Jerry Newcombe

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Nov 27, 2013
The History of the Thanksgiving Holiday
One of my favorite times of year is Thanksgiving. What a great tradition---where we gather together to recount the Lord's blessings. I love the statement from columnist Mark Steyn: "Speaking as a misfit unassimilated foreigner, I think of Thanksgiving as the most American of holidays." Consider its history as a holiday.
Nov 21, 2013
Church for Atheists?
There's an old joke that says: How do you describe an atheist at his funeral? "All dressed up with no place to go."
Nov 14, 2013
Does the Pro-Life Movement Have a Prayer?
If you've been pro-life for any length of time, you know it's easy to develop battle fatigue. Last week's election saw a strongly pro-abortion rights candidate beat the pro-life candidate for the governorship of Virginia. However, clearly, there were many other factors at work.
Nov 7, 2013
The Non-Jesus Religion
The Supreme Court has heard arguments this week about whether prayers at government meetings, for example, a town council, can include the name of Jesus.
Oct 31, 2013
Is a Secular Ten Commandments What America Needs?
There was a story last week that got my attention. Lech Walesa, former president of Poland and a great hero in my book, said that what we need today is a "secular Ten Commandments." He made this comment to a group of Nobel Peace Prize winners in Warsaw.
Oct 24, 2013
Obamacare Reminds Me of 'Animal Farm'
Now that we've had just a few weeks of the mess that is Obamacare, it brings home how grossly unfair it is for the political class to impose it on the rest of us and not have to abide by it. It may yet collapse on its own weight.
Oct 16, 2013
God or Old President's: Who Rules Your Wallet
There's virtually not a week that goes by without some sort of lawsuit or complaint against a reference to God or Jesus in the public arena. Often times these lawsuits or complaints are along the lines of "I'm offended," and that settles it---so the Ten Commandments have to go, God has to be chiseled out.
Oct 9, 2013
Abortion Can Make the Heart Callous
One of the many tragedies of abortion is the way it has cheapened human life. I am not saying that those who are pro-abortion are Nazis or Communists. But I am saying that abortion has blinded some people to dehumanize the unborn.
Oct 3, 2013
Killing Christians With Impunity?
It turns out that the last century was the worst century ever for the persecution of Christians and martyrdom. Dr. David Barrett, a leading church statistician, says there were more Christians martyred in the 20th century than had been murdered in all previous centuries combined.
Sep 30, 2013
Are Americans Getting Poorer?
I'm not an economist, and I don't play one on TV. But it seems to me that the so-called recovery is taking a long time. Or maybe, it isn't a recovery after all.