James Tonkowich

• The Big Lie about Assisted Suicide
  The right to die too easily morphs into their obligation to die, a fact borne out by the mounting death toll by euthanasia and assisted suicide in the Netherlands.
  Monday, November 10, 2014
• Why Americans Should Vote for the Virtuous
  We have little confidence in the government's ability to solve problems and according to a new CNN poll, “Nearly 7 in 10 Americans are angry at the direction the country is headed."
  Wednesday, October 29, 2014
• What Does Liberty Really Mean for Christians?
  Passing or repealing formal and informal laws in Congress, in our churches, or in our families is easy and the right balance can give the impression of freedom.
  Wednesday, September 24, 2014
• Private Religion v. Christianity
  We face a world that wants to lock religion in private places and out of public life. We need to decide how we’ll respond: obedient silence or faithful rebellion.
  Thursday, September 4, 2014
• The Joy of Sex
  If sex is simply a bit of fun between adults it will become trivial. Stripped of procreation, it’s just another hobby—a fun, pleasurable, even exciting hobby, but just another hobby that people do...
  Monday, August 18, 2014
• And Then There Were None: Exterminating the Church of the East
  Rep. Frank Wolf told Congress, “Christianity as we know it in Iraq is being wiped out… Where is the West? Where is the Obama Administration? Where is the Congress? The silence is deafening.”
  Wednesday, August 6, 2014
• How My Disappointing Golf Game Taught Me Mercy
  Golf is a lot like life: No one is so good that he doesn’t occasionally do something stupid and sinful, and no one is so bad that he doesn’t occasionally do something wise and virtuous.
  Thursday, July 31, 2014
• Dodging Bullets Over Religious Freedom
  Senate voted not to consider S. 2578. The bill is designed to overturn the affirmation of religious freedom in the U.S. Supreme Court’s Burwell v. Hobby Lobby decision.
  Monday, July 21, 2014
• The Gospel at the Gates of Hell
  Religious freedom is not just of concern to religious believers. It is vital to peace in the world. Letting it slip away internationally or here at home creates a clear and present danger for...
  Wednesday, July 9, 2014
• Why Americans Insist on Having More Stuff: Confessions of a Consumer
  Republican or Democrat, conservative or liberal, Baptist, Presbyterian, Catholic, or atheist—nearly everyone considers shopping an acceptable leisure time activity.
  Thursday, June 26, 2014
• Stepping Up and Marching for Marriage
  In 2001, 35% of Americans favored allowing legal marriage for same-sex couples and 57% opposed. Today 54% say they support legal marriage for same-sex couples and only 39% oppose it.
  Wednesday, June 18, 2014
• Anti-Discrimination Ruling Forces Baker Out of the Wedding Cake Business
  Last week, the Colorado Civil Rights Commission made a unanimous ruling that if Jack Phillips makes any wedding cakes he must make wedding cakes for same-sex couples regardless of his religious...
  Wednesday, June 11, 2014
• Your Faith is Now Intrinsically Offensive. Are You Ready for the Fallout?
  Standing for biblical teaching—specifically teaching about sexuality, marriage, and life—is no longer acceptable as Brendan Eich, and David and Jason Bentham have discovered.
  Wednesday, May 21, 2014
• Why the Invasion of Crimea Shouldn't Surprise Anyone
  Secretary of State John Kerry's recent remarks on Crimea turn a blind eye to most the 20th century and to a central fact of human nature.
  Wednesday, March 12, 2014
• You’re Probably More Slothful Than You Realize
  Slothfulness is the defining sin of our era.
  Thursday, March 6, 2014
• You Can’t Afford Not to Marry
  “We can't afford to get married,” often means, “We can’t afford the lavish wedding which is what we or others expect. We’ll do that someday when we have the money.”
  Wednesday, February 5, 2014
• Work, Glorious Work
  God is not our companion in the tasks of the day. We are his companions and because of that, the work we do becomes redemptive work. Even mundane tasks have eternal purpose.
  Thursday, January 30, 2014
• Love Doesn't Make a Family
  “Love, not biology makes a family,” is among the vilest and most pernicious lies floating infecting culture today
  Sunday, January 5, 2014