Pushback with Dr. Jonny

With the Covid-19 vaccine upon us, Dr. Jonny provides updated information and corrects some misunderstandings and misinformation.  He also answers listeners questions and concerns regarding the safety, efficacy and side effects of the vaccine. Dr. Jonny reviews prior vaccination stories and how millions of lives were saved.  Vaccination clearly was, and will continue to be, one of the most important and inspired achievements in human history!

For so many, the holiday season with family is endured rather than enjoyed. Many leave this time feeling angry, frustrated and offended.  Dr Jonny offers spiritual and practical advice before approaching your family that will bring healing and joy. He also offers strategies during your time together that will allow you to see your family members as Christ sees them and that will create a greater family bond and intimacy.

The current American Press has lost its journalistic integrity and have unapologetically engaged in propaganda. Dr. Jonny breaks down the difference between a journalist, an editorialist and a propagandist. Journalism presents all facts and allows the reader to form their own conclusions, whereas propaganda gives the conclusion and selectively presents information that supports their agenda. We need to be educated, be aware and demand truth, while filtering out and exposing those that knowingly mislead us.

With Covid-19 cases spiking around the country, there has been encouraging news regarding the development of safe and effective vaccines. Dr. Jonny shares the important and relevant information about the vaccines and advocates their use once available. He encourages a break from an individualist mindset, and promotes a community mindset where we take responsibility for the most vulnerable.

After commenting on a most interesting election week, Dr. Jonny reviewed the polls that questioned voters what issues mattered the most.  It was alarming that the protection of innocent human life barely registered on the polls!  Politicians only respond to the will of the people. So, if Christian families are to shape culture, then we are responsible to put what really matters most in front of every citizen. With unrelenting determination we need to fight for those that cannot, until real change occurs

John Piper, a prominent religious leader, wrote a recent essay entitled: “Policies, Persons and Paths to Ruin.”  In his message, Pastor Piper defends his decision to not to vote, claiming that the unrepentant moral character of our president is as equally deadly to our culture as the anti-life, anti-freedom platform of his opponent. With honor, Dr. Jonny pushes back against his position. He explains that these two issues, while important to the heart of God, are not equally on the ballot. The President’s moral character and soul is the responsibility of the President only, and he is accountable for his actions and words. However, the defense of the innocent unborn is the responsibility of every American, and we all will be held accountable for their lives!  History is filled with “less than perfect people” accomplishing the works of God and His culture.

By becoming hyphenated Americans, we have unknowingly allowed a political spirit to cause a deep division in our country.  Despite political, social and racial unrest, politicians have intentionally categorized us and have pit us against each other. Dr. Jonny exposes the danger of identity politics and calls for a return to the “melting pot” mentality that is at the heart of the great American spirit!

Censorship has been around since ancient times and can serve as a protection for the vulnerable, but free speech is a critical personal liberty and should be protected from those that look to control.  This week, Big Tech companies have flaunted their control over conservative, christian and political voices that would threaten their worldview.  Dr. Jonny discusses the legal, moral and cultural injustice these brazen acts inflicted on our liberties. Censorship exposes a deep rooted insecurity of one’s position, and we should be asking, “what are you afraid of?”

Socialism may advertise “free stuff,” but it is not free and costs more to our society and culture than just money and debt. Socialism promotes class rhetoric and pits us against on another. It removes exceptionalism and promotes complacency.  It creates a trap that promises short term relief and once it is given it is difficult to take it away.  Dr. Jonny explains that we have seen nothing but failed socialist experiments all across the globe, yet many of our leaders are promoting the same ideas here, and we cannot budge an inch. Free market capitalism combined with extravagant generosity from God’s people will always create a healthy economy.

As the church, we carry the message of repentance and encounter, and we don’t need to water it down, dumb it down or calm it down. Dr. Jonny is concerned that the church is trying to look more like the world in order to attract the prodigals and calling it “seeker friendly,” but this misses the target. What the world is seeking is real spiritual transformation and authentic encounters with the face of God.