Guest essay by Jerry Newcombe The beleaguered Alabama Senatorial candidate Roy Moore has not had his day in court to address accusations of alleged sexual impropriety 38 years ago. For World Magazine, Marvin Olasky wrote, “We need to separate what many commentators and pollsters are not differentiating: Accusations that Moore at age 32 had immoral […]
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The Pilgrims and the U.S. Constitution
Guest essay by Jerry Newcombe As we get ready to celebrate another Thanksgiving, there’s one more thing to be grateful to God for—the U.S. Constitution and the political freedom it has brought. What many people don’t realize is the link between the Pilgrims, authors of our Thanksgiving tradition, and our nation’s founding document. When the […]
“The Shack” – Biblical or New Age?
Guest Essay by Jerry Newcombe If you comment on the novel/movie, The Shack, you’re bound to get strong opinions, either pro or con. The Shack deals with Mack, a man who has suffered a horrible loss (the murder of his little daughter), which he discovered in a shack. In a (spoiler alert) dream sequence, he […]
The Tragedy of Abortion
Guest essay by D. James Kennedy and Jerry Newcombe “Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying, ‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; and before you were born I sanctified you, and I ordained you a prophet to the nations.—Jeremiah 1:4-5 Since January 22, 1973, when the Supreme Court […]
The Pro-Life Position Is the Pro-Woman Position
Guest essay by Jerry Newcombe Hundreds of thousands of women descended on Washington, DC and many major cities around the country the day after President Trump’s inauguration, to voice their displeasure with the new administration. That didn’t take long. But only those who are committed to abortion rights were allowed to participate. It has been […]
How Many Attacks Must We Endure before the Islamic Link is Recognized?
Guest essay by Jerry Newcombe Liberalism is putting our lives at risk. Liberalism will not recognize the link between Islam and the recent spates of attacks the West is enduring—including the shooting in the Fort Lauderdale airport baggage claim, the truck-driving attack on Christmas shoppers in Berlin, or the Ohio State student who drove his […]
From St. Nicholas to Santa Claus
By Jerry Newcombe on December 15, 2016 in Christmas, Commentary, holidays, Jerry Newcombe, Publisher’s Corner, Uncategorized
Guest essay by Jerry Newcombe I recently asked my three-year old granddaughter—a major joy in my life—whose birthday we celebrate at Christmas time. “Uh,” she responded, “Santa Claus?” D’oh! Some people think Santa Claus is upstaging Jesus. I remember a controversial cover of Christianity Today long ago, showing Santa Claus crucified on a cross, hung […]
Give Thanks to the Source of Our National Greatness
Guest essay by Jerry Newcombe Why do people from many other countries try to come to America—even in some cases, risking their lives to do so? What is the source of this nation’s greatness? I think the single biggest thing that makes this country so great is that our founding document—the Declaration of Independence (upon […]
Trump’s Victory and the Religious Right
Guest essay by Jerry Newcombe “Clinton’s loss at the hands of Donald Trump amounted to the most surprising outcome in the history of modern electoral politics.” So writes David Catanese for usnews.com (11/11/16). Many of the pollsters proved to be wrong after all. To his credit, Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia cried mea […]
3 Critical Voting Issues: Check the Platforms
Guest essay by Jerry Newcombe When I consider this never-ending campaign, all I can think is: I need a bath. Have we become the Tawdry States of America? The current election is like a Soap Opera. We’re becoming shell-shocked by allegations of womanizing and by charges of alleged voter fraud and intimidation—e.g., hiring homeless people […]
Freedom to Disagree at Risk in this Race
Guest essay by Jerry Newcombe If you care about the freedom-to-disagree in America, keep your eyes on the gubernatorial election in the Tar Heel state. In “North Carolina Governor could lose election over bathroom bill” (adn.com, 10/9/16), Dana Millbank writes, “North Carolina’s Republican governor, Pat McCrory, was a good bet for reelection earlier this year….Since […]
Mike Pence in His Own Words
Guest essay by Jerry Newcombe Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has named Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his VP. Pence is notable among social conservatives. In 2008, as a Congressman from Indiana, he was a recipient of the “Christian Statesman of the Year” award from the D. James Kennedy Center for Christian Statesmanship in […]
Jesus Condemns Laziness
Excerpt from the devotional Strength For Today by D. James Kennedy and Jerry Newcombe “His master answered, ‘You wicked and slothful servant!’”—Matthew 25:26 The Lord Jesus has so unkind things to say about the deliberately slothful person. In the parable of the talents, the Lord lambasts the third man because he was lazy. The Bible admonishes […]
Good without God? Not in the Long Run
Guest Essay by Jerry Newcombe I see regularly the slogan from the American Humanists Association: “Good Without God.” And I think….well, maybe for a while, one can be good (before men). But only because they piggyback on the Judeo-Christian values they may have imbibed. After a while, it all fades away. The reality of that […]
The Irony of Banning God from the Public Square
Guest Essay by Jerry Newcombe Last week I wrote a column noting that the Bible is being unconstitutionally banned in the public schools far too often—and even being treated like asbestos, to borrow a line from Christian attorney Jordan Lorence. A reader responded to that article negatively, raising a common objection that the founders supposedly […]