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
• 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
• Watching Football During Advent
  I’m not a sports fan, though if the NFL gave up the ghost tomorrow, I would feel sad for my son and other fans.
  Monday, December 9, 2013
• Today's Speed Bumps to Evangelism
  Evangelism and worldview change require communication. We need to engage others with the truth of Christianity.
  Monday, October 21, 2013
• Freedom and Families
  Tomorrow is July 4th, Independence Day, the day we celebrate our American heritage of freedom as well we should. But over the past 237 years the meaning of freedom has morphed. We equate freedom...
  Wednesday, July 3, 2013
• Father's Day and the Future of Faith
  If the breakdown of the family is one of the causes of secularism and makes evangelization -- including the evangelization of our own kids -- increasingly difficult, this Sunday, Father's Day,...
  Thursday, June 13, 2013
• Sin and the Distorted Image
  Disgusting, inhumane, vile, and any others of a host of possible adjectives could be used to describe all this, but let me suggest that the most apropos is "expected."
  Sunday, May 19, 2013
• The Death of Empathy
  The combination of single parents, absent parents, dual-income professional parents, daycare, after-care and easy, no-fault divorce have strained sometimes to the breaking point the relationship...
  Thursday, April 25, 2013
• There's More to Marriage Than Man and Wife
  We've walked into the trap. If procreation is not a part of the nature of marriage and thus required for those who are able to procreate, there is no good reason for denying marriage to same-sex...
  Monday, April 1, 2013
• Fragmented Families and the Future of the Church
  While we can all cite examples of how their parents’ divorce turned some children to a strong and growing faith in Christ, that is far from the typical story. According to a new report, "when...
  Tuesday, February 5, 2013
• Why We Need a Little Advent
  The observance of Advent reminds us that regardless of what happens next, the King is coming.
  Wednesday, December 12, 2012
• So This Time It's in Aurora
  I realize that gratuitous video violence did not directly or independently cause James Holmes to purchase weapons and murder theater patrons. On the other hand, violence in media along with other...
  Thursday, July 26, 2012
• Three Cheers for Dad
  There are mountains of social science evidence demonstrating the importance of Dad and warning about his absence.
  Tuesday, June 12, 2012
• Standing Up for Religious Freedom in the U.S.
  The American Religious Freedom Program put together a riveting day to address -- of all things -- “Rising Threats to Religious Freedom” here in the United States.
  Wednesday, June 6, 2012
• Individualism and the Death of Freedom
  The more emphasis we put on individuals and individual choice, the more we are subject to increasingly oppressive government control.
  Wednesday, May 16, 2012