Jerry Newcombe

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  Dec 5, 2013

  Tis the Season to Attack the Gospels?

  Every year at Christmastime, like clockwork, you can expect the mainstream media to come out with some sort of "fresh" perspective on Jesus. We see this on TV specials and in magazines and reports. Since December has just begun, I thought I'd be pro-active in answering the critics.

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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.

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  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."

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.