Jerry Newcombe

Jerry Newcombe

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  • Memorial Day 2017: 'Freedom Is Not Bought Cheaply'

    Memorial Day 2017: 'Freedom Is Not Bought Cheaply'

    Freedom, of course, is not free. It has been bought and paid for. The freedoms we enjoy in America are ours because of those who laid down their lives in service to our country. With another Memorial Day upon us, it's good to be reminded of the debt we owe to their sacrifice.

  • Whoa — I Just Agreed With Oprah!

    Whoa — I Just Agreed With Oprah!

    I must confess that I do not agree very often with Oprah Winfrey, because I find that she tends to push people away from faith in Jesus Christ, not toward it. But I was impressed with a statement she made over the weekend — a statement that echoes one of Jesus' teachings.

  • Health Care Reform Should Put Patients First, Not Bureaucrats

    Health Care Reform Should Put Patients First, Not Bureaucrats

    Ironically, Obamacare is officially known as the "Affordable Care Act." What an Orwellian title. Obamacare has literally made health care unaffordable for millions of Americans.

  • Inside the Coptic Church Bombings

    Inside the Coptic Church Bombings

    On Palm Sunday, two bombings at Coptic Churches in Egypt killed nearly 50 persons and injured 120 others. I heard about it from two of my relatives-in-law, who were near enough to hear and feel the blast at St. Mark's Cathedral in Alexandria.

  • Why Does Guilt Persist?

    Why Does Guilt Persist?

    Our society is moving away from our Judeo-Christian roots at warp speed toward supposedly greater enlightenment. Then why do feelings of guilt remain? Isn't that an unwelcome vestige of an old-fashioned, irrelevant past?

  • Which View of Heaven Will Prevail?

    Which View of Heaven Will Prevail?

    Last week, Khalid Masood, a British-born Jihadist, ran over innocent people in London on the bridge close to Big Ben and then stabbed a police officer to death, before being killed by police. Where is Khalid Masood's soul right now? Presumably, he thought he was taking a short-cut to Paradise.

  • Former Atheist Lee Strobel in His Own Words

    Former Atheist Lee Strobel in His Own Words

    Atheist Lee Strobel served as the legal affairs editor for The Chicago Tribune, having graduated from Yale Law School. But his wife, Leslie, went to church one Sunday morning.

  • Is Socialism the Source of Scandinavian Happiness?

    Is Socialism the Source of Scandinavian Happiness?

    The results of a new study were announced this week, and they are consistent with previous findings. The five million or so people who live in the Scandinavian country of Norway are among the happiest on earth.

  • Planned Parenthood's 3 Percent Myth

    Planned Parenthood's 3 Percent Myth

    Planned Parenthood does not have a good record when it comes to telling the truth.

  • Is 'The Shack' Biblical or New Age?

    Is 'The Shack' Biblical or New Age?

    If you comment on the novel/movie, The Shack, you're bound to get strong opinions, either pro or con.

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