Conservative Summit in Illinois (Illinois Family Spotlight #346)

156

They Don’t Want Women to Hear This (Illinois Family Spotlight #345)

157

Good Soil, Good Seed (Illinois Family Spotlight #344)

158

Illinois General Assembly Legislative Updates (Illinois Family Spotlight #343)

159

Library Boards & Conservative Candidates (Illinois Family Spotlight #342)

160

Assisted Death Coming to Illinois (Illinois Family Spotlight #341)

161

Born to Proclaim The Gospel (Illinois Family Spotlight #340)

162

Addictions & the Illinois Legislature (Illinois Family Spotlight #339)

163

Into the Lions’ Den (Illinois Family Spotlight #338)

164

BONUS: Pressing Forward in 2023

165

Sanity as Insurrection (Illinois Family Spotlight #337)

166

Science Instead of God (Illinois Family Spotlight #336)

167

Capital Nativity & Hope (Illinois Family Spotlight #335)

168

Waterleaf Women’s Center (Illinois Family Spotlight #334)

169

Free Haven: A Forest School (Illinois Family Spotlight #333)

170

The Religion of Wokism (Illinois Family Spotlight #332)

171

The Radiance Foundation (Illinois Family Spotlight #331)

172

Advocating For Life (Illinois Family Spotlight #330)

173

A Special Episode (Illinois Family Spotlight #329)

174

Murray for IL Senate (Illinois Family Spotlight #328)

175

David Sheppard for the 36th (Illinois Family Spotlight #327)

176

BONUS: Devore on the SAFE-T Act (Illinois Family Spotlight Bonus)

177

Infrastructure, Indoctrination and Turning Illinois ‘Round (Illinois Family Spotlight #326)

178

Frederick Walls for All, and All For Frederick! (Illinois Family Spotlight #325

179

40 Days Now More Than Ever (Illinois Family Spotlight #324)

180

Claim Your Vote (Illinois Family Spotlight #323)

181

Diane Harris for the 43rd (Illinois Family Spotlight #322)

182

Dr. Erwin Lutzer: We Will Not Bow (Illinois Family Spotlight #321)

183

Pat Bonk for Illinois House (Illinois Family Spotlight #320)

184

Rescuing Our Children This School Year (Illinois Family Spotlight #319)

185

How You Can Stand Against Government Tyrants (Illinois Family Spotlight #318)

186

HSLDA and Illinois (Illinois Family Spotlight #317)

187

The “Family Planning” of Illinois (Illinois Family Spotlight #316)

188

Stand Grounded In Christ (Illinois Family Spotlight #315)

189

(Illinois Family Spotlight #314)

190

National Day of Prayer Every Day (Illinois Family Spotlight #313)

191

Culture Proofing Your Kids (Illinois Family Spotlight #312)

192

Roe No More (Illinois Family Spotlight #311)

193

Nagel for the 40th (Illinois Family Spotlight #310)

194

Wood for the Win (Illinois Family Spotlight #309)

195

Kaspar for Congress (Illinois Family Spotlight #308)

196

Rescue Your Children (Illinois Family Spotlight #306)

197

Felicity Joy Solomon for Springfield! (Illinois Family Spotlight #305)

198

The Ripple Effect of Life (Illinois Family Spotlight #304)

199

BONUS: A Prayer for Illinois

200

The Lecture of the Four by Dr. Piper (Illinois Family Spotlight #303)

201

Jed Davis for the 75th (Illinois Family Spotlight #302)

202

Your Family and God’s Plan for the World (Illinois Family Spotlight #301)

203

The Content of Character Series (Illinois Family Spotlight #300)

204

Reclaiming the Sufficiency of Scripture (Illinois Family Spotlight #299)

205

What a Faithful Church Body Looks Like: A Conversation with Rev. Mark Moore (Illinois Family Spotlight #298))

206

40 Days for Life–With Catherine Walker (Illinois Family Spotlight #297)

207

Anecdotes and Education with Dr. Everett Piper (Illinois Family Spotlight #296)

208

Ruiz for Representative! (Illinois Family Spotlight #295)

209

Chris Butler for Congress! (Illinois Family Spotlight #293)

210

Young for the 1st District (Illinois Family Spotlight #292)

211

Roe Vs. Wade, Repeal of Parental Notice, and 40 Days for Life (Illinois Family Spotlight #291)

212

Counterfeit Justice: The Truth about Critical Race Theory (Illinois Family Spotlight #290)

213

Fetal Rights and the End of Roe (Illinois Family Spotlight #289)

214

Romania and the Rights Removed (Illinois Family Spotlight #288)

215

Walking Out On Faith Illinois Family Spotlight #287)

216

The Ultimate Guardrail For Your Daughters (Illinois Family Spotlight #286)

217

A Conversation with Anita Bedell (Illinois Family Spotlight #285)

218

Two for One! (Illinois Family Spotlight #284)

219

100 Schools Coming Near You (Illinois Family Spotlight #283)

220

Star Parker (Illinois Family Spotlight #282)

221

Christ Help For Men (Illinois Family Spotlight #281)

222

Live Up To Freedom (Illinois Family Spotlight #280)

223

A Thanksgiving Special (Illinois Family Spotlight #279)

224

The Trojan Horse of CRT (Illinois Family Spotlight #278)

225

Shestokas for AG! Pt. 2 (Illinois Family Spotlight#277)

226

A Voice of Truth: Pastor Courtney Lewis (Illinois Family Spotlight #276)

227

Shestokas for AG! (Illinois Family Institute #275)

228

Parental Notice, Right of Conscience, and Maps (Illinois Family Spotlight #274)

229

Saving Babies, A Conversation With Ann Scheidler (Illinois Family Spotlight #273)

230

Freedom Initiative: We The People (Illinois Family Spotlight #272)

231

A Conversation With Stephen Black (Illinois Family Spotlight #271)

232

A Conversation Outside of Planned Parenthood (Illinois Family Spotlight #270)

233

40 Days For Life (Illinois Family Spotlight #269)

234

Visionary Family: A Conversation With Rob Reinow (Illinois Family Spotlight #268)

235

The Brave New World of Sex Education (Illinois Family Spotlight #267)

236

The Centrality of Family (Illinois Family Spotlight #266)

237

Government Schools Were Designed To Fail (Pt. 2) (Illinois Family Spotlight #265)

238

Government Schools Were Designed To Fail (Pt. 1) (Illinois Family Spotlight #264)

239

School House Rocked: The Movie (Illinois Family Spotlight #263)

240

A Day With the Baileys Pt. 2 (Illinois Family Spotlight #262)

241

A Day With The Baileys (Illinois Family Spotlight #260)

242

The Equality Act, Valiant Valedictorians, and Religious Freedom (Illinois Family Spotlight #259)

243

Bonus: A Fathers Desperate Appeal

244

Classical Options And Hybrid Education (Illinois Family Spotlight #258)

245

“We Should Not Be Ashamed of Our History” (Illinois Family Spotlight #257)

246

“It’s Not Education, It’s Perversion” (Illinois Family Spotlight #256)

247

“Homeschooling, Anchors, and Salty Arrows” (Illinois Family Spotlight #255)

248

“Busting Myths, Homeschool Style” (Illinois Family Spotlight #254)

249

“Proper Indoctrination” (Illinois Family Spotlight #253)

250

“Demanding Transparency and Accountability” (Illinois Family Spotlight #252)

251

“The Transing of Public Schools” (Illinois Family Spotlight #251)

252

“Critical Grace Reality” (Illinois Family Spotlight #250)

253

“Defying Scriptural Hierarchies in Every Way Possible” (Illinois Family Spotlight #249)

254

“We’ve Gone Gambling Crazy” (Illinois Family Spotlight #248)

255

“Looking to Rebuild A Pro-Family Civilization” (Illinois Family Spotlight #247)

256

BONUS: Get ’em Out of Government Schools!

257

“In the Name of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” (Illinois Family Spotlight #246)

258

“We’re Going To Lose A Lot of Lives, That’s for Sure” (Illinois Family Spotlight #245)

259

“Talk About Counter-Productive: Gambling As A Revenue Source” (Illinois Family Spotlight #244)

260

“In Defense of Parental Notice of Abortion” (Illinois Family Spotlight #243)

261

“The Nature of Gambling: Sin” (Illinois Family Spotlight #242)

262

“It’s Time to Exit” (Illinois Family Spotlight #241)

263

“Too Far Gone” (Illinois Family Spotlight #240)

264

BONUS: Let No One Deceive You by Any Means

265

“The Religion of Us” (Illinois Family Spotlight #239)

266

“National Religious Freedom Day” (Illinois Family Spotlight #238)

267

“A New Generation of Marxists” (Illinois Family Spotlight #237)

268

PODCAST: RINOs Will Blow Up the GOP Tent

269

“Comply, Conform, or Consequences” (Illinois Family Spotlight #236)

270

“Passing The Buck: The Demand for Principled Lesser Magistrates” (Illinois Family Spotlight #235)

271

“Pray and Work: A Tribute to A Christian Warrior” (Illinois Family Spotlight #234)

272

PODCAST: Democrats Leap Into the Abyss of Hypocrisy

273

“When Reason Isn’t the Reason” (Illinois Family Spotlight #233)

274

PODCAST: Who and What Caused the Capitol Assault

275

“We’ve Been Here Before” (Illinois Family Spotlight #232)

276

BONUS: “But, Who Are You?”

277

“Like Arrows In the Hand of a Warrior” (Illinois Family Spotlight #231)

278

“Fear Not: God is With Us” (Illinois Family Spotlight #230)

279

“The Only Person the Pro-Life Movement Needs is Jesus Christ” (Illinois Family Spotlight #229)

280

“Making the Christian Case Against Homosexuality” (Illinois Family Spotlight #228)

281

PODCAST: The Disastrous Co-Belligerence of Never-Trumpers and Leftists

282

“The Threat a Biden-Harris Administration Poses to Christianity” (Illinois Family Spotlight #227)

283

“How the Fight for Life is Impacted by The Election” (Illinois Family Spotlight #226)

284

PODCAST: Newsom, and Lightfoot, and Brown, Oh My

285

“How To Swing an Election, Illinois Style” (Illinois Family Spotlight #225)

286

PODCAST: Collusion of the Press and Democrats to Interfere with Election Erodes Liberty

287

“Election Fraud and Christian Patience” (Illinois Family Spotlight #224)

288

PODCAST: Biden Claims the Mantle of Unifier-in-Chief … lol

289

“Watch and Pray: Previewing the 2020 Election” (Illinois Family Spotlight #223)

290

PODCAST: What Would a Democrat-Controlled Presidency and Congress Mean for America

291

PODCAST: Dark Days in the U.S. Senate

292

“What’s At Stake (no pun intended) For Believers In the 2020 Election” (Illinois Family Spotlight #222)

293

BONUS: For His Mercy Endures Forever (Psalm 136)

294

PODCAST: Veggie Tales Creator Vischer is Woke

295

“People, Please Do Not Vote Yourselves A Tax Increase” (Illinois Family Spotlight #221)

296

PODCAST: Facebook Censors IFA Post and Illinois Politician Exploits It for Fundraising

297

PODCAST: Social and Bureaucratic Violence Against Children and Conservatives

298

“Pushing for Generational Change” (Illinois Family Spotlight #220)

299

PODCAST: The Illegitimate Biased Press Campaigns for Biden

300

“Only God Can Fix It” (Illinois Family Spotlight #219)

301

PODCAST: “Trans” Cultism IS an Election Issue