Standing for Truth and Defending Your Freedom
Standing for Truth and Defending Your Freedom

Did Jefferson Really Edit Out the Miracles from his Bible?

By Jerry Newcombe, D.Min.
We often hear that Thomas Jefferson took the Bible and edited out the miracles because he didn't really believe in the supernatural. Is that true? What are the facts? This piece aims to sort out fact from fiction about the so-called "Jefferson Bible."

Saving Sex for Marriage is Good for Marriage

By Jerry Newcombe, D.Min.
Recently, on a reality TV show about dating and marriage, a professing Christian admitted she had been engaging in intimacy before marriage. What she and others today don't seem to realize is that God's rules are for our good. But perpetually flaunting His laws is spiritually dangerous.

Socialism Is Theft

By Jerry Newcombe, D.Min.
Socialism is theft...so why are some leading presidential candidates espousing it? Could it be an attempt to essentially buy votes? It has been said, If you rob Peter to pay Paul, you can always count on Paul's vote.

Protesting the National Anthem

By Jerry Newcombe, D.Min.
Protesting the National Anthem is becoming popular today. We enjoy a great deal of freedom in this country---including the freedom to protest against our country. All thanks to the hard work and sacrifices of those who founded this land, for whom, I think, we should thank God.

It’s the Morality, Stupid

By Jerry Newcombe, D.Min.
Why are these terrible things, like the recent shootings in El Paso and in Ohio, taking place? America has forgotten God. George Washington reminded us that we cannot maintain morality in exclusion of religion (Christianity), but that's what we are trying to do these days.

The Deadly Sin of Anger on Display

By Jerry Newcombe, D.Min.
Another day, another shooting---or so it seems. America has an anger problem, and sometimes this bubbles up into murder. The Word of God not only says, "Thou shalt do no murder," Jesus even warned us about the anger in our hearts.

The Searing of the Conscience Over the Issue of Abortion

By Jerry Newcombe, D.Min.
Four years have come and gone since David Daleiden revealed his videos documenting that Planned Parenthood was trafficking in baby body parts for profit. But overall it seems that society didn't like the message, so they're shooting at the messenger.

The First Meal on the Moon

By Jerry Newcombe, D.Min.
July 20, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the landing on the moon. Before Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin departed to walk on the lunar surface, Aldrin, a Presbyterian elder, participated in communion. The bread and the wine of the Lord's Supper was the first meal on the moon.

Was George Washington a Christian?

by Jerry Newcombe, D.Min.
George Washington used to be considered a hero by most Americans. Now the social justice warriors often vilify him. A mural of him in a San Francisco high school will soon be painted over. Was he a Christian? Some scholars say no. But what do the facts actually show?

The Era of the Ungrateful American

By Jerry Newcombe, D.Min.
Despite the incredible opportunities this country offers us, many Americans are ungrateful. Some of them even hate America. This is amazing when you consider the price the founding fathers, with God's help, paid to give us our freedom and opportunities.