April 1st is known as April Fools’ Day. Many people engage in pranks during this day for a good laugh. Typically, the individual getting pranked is unaware of being fooled or deceived by their friends and/or loved ones, and often feels very foolish for falling for the prank.
In a similar way, many people are blind (fooled) to the truth of Scripture and especially the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The reasons they deny Jesus rising from the dead are numerous and varied. Some reject the resurrection for intellectual reasons or to stay consistent in their chosen worldview. For instance, many atheists deny the resurrection because it requires a miracle to be raised from the dead. However, if God can speak the world into existence out of nothing, then surely He can raise a dead man to life.

By now, you’re probably aware of the disturbance that took place at Cities Church in St. Paul, MN on January 18. An uninvited group went into a church as part of a political protest. They claimed their “right to protest” and disrupted the service. Based on federal law, it appears the actions in St. Paul were unlawful because they violated religious liberty, and those that led the overthrowing of the church service have now been charged with federal crimes. These charges send a clear message that the right to worship is intrinsic to our stability as a constitutional republic.

February is known as the “love month,” given that Valentine's Day falls within it. However, one of the pitfalls of the English language is that we overuse the word love in many ways. For instance, we “love” everything from baseball to baked chicken. We love tacos, and turtles, yet we use this same word to say, “I love you.” This seems fairly broad and vague.

The use of chemical abortions has steadily risen since gaining FDA approval in 2000. Currently, nearly two-thirds of abortions are conducted chemically. The chemical abortion process includes two pills: mifepristone and misoprostol. The combination of these two pills is commonly referred to as the “abortion pill.”

At Christmas time we rightly focus on the miraculous conception and birth of Jesus, the prophesied Messiah. Yet there was another miraculous conception that often receives less attention—the conception and birth of John the Baptist.

Even amidst our cultural chaos and all the problems surrounding us, we still can be thankful to God for His blessings. One of those blessings is that God’s hand can be seen throughout history. Our Thanksgiving story elevates God’s provisions during a tumultuous time.

In early August, an important legal filing took place in Washington, D.C. Kim Davis—the Kentucky county clerk who became a household name in 2015 when she refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples—formally petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to take her case that not only defends Ms. Davis’s own rights but boldly asks the Court to revisit and overturn its 2015 Obergefell decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

In June, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a landmark decision in United States v. Skrmetti, upholding Tennessee’s law that prohibits medical interventions aimed at gender transition for minors. The ruling is a victory for common sense, parental responsibility, and the protection of vulnerable children across our nation. This decision reinforces a foundational truth: children deserve help, not harm.

Discussing the issue of abortion with a friend, neighbor, relative or coworker can be a frustrating experience. But it doesn’t need to be. The following are a few arguments proposed in favor of abortion. We suggest that often it is better to ask the right questions than to have just the right counter-argument.1 Of course, you should ask these questions sincerely and with a gracious tone. The goal is to bring clarity to the discussion.

A truly incredible thing happened 249 years ago. The American colonists declared their independence from England, establishing a new country—our country—the United States of America. This declaration was grounded in their belief in the “Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God.” They acknowledged God as their Creator, as the One who endowed them “with certain unalienable rights.” The Declaration of Independence was grounded in sound theology.

Happy Father’s Day to all of you dads out there. We appreciate you. We’ve said it many times, but it bears repeating: Dads matter. Unfortunately, we live in a culture that devalues and denigrates fatherhood. The truth is that study after study shows that the presence of a father in the home helps prevent a myriad of problems for young people. Social studies only affirm what we already know to be true from God’s Word. God’s plan for the family is a married mom and dad who together raise the biological or adopted children that God gives them.

You might be reacting negatively to the title of this article. Something about replacing the word mother with
birthing person doesn’t resonate well with you. Maybe you would like it better if we used the phrase “inseminated person” instead? Somehow, we doubt it. But that is what our governor put in his budget proposal earlier this year. The governor proposes that some occurrences of “mother” in state statutes be changed to “inseminated person.” We do well to question the rationale for replacing
a perfectly good word (mother) with cumbersome phrases like those above. What is driving the push for adopting
this new kind of terminology?

In addition to the casinos all over our state, we have the state lottery, and now we have access to legalized sports gambling. Our society is saturated with gambling which used to be considered shady, at best, and downright immoral, at worst. So, what is the problem with gambling, and why does it so often lead to sin and the ruin of families and finances?

Didn’t we just have an election? Why are we already talking about voting again? We just had a major election, but now is the time we get to make our voices heard on a state and local level. In addition to many city-wide races across our state, we will elect a State Superintendent of Public Instruction and, perhaps more importantly, a justice to our State Supreme Court. It would be difficult to overstate how important these races are. We hope you will plan now to vote absentee by mail, to early vote in person (March 18-28), or to vote in person on Tuesday, April 1.

Over the years, we have shared statistics about how beneficial marriage is for both men and women, and especially for children. That information is important and significant, but it is not the basis for our beliefs. Sometimes we need to stop and be reminded about fundamental truth as revealed by our good and gracious God. (Cf. II Pet. 1:12).

On January 22, 1973, the US Supreme Court ruled that a woman has a constitutional right to an abortion, and the Court grounded that so-called “constitutional right” in the basis of privacy. This was a horrible decision not grounded in science or logic, not to mention sound legal precedent. Though it took decades, the US Supreme Court rightly overturned this immoral decision on June 22, 2022. While we are truly and justly grateful for this reversal, it did not make abortion illegal, but rather returned the issue to the states. Since then, some states have strengthened their pro-life laws, but unfortunately, even more states have seen good pro-life laws defeated, and a number of very bad pro-abortion laws have been passed. Clearly, we have much work yet to do to promote the pro-life message to the culture.

One of the great Christmas hymns, penned by Charles Wesley, says in both title and first line that the coming of the Christ-Child was expected: “Come, Thou long expected Jesus.” And it’s true that the prophets had foretold the coming of a King and had even foretold where this King would be born (Micah 5:2). Isaiah boldly declared that a virgin would conceive this unique child who would be called “God with us” (Isa. 7:14). Yet after about 400 years of God sovereignly work¬ing out His plan, it seems the arrival of the prophesied King was actually quite unexpected.

One of the most challenging exhortations to practice in real life must surely be I Thessalonians 5:18: “In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” So God’s will for us is to give thanks in everything. In the context of this verse, though, it isn’t just thankfulness that is God’s will for us. It is also His will that we are always rejoicing and that we are praying without ceasing (vv. 16 & 17).

When did you last reflect on the truth that government is God’s idea? Scripture teaches that government was instituted by God in Genesis 9:6. In the New Testament, Paul asserts that governmental authority is ordained by God, and he identifies the legitimate functions of government, namely to promote what is good and to punish evil-doers (Rom 13:1-7, I Peter 2:13-17). God cares enough about our leaders to command us to pray for them (I Tim. 2:1-4). Doesn’t it make sense for us to also engage in choosing them?

We are often asked why WFC believes gambling is not “family friendly.” This comes most often from people who believe gambling is largely just innocent, victimless entertainment. Gambling is an issue for us because of its negative impact on marriages and families.

A right to abortion in our state constitution? Really? Since when, and if so, then where? Those are questions people all across Wisconsin should be asking given the lawsuits that have been filed with our state Supreme Court. Last month through an unprecedented leak, we learned that the high court will hear one of these cases.

Untold millions of US coins and every piece of paper money bears the motto, “In God We Trust.” Did the founders of this great country really trust in God? We don’t have to look much beyond the words of the Declaration of Independence for an answer.

Fathers play a pivotal role in families. Their leadership—or lack of it—impacts their family and society for generations. Dads matter. Scripture and secular research support this. However, we don’t really need the research. We can see with our own eyes the devastating impact that fatherlessness has on children and teens. What is a common denominator in the lives of the vast majority of troubled youth? The absence of a father or the lack of his involvement.

Mother’s Day is just around the corner. We hope that you have/had a good relationship with your mom, but we know that is not true for everyone. And of course, no mom on the planet is a perfect mom. But every mom makes an impact on her children and has the opportunity to make that impact positive and godly. So whether you had one of the best moms in the world, or your relationship with your mom is/was "complicated," we think it is good and right to have a special day honoring moms.

How would you react and how would you advise your teen if (s)he came home with this news? “At my school 50% of the girls say they are lesbian or identify as boys.” Or this: “A guy came to school today wearing heels, a dress, and make up. I decided out of respect, I should talk to this student using feminine pronouns. He told me, ‘I am not a girl. Just because I am dressed like a girl, doesn’t mean I am one. I am still male and want you to use male pronouns.’”

“It’s just a piece of paper. We love each other and that’s enough.” Ever heard anyone say something like that when explaining why they aren’t married but are living together? Unfortunately, that’s a common attitude about marriage.

Researcher George Barna is speaking quite bluntly about the importance of intentionally building a biblical worldview in the next generation. In his latest book, Raising Spiritual Champions: Nurturing Your Child’s Heart, Mind, and Soul, Barna attributes our societal problems to a transition from a biblical worldview to alternative philosophies.

For 50 years, we’ve been recognizing January as Sanctity of Human Life Month, primarily focusing on abortion as we mourned the US Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling on January 22, 1973. Praise God that this horrific ruling was finally overturned on June 24, 2022. But let’s be honest. The fight for life is as intense as ever, and we must continue to work hard to reach hearts and minds with the truth that every human life, both unborn and born, is valuable and deserving of protection.

Wisconsin Family Council is all about strengthening, preserving, and promoting God's plan for marriage and family, the sanctity of human life, and religious freedom in Wisconsin. That means we promote such ideas as preserving traditional marriage in our culture. It means we support all efforts to protect human life from the moment of conception until natural death. It also means we seek to preserve the religious freedom our God has given to us and that our forefathers secured in the Constitution.

This month we celebrate a national holiday that is uniquely American in its origins. Our Thanksgiving Day is traditionally founded on the Pilgrims' 3-day feast in 1621 at Plymouth to celebrate a bountiful harvest and give thanks to God for His protection and provision. Our nation truly does have a blessed heritage.

Let’s deal with a dangerous misconception about marriage and divorce. We often hear something like this: “Half of marriages end in divorce.” That’s an inaccurate and very unhelpful statement to make about marriage and divorce.

Poverty. It seems every politician wants to address it and has ideas for how to alleviate it. Often those ideas involve giving people more money through government-sponsored, taxpayer-funded programs.

In Joshua 4:1-9 we read that after Israel had crossed the Jordan river, a member from each tribe was to take a stone and erect a memorial of their crossing. The stone memorial was to be a generational reminder of God’s miraculous parting of the river so that the people might cross over. The expectation was that children would ask their fathers about the memorial and that fathers would explain what God had done for them as a people.

It is right and good for us to remember the sacrifice of so many that made our country possible and that has preserved us as a nation. It is even better to remember with eternal gratitude the sacrifice that made our redemption possible.

It comes around once each year, and moms and kids start scrambling for gift ideas for dear old Dad. Dads can be notoriously challenging when it comes to giving them gifts. But we suspect that the majority of dads are most grateful not for the gift but for the gift-givers, those wives and children who make their lives complete and bring joy and purpose to their days.

Are you the perfect mother? Did you have a mom who was the perfect mother? Actually, these really aren’t fair questions because in a fallen world there is no such thing as a perfect mother. The good news is, no woman is expected to be the perfect mom. For those who are moms or who expect or hope one day to be a mom, the good news is you can be a good mom—even an outstanding mom—without being perfect.

In 2021, Katy Faust and Stacy Manning published Them Before Us, a book with a catchy title. “Them” is children and “us” is adults. The perspective of Them Before Us, and the organization by that name (see thembeforeus.com) is that the rights and needs of children should take priority over adult desires.

March is National Problem Gambling Awareness Month. In 1996 less than 1% of Wisconsin citizens, or about 32,425 residents were problem gamblers. The social costs related to those problem gamblers was over $300 million, or $9,469 per problem gambler. Those numbers clearly should have told us something. But sadly we failed to learn from our history.

National Marriage week is celebrated February 7-14. This is a week in which the benefits of marriage for society and for the individuals in a marriage are highlighted.

Friday, June 24, 2022. This day willlbe for many of us one of the memorable days of our lives. On this date the US Supreme Court ended a 50-year reign of terror on unborn children.