Jerry Newcombe

Latest

• 
  Feb 19, 2014

  Church: An Antidote to Loneliness?

  I've often wondered why the studies show consistently that going to church lengthens your life and even the quality of your life.

• 
  Feb 6, 2014

  Obamacare: A Big Lie or Just a Pronoun Mix-up?

  A majority of Americans are now opposed to Obamacare (which has the euphemistic title of the "Affordable Care Act"), even those who supported it earlier. Once the program began, sticker shock set in.

• 
  Jan 29, 2014

  Home Schooling: Who Controls Our Children's Future?

  There was a recent decision in a German court that ought to give every-freedom loving American the willies---especially because the same mentality can be found here.

• 
  Jan 22, 2014

  Shocked No More By Incest?

  Incest is now being touted as romance and entertainment? Society seems to play a game of "Can you top this?" Or really "How low can you go?" Hollywood often leads the way, but there are many that follow.

• 
  Jan 17, 2014

  'Hand of God'? Just Ask Sir Isaac Newton

  Recently, a picture from outer space was posted that some thought looked like the "Hand of God." Writing about it, Tanya Lewis said, "The hand might look like an X-ray from the doctor's office, but it is actually a cloud of material ejected from a star that exploded."

• 
  Jan 8, 2014

  Overcoming the Sin of Sloth

  At the start of the New Year, it's often good to review our life's direction and goals. One thing to consider is how much any of "the Seven Deadly Sins" (Pride, Greed, Envy, Anger, Lust, Gluttony, and Sloth) have a hold on our lives.

• 
  Jan 3, 2014

  Celebrating Christmas Can Be Dangerous for Christians In Egypt

  Our Christmas has come and gone. But for the Coptic Christians in Egypt, Christmas is commemorated on January 6; the day tradition holds the wise men (the Maji) came from the East, bearing gifts for the Christ child. But as Coptic Christians in Egypt prepare to celebrate Christ's birth, there is danger in the air.

• 
  Dec 26, 2013

  Is the Church Winning or Losing?

  Imagine two men engaged in a conversation on an international flight. These two men, presumably businessmen, are strangers to each other. As they talked with each other, it was revealed that one was a businessman. The second man was a representative of a worldwide organization with franchises in every country.

• 
  Dec 18, 2013

  Children: A Blessing or a Curse?

  If we asked the question, "Are children a burden or a blessing?" of course, the answer would be "a blessing." The Bible says so. But you wouldn't necessarily know it today.

• 
  Dec 11, 2013

  ACLU: So Much for the Right of Conscience

  The ACLU is busy chipping away at religious freedom in our country again. They have successfully brought suit in the Denver area to force a Christian cake-maker to violate his own beliefs or face a fine.