**Official website of the co-author of George
Washington's Sacred Fire**
Look for the DEFINITIVE book on the faith of George Washington. This
book is accessible to all, but has scholarly underpinnings. Don't miss
George
Washington's Sacred Fire by Dr. Peter Lillback with Jerry Newcombe
(on sale at Mount Vernon)---promoted by Glenn Beck
with Jerry Newcombe
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See great pictures of my daughter's recent wedding.
My favorite is #555 (Photography by Johnny)
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Recently, Jim Davis of the Sun-sentinel
wrote up a Faith and Values profile on me
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Here is the text of my recent sermon
on the reliability of the Scriptures.
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RECENT COLUMNS BY JERRY NEWCOMBE
It seems as if all the candidates
for president wants to claim Jesus for himself.
NYC is about to evict churches that meet
in schools there, taking a major bite out of religious liberty.
Jan 22, 2012 marks the 39th anniversary of the tragic Roe
v. Wade abortion decision.
Could you vote for a Mormon
for president? Some thoughts on this.
There are some trends to watch in
2012. Here are some predictions I have for
the new year.
The critics of Tim Tebow say more about
themselves than him.
Is it illegal to talk about God in the public schools? A ten year old
in Broward County thinks so.
Handel's Messiah is a Christmas
favorite...here's some interesting background on the birth of a classic.
A leading military hospital was
set to disallow Bibles, until a Christian ministry sounded the alarm.
Here's my commentary on Black Friday
2011: What have the wise men wrought?
The Pilgrims experienced
much help, which they attributed to divine Providence.
Why must Hollywood be so
consistently liberal?
Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011 is the Day of Prayer for the Persecuted
Church
Kim Kardashian's 72-day marriage gives fodder for the late night comedians.
When did marriage become a joke?
Look at what they left off of the new memorial to Dr. Martin Luther
King,
Jr.
Why do some people so hate America?
Obama's spiritual adviser says the Occupy
Wall Street protesters are standing with Jesus. They are?
Roseanne Barr seems to call for a return of the French
Revolution
Is the New Testament "hate speech"?
Some have erroneously said that.
I Don’t Want to Play “Pile On Pat,” But I Hope Pat
Robertson Will Take This One Back
What Was Left Out of the 9/11 Memorials?
Reflections on death upon the
recent passing of my mother.
Are the hurricanes (such as Irene)
really the product of global warming?
Teacher of the Year finds
out the hard way all our opinions must be politically correct
Did Gov. Rick Perry assault the first amendment in his prayer
meeting earlier this month, as some say?
London is burning---what part of
"Thou Shalt Not Steal" is not understood?
I know I'm biased, but don't miss Kirk Cameron's new movie
when it comes out.
My comments on the recent debt-ceiling
deal.
The Norwegian murderer was not a Christian,
as the media says, but a neo-Viking.
There's a new secret weapon
or tool in the fight against abortion.
Can prayers be said in Jesus' name in public? Apparently not according
to one Houston official.
I have 31 years empirical evidence I married a saint...too bad marriage
is under attack.
Obama declares June 2011 to be Gay
Pride month.
New survey of US students shows the old song to be true: "Don't Know
Much About History"
Weinergate: Playboy Ethics, Puritan
Consequences
Are we living in the land
of the addicted?
A Warning to America
from England
Oh, if only Rudy were pro-life, he might
have a chance. But nooooo.
Revised edition of "Judgment Day on May 21?" column---False
Predictions of the Second Coming
Judgment Day on May 21? Let’s
Talk It Over---on May 22!
Some politicians are creating a false dichotomy
between fiscal cosnservatism and social conservatism.
It would be pleasant to think that the death of Osama
means the end of radical Islam, but we know that's not the case.
Was Jesus a socialist? Rush says no. Lawrence O'Donnell says yes. What
does the Bible say?
A terrible injustice has been done
to the New Testament, the best attested book of antiquity.
It's time to give the Gnostics a
rest.
He is risen. He is risen indeed.
This Good Friday, many will remember Christ on the Cross, some will
also remember Global Warming.
What's up with all these brawls in
public places lately, like the one in McDonald's?
A response to the new book by iconoclastic
scholar that claims that much of the New Testament is "forged."
The persecution of Christians in Middle Eastern countries is bad. Everybody
should know about 3-year old Adam
of Baghdad.
The Philadelphia House of Horrors
abortion clinic---was it typical or atypical?
Who are the real censors?
2011 marks the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible. A major milestone.
South Dakota makes great strives
to protect women through informed consent on abortion.
As Americans we have a lot to be thankful
for, and we shouldn't forget that.
Is the national debt a moral issue? Evangelicals debate this issue.
The dangers of Shariah law---for
example, should Egypt go down that road.
Happy 100th birthday to Ronald Reagan---the
best president in my lifetime.
A good marriage is great, but in our culture, esteem
for marriage is at all time low.
Has martyrdom come to America? See my column
on that.
The secular fundamentalists are at it again. See my column
on that issue.
Geert Wilders is a popular Dutch politician,
charged with hate crimes for speaking out about radical Islam.
Should prayer be allowed in school? See my column
on that.
Here's my column on education woes.
Is it right for the president to just pick
and choose which laws to enforce?
Some of the politicians are reacquainting
themselves with the Constitution---a great development.
The values voters made a big
difference in the 2010 midterm elections.
Here's my column on a strange Christmas
gift.
'Tis the Season to Jettison Reason? That's what the atheists say. I
don't agree. See my column
on that.
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Is America one nation under God? Atheists say no. I say yes. See me
in a lively discussion
on this issue.
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See amazing Messianic Prophecies
fulfilled by Jesus Christ
Welcome to author Jerry Newcombe’s
web site,
dedicated to recapturing an appreciation of how our Judeo-Christian
tradition
has shaped many of most enduring institutions.
To see many original sources on America's Christian heritage, click
here.
See also here.
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I teach Sunday School virtually every week (9:30 AM) and on occasion
fill the pulpit (11:00 AM) at
the New Presbyterian
Church in Pompano Beach. Please visit us sometime, if in South Florida.
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Here are my pictures before and after---a
lot of running, spinning classes, work out sessions, and changing of eating
habits.
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Question of the Month
**Do You Know?**
Which president stated, “….those nations only are blessed whose God
is the Lord.”
a. George Washington
b. James Buchanan
c. Abraham Lincoln.
d. Teddy Roosevelt
Click here for the answer.
Click here to try a previous quiz.
Chick here for more information on or to order The
Book That Made America.
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Chick here for more information on, or to order The
Book That Made America.
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Don't miss my new book,
Anwers
from the Founding Fathers.
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America has amnesia. We have
forgotten our Christian roots. Yet President Woodrow Wilson said that a
nation that doesn't know what it was yesterday does not what it is today,
nor what it is trying to do. George Orwell said, He who controls the past
controls the future. Despite what modern secularists say, the United States
of America has a Christian foundation. Until the Declaration of Independence
is somehow made null and void, America will always be one nation under
God. That does not mean we have always acted Christianly. Of course not.
But you can read the facts of history for yourself in the new volume: The
Book That Made America by Jerry Newcombe.
The Book
That Made America is a definitive volume on the Christian roots of
our nation. The Bible is the book that made America; all that is positive
in our foundation can be traced back to the Scriptures. Thankfully, the
book has been endorsed by many Christian leaders, including those quite
knowledgeable about our Christian roots. Here are excerpts of some of the
comments on The Book That Made America:
*Dr. Peter Lillback, President
of The Providence Forum, said, “Dr. Jerry Newcombe combines accurate scholarship,
careful analysis with engaging writing. This arsenal of historic wisdom
from our Judeo-Christian heritage should be in your library.”
*Radio talk show host Kerby
Anderson: “Read this book to learn the history our nation has forgotten.”
*Dr. Paul Jehle, executive
director of The Plymouth Rock Foundation: “Jerry has done a service for
Americans by bringing the Bible back into historical focus at a time when
it is most needed today.”
*Author/speaker William
J. Federer: “In The Book That Made America, Jerry Newcombe quickly
cuts through the fog of agenda driven rhetoric to give a brilliant and
unbiased examination of what made America unique among the nations of the
world.”
*Jennifer Kennedy Cassidy
of Coral Ridge Ministries: “I pray that God may use this book to help awaken
a new generation of Americans to learn our true history and rediscover
what it is that made America great in the first place.”
*Dr. Charles Hull Wolfe,
retired historian: “No matter what books you now own about our Christian
history, I encourage you to get this one!”
*Bestselling author Ann
Coulter: “Say that America is a Christian nation and you’ll be brought
up on hate crime charges – or at least thought an ignoramus. But what are
the facts of history? The Book That Made America demonstrates that
there once was a Book even more integral to this nation than Al Gore’s
Earth
in the Balance. I recommend Dr. Newcombe’s book highly!”
The Book That Made America
is dedicated to the memory of Dr. D. James Kennedy, with whom Jerry had
the privilege of co-writing fourteen books.
For more information or
to order the book, click here.
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Radical Islam is on the march. New DVD by Coral Ridge Ministries documents
it. For more information, go here.
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Look now for the Dr. D. James Kennedy and Jerry Newcombe
book,
THE
PRESENCE OF A HIDDEN GOD
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Dr. D. James Kennedy, my pastor, my boss, my mentor, has now gone to
glory. Picture him up in heaven, talking to Jesus Christ face to face!
Here is what he himself said about his future home in heaven:
“Now, I know that someday I am going to come to what some people will
say is the end of this life. They will probably put me in a box and roll
me right down here in front of the church, and some people will gather
around, and a few people will cry. But I have told them not to do that
because I don’t want them to cry. I want them to begin the service with
the Doxology and end with the Hallelujah chorus, because I am not going
to be there, and I am not going to be dead. I will be more alive than I
have ever been in my life, and I will be looking down upon you poor people
who are still in the land of dying and have not yet joined me in the land
of the living. And I will be alive forevermore, in greater health and vitality
and joy than ever, ever, I or anyone has known before.”
For more information, see www.coralridge.org
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Look for me on the Coral Ridge Hour, providing introductions
and end-commentary (after Dr. Kennedy's messages).
To find it in your area, see www.coralridge.org
New Host Debuts on Coral Ridge Hour
[From the November 2007 Impact Newsletter of Coral Ridge Ministries
(by John Aman and Andrew Scott)]
Jerry Newcombe,
co-author with Dr. D. James Kennedy of 11 books, debuts November 4 as the
new host of The Coral Ridge Hour. He replaces Dr. Frank Wright, president
of the National
Religious Broadcasters who did a superb job as a stand-in host of the
program this year.
Not a Newcomer
Newcombe is no freshman
to The Coral Ridge Hour scene. For the past 10 years, he has served as
the
Senior Producer of the award-winning program. "I’m very excited about
the new responsibilities,"
Newcombe said. "I enjoy interviewing and being interviewed. I pray
God will make me worthy to
promote the message of Jesus Christ and the whole counsel of God as
faithfully as I can." Newcombe’s on-air role will be to introduce The Coral
Ridge Hour features which air after Dr. Kennedy’s sermons, and to help
close the program. Newcombe joined Coral Ridge Ministries in
1985 as a researcher and
writer, and then worked his way into a TV production role two years later.
Among the 11 books he has co-authored with Dr. Kennedy, he counts What
If Jesus Had Never Been
Born? his favorite. Newcombe has also produced or co-produced
more than 50 documentaries for The Coral Ridge Hour, including Who
Is This Jesus?, The Da Vinci Delusion, and Darwin’s Deadly Legacy.
Of his new role, Newcombe said he doesn’t see himself as replacing Dr.
Kennedy. "No one could replace him. I see myself as being privileged to
present his classic, timeless truths to the viewers. That includes a new
generation of viewers who are not yet familiar with his teaching."
***
Look for the new book by D. James Kennedy and Jerry Newcombe----
just in time for the 2008 election.
How Would Jesus Vote?
This book provides a Christian perspective on the issues.
For more information, click here.
It has a great Foreword by David Limbaugh.
***
Look for the book, Cross Purposes,
which explores
God's reasons for the Cross of Christ. This book is devotional in nature
and examines the great love of God for us as seen in the Cross. This is
the latest from Dr. D. James Kennedy (Ph.D. from New York University, 1979)
and Jerry Newcombe (M.A. from Wheaton, 1983, working on D.Min. from Knox
Theological Seminary).
Cross Purposes is published by Multnomah (an imprint
of Random House), 2007.
For more information on the book or to order it, click
here.
***
"Darwin’s Deadly Legacy," hosted by D. James Kennedy, Ph.D., and written
and produced by Jerry Newcombe and John Rabe for Coral Ridge Ministries,
has created quite a stir---especially because it dared to point out that
Darwin influenced Hitler (by way of Francis Galton, Darwinist and father
of eugenics). Some of my comments can be seen here.
***
Get Dr. D. James Kennedy's powerful DVD/Video, The Da Vinci Delusion
which aired nationwide on The Coral Ridge Hour, which included
special guests Dr. Paul L. Maier, Dr. Darrell Bock, Dr. Warren Gage, Dr.
Erwin W. Lutzer, Dr. Peter Jones, Janet Parshall, Sandra Meisel, Amy Welborn,
and Dr. Gary Habermas.
If you want more information, click here
to get The Da Vinci Myth vs. the Gospel Truth.
If you want to get a copy of Dr. D. James Kennedy's powerful video,The
Da Vinci Delusion, click here.
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Lord of All: Developing A Christian World-and-Life View by D.
James Kennedy and Jerry Newcombe
(Crossway, 2005)
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Also available: What's Wrong With Same Sex Marriage?
by D. James Kennedy and Jerry Newcombe
(Crossway Books, 2004).
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Also by D. James Kennedy and Jerry Newcombe:
What If America Were A Christian Nation Again?
Available in the stores or on-line here.
If you would like to order a copy of What If America Were A Christian
Nation Again?, please send a donation of $25 or more to Coral Ridge
Ministries, Box 40, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308. Or click here
to order directly on line.
For more information about the book, click here.
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Are we still "One Nation Under God"? Liberal judges don't think so.
Nor do many college and
law school professors and some members of the media. But what do the
facts
of history show?
This book sets the record straight: One Nation Under God: Ten Things
Every Christian Should Know About the Founding of America. This book
is written by Dr. David C. Gibbs, Jr., the founder and president of the
Christian Law Association (Seminole, FL), and by Jerry Newcombe, the senior
producer of the award-winning The Coral Ridge Hour. The 9th Circuit
Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of "state-sanctioned atheism" by declaring
the phrase "under God" in our Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional (June
28, 2002 and February 28, 2003). Read the history surrounding the first
amendment and it's very clear that the founders intended that we would
never establish a national state-church, like they have in England or other
countries in Europe, from which the original settlers fled. But the founders
clearly intended that religion and morality would help under gird the American
experience. As George Washington said in his Farewell Address, religion
and morality are indispensable supports of our republic. For more details
on how we are One Nation Under God, click here.
To order the book ($10), click here.
This book is quoted by David Limbaugh in his best-selling, Persecution.
Did you know that if you go to church regularly and you're white, you'll
add on average seven years to your life. If you're African-American and
you attend church regularly, you'll add on average fourteen years to your
life. Did you know that a review of 750 studies on the impact of faith
on a variety of issues (crime, drug-use, suicide, etc.) found BENEFICIAL
results to faith / religious commitment in 85% of the cases. About 12-13%
found no significant difference. And 2-3% found a negative impact from
faith. This is based on the research of University of Pennsylvania professor,
Byron Johnson, who has now left to Baylor (after working for a while at
Princeton). (See especially his report, "Objective Hope.").
We are heirs to a great heritage
We are heirs to a great Judeo-Christian heritage. But, unfortunately,
the average American today is unaware of how Christianity and the Bible
have positively shaped our most endearing institutions. Even many Christians
today are unaware of how Christianity has positively impacted life on earth.
*Christ gave us the Good
Samaritan ethic;
*Through His followers, the
Ten Commandments were spread around the world;
*He is the author of the
golden rule;
*The American republic (the
model nation for 200 years now) was based on the Bible.
Example after example can be found in two books I co-wrote with Dr.
D. James Kennedy: What If Jesus Had Never
Been Born? and What If The Bible Had Never
Been Written?
Note: What If Jesus has now been translated into Spanish, Indonesian,
and Korean. It is in the process of being translated into Chinese, as is
What
If the Bible.
Author and former Yale professor
William Lyons Phelps sums it up: "Our civilization is founded upon the
Bible. More of our ideas, our wisdom, our philosophy, our literature, our
art, our ideals come from the Bible than from all other books combined."
(For more information on our Christian heritage, click
here )
***One of Bill Myers' recent novels, Eli, mentions
that What If Jesus Had Never Been Born? can provide helpful background
information for those wanting to know about Christ's impact on our world.***
***
Christmas special aired nationwide. Video tapes still available.
What If Jesus Had Never Been Born?
Documentary Special Looked at Christ’s Impact---with shots on location
from England, France,
Italy, India, and many places within the U.S., including Plymouth,
Harvard, and Yale.
What if Jesus had never been
born? What if the influence of Jesus and His followers had never been brought
to bear on the world? Life in every area of human existence would be immeasurably
more harsh, bleak, and barren. That is the verdict of Dr. Kennedy’s popular
book (with co-author Jerry Newcombe), What If Jesus Had Never Been Born?,
and a powerful new one-hour television documentary by the same name that
aired on The Coral Ridge Hour. Videotapes are available for $25.00
donations to Coral Ridge, from Coral Ridge, www.crm.tv
***
Coral Ridge Ministries has a book available, Who
Is This Jesus---Is He Risen?, by D. James Kennedy and Jerry Newcombe,
based on our award-winning program with the same title. This short book
provides abundant evidence that Jesus rose from the dead. It also contains
the latest information on the Shroud of Turin, which I believe provides
scientific evidence for the resurrection of Jesus. Available for only $5.00
from Coral Ridge. www.crm.tv
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Who Is This Jesus. Coral Ridge Ministries of Ft. Lauderdale has
now made an award-winning* rebuttal to the Peter Jennings' program. (Here
is my response to Peter Jennings' ABC-TV
special on Jesus.) It features liberal and skeptical scholars,
but it also has the conservative side of the equation. This program looks
at what leading New Testament scholars say about Jesus (believing, unbelieving,
Protestant, Catholic, Jewish) and shows that there is credible evidence
that Jesus is who he said he was. For this program, we interviewed scholars
from Harvard, Princeton, Notre Dame, Westminster Abbey, Trinity Evangelical
Divinity School, John Paul II Institute, Miami University (Ohio), the Jesus
Seminar, Vanderbilt, Knox Theological Seminary, and Western Michigan University.
*Finalist Award from the International New York Film Festival 2001
and Angel Award ("the highest in its category") from Excellence in Media,
Hollywood, CA, February 15, 2001. Also, this program was a finalist in
Dr. Ted Baehr's MOVIEGUIDE awards for the Epiphany Prize, March 20, 2002.
You can get a copy of this or the Easter version of the same program:
Who
Is This Jesus: Is He Risen?
at www.whoisthisjesus.tv
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*The Washington Times (Dec. 26. 2001) mentioned the Kennedy-Newcombe
book, What If Jesus Had Never Been Born? Julia Duin writes:
Presbyterian authors the
Rev. D. James Kennedy and Jerry Newcombe say in their book "What if Jesus
Had Never Been Born?" that had the event never happened, the "gaping hole"
in civilization "would be a canyon about the size of a continent."
Christianity's immediate
effects were to bring an end to infant exposure (where unwanted children
were left out in the elements to freeze or die of thirst), gladiator contests,
cannibalism and abortion, they write....
"We live in a culture that
is so often denigrating Christianity and Christian morals," Mr. Newcombe
says. "Many people in our culture would eschew bigotry of any kind, but
at the same time they are anti-Christian. You see a lot of Christian-bashing
in movies, TV and court rulings. "The goal of our book was to say Christianity
gave the world a lot more than the Inquisition and the Crusades."
For instance, the International
Red Cross was founded in the 19th century by a Swiss evangelical Christian
for "the love of Jesus Christ," he says. "Mother Teresa would not have
been who she was without Jesus Christ."
Had Christianity never happened,
the world might look like pre-20th-century China, he said. Because Christianity
is based on individual choice, political systems with Christian underpinnings
tend to be democratic, he says. But China has no history of democracy in
its 5,000 years.
"Democracy allows people
to govern themselves," he says. "The congregational form of church government
was extremely important in the Massachusetts Bay colony. So was the presbyterian
form of government, where elders govern. Some have said the U.S. government
is patterned much like the Presbyterian Church."
*To see some incredible, new discoveries on the Shroud of Turin, the
cloth which I believe provides scientific evidence for the resurrection
of Jesus Christ, click here
*Next time someone sends you an e-mail of a story that sounds suspicious,
please verify it before you send it on. To check whether the latest rumor
circulating on e-mail or in church is true or not, see www.truthorfiction.com.
Frankly, there's a lot of nonsense out there.
*Read the latest news from a Christian perspective. Read World...www.worldmag.com.
*There's a GREAT machine you can get for your TV and VCR that filters
out swearing. It's called TV Guardian. We got one recently, and it's a
really nice way to enjoy movies without all the cursing! (Note: it only
works with videos or programs that are Closed Caption (CC).) However, that's
most programs today. For more information, see www.neuventure.com.
Sometimes we find out about people trapped in sexual sins who need help.
This includes pastors. There's a great ministry for those who are
addicted to pornography or other sexual sins. You can call 1-888-HELPHOPE,
and they will tell you how you can find a local group that can help you.
They will completely protect your privacy on this matter. There's no need
to go another day in the grip of a vice from which Christ can free you.
Also, if you know anyone who struggles with an unwanted pregnancy, there
is a network of some 3,000-4,000 crisis pregnancy centers that can and
will help at every stage conceivable. Call 1-800-BETHANY for help.
Here are some pictures you won't believe until you
see them with your own eyes. Here's the picture
of my 21 year old son for his school yearbook. Uh oh! And other family
pictures.
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THE FOLLOWING ARE BOOKS GEARED TOWARD HELPING US APPRECIATE
OUR SPIRITUAL HERITAGE:
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What
If Jesus Had Never Born? by D. James Kennedy and Jerry Newcombe
documents how Christianity has been overall a force for good in the world.
The book also deals with the Crusades, the Inquisition, anti-Semitism and
other dark moments in Church history. |
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The Gates of Hell Shall Not Prevailby
D. James Kennedy and Jerry Newcombe deals with the threat to our Judeo-Christian
heritage and religious liberties; it also outlines what we can do about
it. |
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The Moral of the Story,
compiled by Jerry Newcombe, is a Christian version of the Book of Virtues;
it is dedicated to reclaiming our rich Christian heritage of literature. |
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A Way of Escape
by Jerry and Kirsti Newcombe deals with temptation in our lives by considering
the time-honored concept of the Seven Deadly Sins and their counterparts. |
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I’ll Do It Tomorrow by
Jerry and Kirsti Newcombe (which is on the lighter side and contains more
than 80 cartoons from Johnny Hart’s B.C.) provides time-honored keys to
overcome procrastination. |
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Coming Again: But When? by
Jerry Newcombe focuses on the climax of all history---the return of Jesus
Christ. Without taking sides, this book guides the reader through the maze
of various opinions (historical and present-day) on the Second Coming. |
Just Who Is Rewriting History?
By Jerry Newcombe, co-author of George Washington’s Sacred Fire
Glenn Beck has recently
raved about a book on the faith of George Washington, helping to propel
the book to #1 on Amazon for six days in a row. MediaMatters, which is
funded by George Soros, accuses this book of being "revisionist history."
But just who is rewriting history?
The book in
question is near and dear to my heart, because I co-wrote it. The chief
author of George Washington’s Sacred Fire is Dr. Peter Lillback,
president of Westminster Theological Seminary, who researched the subject
for some 20 years before we met. We began to collaborate in late 2004,
and finished the book in the early summer of 2006. The late Dr. D. James
Kennedy launched the book through his television and radio outreach, Coral
Ridge Ministries, where I have worked for 25 years now.
George Washington’s
Sacred Fire is not revisionist history. It’s a rebuttal to revisionist
history---all 1200 pages of it (700 pages of text with 500 pages of appendices
and endnotes). To read more, click here.
Jerry Newcombe, D.Min. is
senior producer and host of THE
CORAL RIDGE HOUR, the television outreach of Dr. D. James Kennedy.
He also hosts a weekly radio show on WAFG,
90.3 FM, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. He
has conducted thousands of broadcast interviews for television and radio.
You may contact Jerry Newcombe via email at jerrynewcombe@bellsouth.net
Last updated February 3, 2012.
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