[File photo of Penn and the Indians, photo at the U.S. Capitol rotunda] Recently, the Biden administration was going after a statue of William Penn in the city he founded, Philadelphia, in a state literally named after his family. The administration was calling for the “rehabilitation of Welcome Park.” Welcome was the name of the […]

Recently, there was the threat of removing the statue of William Penn in Welcome Park in Philadelphia. Dr. Jerry Newcombe, executive director of Providence Forum, sought out a statement on this development from Dr. Peter Lillback, founding president of Providence Forum. Here is the statement from Dr. Lillback (sent by email, 1/12/24): “It is truly […]

One of the most important of the original 13 colonies was Pennsylvania founded by William Penn. Find out what made Penn a champion of religious freedom in this Providence Today report.

William Penn envisioned a grand haven in the New World where people who were distressed in conscience could come and find refuge. He called his great venture, “the holy experiment.”

Dr. Lillback: Welcome to Providence Today. We’re in historic Philadelphia again, and we’re at a place as you can see, if you look over here, it’s called Welcome Park. Welcome Park is a place where we commemorate William Penn. There’s his beautiful statue, that is a mini version, essentially, of what you see on the […]

Dr. Peter A. Lillback: Providence Today has you at Welcome Park in historic Philadelphia, the place where William Penn lived for a couple years in a slate roof house while he was here in his city, Philadelphia. We want to give you a quick overview of William Penn’s life and how it was used in […]

Topic: The Myth of Pro-Choice. The right to life is as American as apple pie. It’s enshrined in our national birth certificate, the Declaration of Independence. But abortion, often touted in the name of “choice,” significantly undermines the right to life. Although the proponents call themselves “pro-choice,” study after study indicates that the majority of […]

D. James Kennedy Ministries writes: One of the great intellectuals among the founding fathers of America was the Rev. John Witherspoon, a Presbyterian minister who served as the president of Princeton. In this short video, theologian Hugh Whelchel and author Dan Fisher introduce us to this founding father every American should know.

Here’s a quick quiz. When you think of December 25th, what comes to mind? No doubt Christmas is the answer. How about February 14? St. Valentine’s Day, of course. When you think of July 4th, the birthday of America comes to mind. But what do you think of in reference to January 6th? What comes […]

About Me SHORT VERSION Dr. Jerry Newcombe serves as the executive director of the Providence Forum (founded by Dr. Peter Lillback—now a division of D. James Kennedy Ministries) and as senior producer and an on-air contributor, and a columnist for Coral Ridge Ministries. Jerry has produced a series of 7 hour-long documentaries for Providence Forum on America’s […]