Jerry Newcombe

Jerry Newcombe

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  • Thanksgiving — All Year Round

    Thanksgiving — All Year Round

    Being grateful is good for you. It’s good for your health. Even recent studies at Columbia and Yale found that belief in God can make your brain healthier.

  • Are Alinskyites trying to steal these elections?

    Are Alinskyites trying to steal these elections?

    Well, here we go again. Is there something in the water of Broward County that causes these post-election ballot battles? I write this as a Broward resident for some 33 years now. Part of the controversy has to do with "provisional ballots" — ballots that apparently could not be verified.

  • Thomas Jefferson and the Myth of a Secular America

    Thomas Jefferson and the Myth of a Secular America

    Thomas Jefferson did have some serious doubts that he harbored about core Christian doctrines, privately, near the end of his life. But did he and the other founding fathers intend America to drive God out of the public arena?

  • 'GOSNELL' Is the Movie Hollywood Does Not Want You to See

    'GOSNELL' Is the Movie Hollywood Does Not Want You to See

    I spoke with Irish film-maker Phelim McAleer, who, along with his wife, Ann McElhinney, were the driving force behind the movie. He said that they were purposefully not gory in telling the story: "It's got a gritty feel to it....It's like a Law and Order episode, only on the big screen."

  • A New Battle in Fredericksburg, Virginia

    A New Battle in Fredericksburg, Virginia

    There's a retirement community in Fredericksburg that wants to evict a retired Lutheran minister (in his 80s) and his wife if he continues to hold Bible studies there, which many of the residents have asked him to do.

  • Integrity: What Else Do You Have?

    Integrity: What Else Do You Have?

    The recent Kavanaugh kerfuffle underscores an important lesson for all of us: Your integrity is your most important asset. Period. What else does anyone have, ultimately?

  • The Hypocrisy of the Left and What They've Done to Judge Kavanaugh

    The Hypocrisy of the Left and What They've Done to Judge Kavanaugh

    One of the things I find so ironic about this whole Kafkaesque trial of Judge Kavanaugh is the hypocrisy of those judging him.

  • If Accusation Equals Guilt, the Bill of Rights Is Dead

    If Accusation Equals Guilt, the Bill of Rights Is Dead

    If accusation equals guilt, then the Bill of Rights is dead. The hearings in the Clarence Thomas confirmation have still left a cloud over his reputation. The accusations against him by Anita Hill did not hold water.

  • Are They Burning the Bible in China?

    Are They Burning the Bible in China?

    At the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., they have a display of many burned Bibles. This is the book that, down through the centuries, has been burned more than any other. Now there are reports out of China of Bibles being burned.

  • Happiness: The Christians' Vindication?

    Happiness: The Christians' Vindication?

    Many in our society seem to do everything they can to squelch Christianity. But here is what is interesting about all this anti-Christian fervor in our time. Happiness often eludes the anti-Christian bigots.

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