[Photo of Jerry and Kirsti Newcombe by the original Liberty Bell] Many years ago, my then-teenage daughter was on a church choir tour in Philadelphia. My wife asked her by phone how it was going. Our daughter replied that everything had been going great, and they were hoping to visit the nation’s second largest shopping […]

This year Coral Ridge Ministries (CRM) celebrates 50 years of service. We have seen five decades of God’s faithfulness. Since 1985, I’ve had the privilege to serve the Lord at Coral Ridge Ministries, based in Ft. Lauderdale, for almost 40 of those 50 years. Dr. D. James Kennedy served as the founding pastor of Coral […]

Is the Constitution hazardous to our nation? According to the New York Times it is. At least, that’s what the Times’ book critic Jennifer Szalai postulates in her recent article, “The Constitution Is Sacred. Is It Also Dangerous?” She writes, “Americans have long assumed that the Constitution could save us; a growing chorus now wonders […]

[Pictured: Bust of Winston Churchill.] Columbia University is in the news again. And not just because their president finally resigned. Last week, in the New York City college named after Christopher Columbus (the arch-villain to today’s anti-Western civilization), there were calls for the destruction of Western civilization. Of course, the United States represents a major […]

George Orwell wrote in his classic novel, 1984: “Who controls the past, controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.” So, there’s a battle over history. That battle continues in our day. A June 2024 survey of 3,000 college students dealt with basic knowledge of American history and government. Unfortunately, they found a […]

Last week, Joy Behar of “The View” on ABC called the Electoral College “un-American.” Oh my. Perhaps we could call her an “Electoral College dropout”? The Constitution says that “We the people” are in charge of our country, but we act through our elected representatives. The provision for the Electoral College can be found in […]

We’ve all witnessed the recent drama of the pro-Palestinian, anti-Jewish protests on college campuses. A recent discovery at one of the protests speaks volumes about the whole movement. In the tents of the anti-Israel, pro-Hamas protesters at NYU, the police who cleared out their den of dissent uncovered signs which said, “Death to Israel! Death […]

Virtually every week there is some news item about the war on America’s founding ideals. In Concord, Massachusetts on April 19, 1775, the “shot heard round the world” rang out, which was the very beginning of the American War for Independence. But, syndicated columnist Don Feder notes, that town recently “removed three historical markers, which […]

This is a picture of the Apostles’ Creed, which affirms Jesus’ resurrection, as seen in an American colonial church. Is there scientific evidence for His resurrection?   The resurrection of Jesus from the dead is the cornerstone of historic Christianity. But is there scientific evidence it really happened? Some scholars believe that yes, there is […]

We have become a nation of rude people. Does that matter? I actually think it does because there is a link between manners and morals. As a grandfather of three little children, it’s so important to teach them to engage in good manners, to be grateful. I even write thank you notes to local places […]