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12.18.19
My wife and I recently took our four children to see the Festival of Lights in East Peoria. If you’ve never been, it’s said to be one of the Midwest’s “largest lighted holiday events.” Some individual displays (such as the steam train) are comprised of tens of thousands of lights, with the total number of lights running into the millions.
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12.07.19
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11.02.19
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By Jonathan Lewis
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10.19.19
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By Jonathan Lewis
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09.25.19
Christian parents have believed some serious myths when it comes to the education of their children...
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By Jonathan Lewis
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09.19.19
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![A Meaningful Life A Meaningful Life](https://staging.illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Purpose-1-516x260.png)
By Jonathan Lewis
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08.30.19
A recent report reveals that nearly 9 out of 10 young adults aged 16-29 in the United Kingdom say their life lacks purpose or meaning. The average across all ages is only slightly lower at 80 percent.
Digging further into the numbers, it’s easy to find some clues about why this might be the case.
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By Jonathan Lewis
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08.24.19
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By Jonathan Lewis
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07.31.19
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![God’s Rules: The True Foundation of Freedom God’s Rules: The True Foundation of Freedom](https://staging.illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Father_son_chess-game-516x260.jpg)
By Jonathan Lewis
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07.20.19
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By Jonathan Lewis
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06.27.19
A few months ago, Barna released the results of interviews conducted with 650 Protestant and Catholic church leaders “about the factors influencing spiritual formation and development” of children. The project, done in cooperation with Cardus, yielded some interesting findings.
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By Jonathan Lewis
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06.15.19
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![Be Fruitful and Multiply Be Fruitful and Multiply](https://staging.illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Arrows_8-516x255.png)
By Jonathan Lewis
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05.25.19
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![Mom, You Matter Mom, You Matter](https://staging.illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Prov-31_28_2-516x260.jpg)
By Jonathan Lewis
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05.11.19
Our culture may send conflicting messages about motherhood, but moms still matter as much as ever!
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By Jonathan Lewis
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04.27.19
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