The Foundation of American Liberty film series by Dr. Jerry Newcombe, executive director of the Providence Forum. Newsflash: an episode in the Foundation series has won another award. The series celebrates America’s Judeo-Christian heritage in helping to create the United States of America….beginning with the Pilgrims. Guests in the series include Dennis Prager, Os Guinness, […]

The Foundation of American Liberty film series by Dr. Jerry Newcombe, executive director of the Providence Forum. Newsflash: an episode in the Foundation series has won another award. The series celebrates America’s Judeo-Christian heritage in helping to create the United States of America….beginning with the Pilgrims. Guests in the series include Dennis Prager, Os Guinness, […]

The Good Book is the world’s most widely distributed book. It is also the world’s best seller. And now sales of the Judeo-Christian Scriptures are rising. The Wall Street Journal reports on this recent up-tick in sales. The headline declares: “Sales of Bibles Are Booming, Fueled by First-Time Buyers and New Versions.” And the subtitle […]

Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday. The prototype of Thanksgiving dates back to the Pilgrims who celebrated their first harvest in the New World in 1621 with their new friends, the Native-Americans. Alas, giving thanks is often the exception, not the rule. In the Gospel of Luke, ten lepers cried out to Jesus from a […]

If anyone says that the Judeo-Christian tradition had nothing to do with the founding of America, they need look no further than our annual holiday of Thanksgiving. As in, giving thanks to God for His help to us. Columnist Mark Steyn (originally from Canada) notes: “Speaking as a misfit unassimilated foreigner, I think of Thanksgiving […]

[Photo of the Pilgrims, referenced in this article] Will the 2024 election be a referendum on socialism? Socialism, in the name of “neighborliness,” acts as if money grows on trees. It does not. Socialism is forced redistribution of wealth by the government. In confiscatory taxes, the government takes from the productive to give to the […]

History is filled with people who quit too early, and thus never fulfilled their key task in life. In effect, God seems to pour out His blessings on those who persist. Even when facing adversity, when the time comes, they push forward with what they feel He has called them to do. Of course, in […]

Several years ago, the University of Miami had announced a chair for the study of atheism. In a related story, an atheist group sued a sheriff because of his pro-God statements on his Facebook page. And on it goes. No one can deny the rise of the shrill atheistic voices of our time. But dare […]

History is filled with people who quit too early, and thus never fulfilled their key task in life. With a new year upon us, it’s good to think about how God pours His blessings on those who persist. Even when facing adversity, when the time comes, they push forward with what they feel He has […]

Another Thanksgiving is upon us. But it’s amazing how ungrateful people can be these days. One comedian quipped, “My grandfather tried to warn everyone that the Titanic was going to sink. Besides not believing him, they also expelled him from the movie theater!” Ingratitude runs deep in the human race. But as Christians we are […]