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April 22, 2026
"The Foundation of American Liberty" Film Series on America's Christian Roots (Updated Regularly)
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. Also, Charlie Kirk interviewed Jerry Newcombe in reference to one of the episodes, “The Road to Independence,” and Charlie called it “an amazing film.” The series celebrates […]
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April 21, 2026
Clarence Thomas and America's Founding Principles
It’s not often that Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas speaks in public. Clarence Thomas has now served longer than anyone else on the court—since the fall of 1991. What he said last week should be heard by every American. He called the nation back to our founding principles. The Justice spoke to a full […]
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April 15, 2026
Dr. Jerry Newcombe Spoke on Lexington-Concord and Samuel Adams at a Cape Cod Event---You Can Hear and See It Here
On Sunday, April 12, at 3:30 PM EDT, Dr. Jerry Newcombe of Providence Forum spoke on the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, Lexington, Concord, and Samuel Adams.     Here is the link to the talk and PowerPoint.
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April 15, 2026
The Arrival of Revival?
The other night, I saw the movie, “A Great Awakening.” Wow. Just in time for America’s 250th birthday comes this wonderful movie on the ministry of Rev. George Whitefield of England in the mid-1700s and how his unlikely partnership with printer and quasi-skeptic Ben Franklin helped spiritually awaken a whole generation of Americans. Unbeknownst to […]
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April 15, 2026
Podcast with Troy Miller, President of NRB, on the Incredible Outreach of Christian Broadcasting
Topic: The Incredible Impact of Christian Broadcasting. In the colonial era, Samuel and other patriots initiated the Committees of Correspondence—a means of mass communication in a day long before the types of media we have available to us.  Fast forward to today. How important is Christian broadcasting? How effective is it? How far is its […]
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April 15, 2026
Podcast with Ray Moore on the Importance of Home Education---and Modern Threats to Same
Topic: Homeschooling Under Fire. In the early days of America, education was largely home-based and the Bible was the number one textbook in one way or another. And in those days, the literacy rate was remarkably high. Fast forward today and we see poor results in modern education on many fronts. And even an attempt […]
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April 15, 2026
Podcast with Alex McFarland on Religious Freedom and Threats to Same
Topic: Threats to Religious Freedom. America was established largely for the purpose of religious freedom. But in some cases that freedom has eroded. Thankfully, we still have a First Amendment that theoretically guarantees religious freedom. Many other countries do NOT have that guarantee—including some European countries, which is mind-boggling today. There’s a disturbing anti-religious freedom out […]
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April 15, 2026
Podcast with Dr. Joanie De Brito on the Passion of the Christ
Topic: The Passion of the Christ. Most of the founders of America were professing Christians. Some were more devout than others. For example, George Washington, the father of our country, has chiseled in stone behind him a plaque testifying to his belief in life after death because of his belief in Jesus, who conquered death […]
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April 14, 2026
Podcast with Richard Harris on the Threat from Radical Islam
Topic: Americans and the Muslim Threat. “To the shores of Tripoli” is a line from the theme song of the United States Marines. It harkens back to a time when Thomas Jefferson was president and when he ordered the Marines to rescue our sailors from Muslim pirates on the Barbary coast of the Mediterranean. According […]
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April 14, 2026
Podcast with Alex McFarland on Beware the Politicians Who Undermine the Bible
Topic: Beware The Politicians Who Undermines the Bible. If you study the views of the vast majority of the founding fathers of America, we see how the Bible played a key role in shaping so many of our institutions which have led to political prosperity and freedom at an unprecedented level. But what if one […]
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April 14, 2026
Podcast with Eden Gordon Hill on Manners and Morals
Topic: Manners and Morals. Have dining room tables carried the American spirit? Our next guest thinks so. She’s a Christian radio host named Eden Gordon Hill. In an article on this for Family Research Council, she writes: “Throughout our nation’s history, what happened around the dining room table carried the American Spirit. Now, the American […]
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April 14, 2026
Podcast with Don Feder on the Transgender Agenda Versus Natural Law
Topic: The Transgender Agenda Versus Natural Law. In the Declaration of Independence, the founders refer to “the laws of nature and of nature’s God.” Fast forward to today’s society, and we seem to be completely cut off from even the pretense of natural law. One prominent example of that is in this whole realm of […]
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April 11, 2026
Garbage for Others to Pick up
There is a conflict between the elites and the people. Often, it’s a subtle conflict, but it is real nonetheless. A couple of weeks ago, when the Senate voted to approve one of their own, Markwayne Mullin (R) Oklahoma, some commentators, such as Jimmy Kimmel, sneered that before he had become a senator, he had […]
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April 8, 2026
Podcast with Clare Ath on the Declaration's Right to Life Versus Abortion
Topic: Abortion vs. the Right to Life. Our founding fathers said that all people are created equal and have been endowed by our Creator with inalienable rights, including the right to life. But 50 years of abortion rights in America have undermined that right. But thankfully, many active pro-life groups are making a positive difference. […]
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April 1, 2026
The Founding Fathers and the Resurrection
This week Christians around the world of all strands celebrate what we consider some of the most significant events in world history—the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ on behalf of the salvation for those who believe in the Lord. There are many historical reasons to believe in these events, which I’ve addressed in […]
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April 1, 2026
Providence Today | The Declaration of Independence and the Right to Life
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: The Declaration of Independence says our rights come from the Creator—the first being the right to life. But for the last half-century, the abortion ethic has been at war with the right to life. In this short video by Jerry Newcombe, Frank Pavone, founder and director of Priests for Life, comments […]
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March 25, 2026
Podcast with John Eidsmoe on the Miracle of the Constitution
Topic: The Miracle of the Constitution. The Constitution of the United States, which was produced “in the year of our Lord 1787,” is our nation’s governing document. It is predicated on the Declaration of Independence, which says that our rights come from God, explains why we exist as a nation. But producing the Constitution was […]
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March 25, 2026
Podcast with Stephen McDowell on the Forefathers Monument in Plymouth
Topic: The Forefathers Monument in Plymouth. The tallest granite statue in America is the forefathers monument in Plymouth, Massachusetts. This monument includes a huge statue representing FAITH with four smaller statues that honor Morality, Law, Education, and Liberty. This monument in the place where the Pilgrims settled after the voyage of the Mayflower in 1620 […]
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March 25, 2026
Same Congress that Passed the Declaration Passed This Day of Prayer Proclamation
Sometimes we are led to believe today that the founding fathers of America were men of the Enlightenment, meaning that, for the most part, they were not believers in Jesus. But that’s not true that they were mostly skeptics. There were a few, but they were the exception—not the rule. And besides, Enlightenment thinkers, like […]
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March 25, 2026
Podcast with Mark Beliles on God in the Declaration of Independence
Topic: God in the Declaration of Independence. This year we celebrate America at 250. We celebrate the 250th birthday of the adoption by voice vote of our nation’s birth certificate, the Declaration of Independence. God is mentioned four times in the Declaration: ▪the laws of nature and of nature’s God ▪endowed by their Creator with […]
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March 25, 2026
Podcast with Dr. Bob Freiberg on the Price of Religious Liberty
Topic: The Price of Religious Freedom. America was founded for the most part by those seeking religious freedom as they fled religious persecution. In those day, many times, the persecutors were the established state-churches. A forerunner to the Protestant Reformation was John Hus, who was cruelly executed by the church for preaching the plain message […]
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March 18, 2026
Lessons for America from the Titanic
Here’s a trivia question…Who christened the Titanic? I’ll answer that question later. Interest in the Titanic never seems to abate. My wife and I got to visit an interactive, high-tech exhibit on the Titanic, which included a few artifacts brought up from the bottom of the sea, such as Captain Smith’s binoculars. The website for […]
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March 18, 2026
Podcast with Stephen McDowell on Home-school Education in Colonial America
Topic: Education in Colonial America. Author Stephen McDowell is the president and co-founder of the Providence Foundation, and he often leads tours on our nation’s Christian roots, including in the D.C. area. I’m Jerry Newcome, executive director of Providence Forum (a division of Coral Ridge Ministries), and today we welcome back author and Christian tour […]
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March 18, 2026
Podcast with Nicole Hunt on the Declaration's Right to Life and Abortion Today
Topic: Update on the Battle for Life. The founding fathers acknowledged that our Creator has endowed us with the right to life. But that right to life in America has been greatly undermined by the abortion ethic. Recently, the Trump administration has engaged in some pro-life measures. To get an update on this, Nicole Hunt […]
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March 18, 2026
Podcast with Robert Spencer on the Constitution's "The Common Defense" and Iran
Topic: The Common Defense and Iran. The Constitution of the United States explicitly says that one of the chief purposes of the federal government is to “provide for the common defense.” Well, for almost 50 years now, Iran has been the world’s largest exporter of terrorism. Week after week, thousands of Iranians would chant, “Death […]
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March 18, 2026
Podcast with Bill Federer on George Washington's Peace Through Strength and Iran
Topic: George Washington’s Peace Through Strength and Iran. George Washington, the father of our country, operated on the philosophy of peace through strength. He said the best way to maintain the peace is to prepare for war. Fast forward to today, and we find that America is at a type of war with Iran. For […]
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March 11, 2026
By What Authority?
A Texas member of the state House of Representatives from the liberal district of Austin catapulted to national fame last week. Why? He beat outspoken Jasmine Crockett in the Democratic primary as a candidate for the U.S. Senate. After this victory, Congressman James Talarico, said, “We are not just trying to win an election, We […]
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March 11, 2026
Podcast with Bill Federer on St. Patrick
Topic: St. Patrick. On March 17th, many Americans celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Alas, in some cases they celebrate by getting drunk that day. But the real St. Patrick was a strong Christian who brought the faith to Ireland. One historian, Thomas Cahill, wrote a classic book about the impact of St. Patrick and his movement, […]
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March 11, 2026
Podcast with Robert Bortrins on Marx and Education
Topic: Karl Marx and Education. The battle over education is a critical one. Always has been. Always will be. Publius Communications writes, “Why are so many parents choosing homeschool? Because government schools have become laboratories for progressive education and Marxist ideology. [There is a new] exposé by Robert Bortins, CEO of Classical Conversations, and investigative […]
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March 11, 2026
Podcast with Neil Shenvi on Natural Law Versus Critical Theory
Topic: Natural Law Versus Critical Theory The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were based on natural law. For example, the Declaration refers to the laws of nature and of nature’s God. Ultimately, there was a Biblical view of gender and sexuality. But if we fast forward to today we see critical theory (which is […]
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March 11, 2026
Podcast with Michael Hirsch on Honoring the Sabbath
Topic: Honoring the Sabbath. The Ten Commandments have been a key backbone for law in the Western tradition, including America, for centuries. President Harry Truman once said, “The fundamental basis of this nation’s laws was given to Moses on the Mount.” The 4th commandment deals with honoring the Sabbath. Jesus said that man was not […]
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March 6, 2026
Podcast with David Rives on No Creator, No Rights
Topic: Evidence for the Creator. America’s founding document, the Declaration of Independence, asserts that we have rights because the Creator gave them to us. But today many cultural elites deny there is a Creator. They believe in evolution and believe that science has supposedly disproven God. But no Creator, no rights. David Rives, founder of […]
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March 6, 2026
Podcast with Darrell White on Ten Commandments Ruling
Topic: Ten Commandments Ruling. There’s a battle surrounding the Ten Commandments in the schools today—even in the conservative state of Louisiana. Just recently, Fox News reports: “A federal appeals court cleared the way…for a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms, lifting a lower court block and reigniting debate over religion […]
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March 6, 2026
Podcast with Cliff Martin on Religious Liberty Case
Topic: Religious Freedom at Risk. Should a teacher be forced against his or her will to promote material that directly contradicts his faith? America’s founders wrote in the first amendment, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” But for several decades, many judges, including justices on […]
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March 6, 2026
Historic Town Dismisses Pledge of Allegiance
It seems that virtually every week that goes by, there is an attack on our national patriotism in one way or another. In the historic town of Winchester, Virginia, (not far from Harpers Ferry, WV), the town council has decided the Pledge of Allegiance is not needed for their regular meetings. The Daily Caller writes, […]
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March 6, 2026
Podcast with Melanie Kurdys on the Battle Over Education
Topic: The Battle Over Education. At one time, America was among the best educated nations in the world. James Madison of Virginia, a key architect of the Constitution, said, “A well-instructed people alone can be permanently a free people.” But surely James Madison nor other founding fathers would have viewed some of the modern developments in […]
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March 4, 2026
Providence Today | Richard Bourne
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: Dr. Jerry Newcombe examines the remarkable story of Richard Bourne, a humble Christian missionary whose servant leadership helped establish the longest continually operating Native American church in the United States. This features commentary of Dr. Paul Jehle of the Plymouth Rock Foundation.
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February 26, 2026
Rethinking Doubting Thomas Jefferson
In February 1777, Thomas Jefferson helped establish an evangelical church. What? Yes, that Thomas Jefferson. It was called the Calvinisitical Reformed Church of Charlottesville. And it met in the local courthouse. Why, that’s enough to give the ACLU apoplexy. This was less than a year after he wrote the first draft of the Declaration of […]
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February 26, 2026
Podcast with Jeremy Dys of First Liberty on a Religious Liberty Update
Topic: Religious Liberty Update. America was established largely for the purpose of religious freedom. But in some cases that freedom has eroded. It’s as if every square inch of religious freedom in our country must be fought for. One of the greatest groups doing the Lord’s work in this realm is First Liberty Institute, founded […]
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February 26, 2026
Podcast with Terry Schilling on Natural Law and the Transgender Agenda
Topic: Update on the Trans Agenda. In the Declaration of Independence, the founders refer to “the laws of nature and of nature’s God.” Fast forward to today’s society, and we seem to be completely cut off from even the pretense of natural law. One prominent example of that is in this whole realm of the […]
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February 26, 2026
Podcast with Sue Liebel on the Declaration's Right to Life Versus Chemical Abortions
Topic: Update on Abortion in America. Our founding fathers said that all people are created equal and have been endowed by our Creator with inalienable rights, including the right to life. But 50 years of abortion rights in America have undermined that right. One would have thought that abortions in America would decrease after the […]
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February 26, 2026
Podcast with AWANA President Matt Markins on Reaching the Next Generation
Topic: Our Children, Our Future. Our 30th president Calvin Coolidge once noted: “The foundations of our society and our government rest so much on the teachings of the Bible that it would be difficult to support them if faith in these teachings would cease to be practically universal in our country.” That statement is about […]
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February 25, 2026
Podcast with Keith Spurgin, Author of "Unknown"
Topic: The Church and Loneliness. In the early days of America, the church played a more dominant role in our society. Today, there has been largely a breakdown on the influence of the church, as well as the breakdown of the family. One of the results of this is the rise of loneliness. Pastor Keith […]
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February 25, 2026
Podcast with Greg Seltz on a Cultural Update (on Social Media)
Topic: The Impact of Social Media. George Washington said that religion and morality are indispensable supports to our political well-being. So what does that mean for our day as religion and traditional morality seem to lose much of their influence? Os Guinness once said that the Puritans lived as if they had swallowed gyroscopes, while […]
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February 24, 2026
An Ambitious Bible Reading Plan
Just in time for America’s 250th anniversary, Bunni Pounds and the team at Christian Engaged are gearing up for a massive Scripture-based event this spring—“America Reads the Bible.” I spoke with Bunni Pounds for a radio segment about this upcoming event. She told our listeners: “On April 18-25, we’re going to be in Washington, D.C. […]
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February 24, 2026
Podcast with Historian Jane Cook on Ben Franklin
Topic: Some Insights on Ben Franklin. One of our key founding fathers was Ben Franklin. Although he was not an orthodox Christian, he did make a passionate speech on behalf of prayer during the Constitutional convention. That speech may well have broken through a logjam in the proceedings. Recently, historian Jane Cook, a former White […]
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February 24, 2026
Podcast with Mark Beliles on Jefferson and Liberty
Topic: Jefferson and the God Who Gave Us Liberty. We often hear today that many of our founding fathers were essentially unbelievers. A prime example is Thomas Jefferson/ Yet he wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence, which says our rights come from the Creator. When it comes to Jefferson and his faith, […]
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February 17, 2026
Various Media Appearances of Dr. Jerry Newcombe to Promote Providence Forum
Various media appearances of Jerry Newcombe, mostly on America’s Christian roots… Recent interviews or participation on various outlets, etc. Note: Immense thanks to Sarah Kittle for helping to line up so many of these interviews. ***Eric Metaxas interviewed Jerry Newcombe for Presidents’ Day 2026. ***2 online devotionals by Lynette Kittle for Salem for Presidents’ Day […]
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February 12, 2026
Podcast with Stephen McDowell on Renewing American Education
Topic: Renewing American Education. Author Stephen McDowell is the president and co-founder of the Providence Foundation, and he often leads tours on our nation’s Christian roots, including in the D.C. area. I’m Jerry Newcome, executive director of Providence Forum (a division of Coral Ridge Ministries), and today we welcome back author and Christian tour director, […]
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February 12, 2026
Podcast with Paul Jehle on What Marshall Foster Called "the American Covenant"
Topic: The American Covenant. On July 4, 2026, we will be celebrating America’s 250th birthday. Although many will be celebrating this momentous anniversary, without any reference to God or the Bible. But conservative Christians note that the Bible played a critical role in the creation of the nation. Dr. Paul Jehle of Plymouth, Massachusetts, the […]
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February 12, 2026
Is It Cool to Be Unpatriotic? Perhaps---But it’s also Ungrateful
Quite honestly, I don’t follow sports. In fact, I was leading a church service during the Super Bowl. We all have different tastes, but when it comes to watching sports games on TV, I’m like the bank examiner in “It’s a Wonderful Life!,” who said in a different context: “Well, they do those sort of […]
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February 12, 2026
Podcast with Bill Federer on Is America Up for Grabs?
Topic: The Borders and Deportation. Is America’s future up for grabs? Can a nation long exist with open borders? We saw that the previous administration had wide open borders, and it’s estimated that at least 10 million illegals poured in. Now, after conflicts on the streets of Minneapolis, some Americans oppose the current administration from […]
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February 12, 2026
Podcast with Hollywood Morris on Ordered Liberty Under God and the ICE Controversy
Topic: Resistance to ICE. The founding fathers of America recognized ordered liberty under God’s law. Defund the police works against that concept. Is resistance to ICE just Defund the Police 2.0? Hollywood Morris (whose real name is Henry Morris) has been involved in multimedia programs for churches and non-profit organizations across the country. A few […]
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February 12, 2026
Podcast with Deanna Thayer on Reviving Christian Influence in Our Culture
Topic: Reviving Christian Influence on our Culture. In a new film from Focus on the Family and the Colson Center, Dr. Os Guinness is on a quest to see if the West, including America, can get back to the ideas that helped give it birth and helped it to flourish into the incredible civilization we’ve […]
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February 12, 2026
Podcast with Bunni Pounds on Reading Through the Bible to Celebrate America at 250
Topic: “America Reads the Bible” The Bible played a key role in helping to shape America. For example, Os Guinness observes that the Biblical concept of covenant gave rise to the American Constitution. President Andrew Jackson once said that the Bible is “the rock upon which our republic was founded.” Christians Engaged, out of Texas, […]
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February 12, 2026
Podcast with Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld on Soros' War on America as Founded
Topic: The Soros Agenda. There is a war on America as founded, and one of those who helps finance that war is billionaire George Soros, who recently handed over what has been described as “his Evil Empire” to his 37-year old son, Alex. Alex has recently visited the Biden White House about 20 times. Dr. […]
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February 4, 2026
No Sanctuary in the Sanctuary
Minnesota is a Sanctuary State, meaning that illegal aliens can flaunt our immigration laws, even though every nation has to have borders to remain a nation. But as we all know, there was no sanctuary for those in the sanctuary of Cities Church in St. Paul a couple of weeks ago. Just last week, Don […]
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February 4, 2026
Podcast with Alex McFarland on the Attack on the St. Paul Church
Topic: Minneapolis Church Attack. America was founded for the most part by those seeking religious freedom. For example, the Puritan settlements in Massachusetts and beyond wrote in 1643, in the New England Confederation, “We all came into these parts of America with one and the same end and aim, namely, to advance the Kingdom of […]
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February 3, 2026
Providence Today | The Creator and The Scopes Trial
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: The founders said our rights come from the Creator. But what if there were no Creator? Some in our society seem to think that the Creator has somehow been disproved by science, for example, by the famous Scopes Monkey Trial 100 years ago. But is that really the case? Here’s a […]
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January 29, 2026
"Common Sense" at 250
They say the exception proves the rule. Thomas Paine was a founding father who later in life became a complete skeptic. Most of America’s founding fathers were professing Trinitarian Christians. Dozens of them had the equivalent of a seminary degree. Paine was an exception, not the rule. Thomas Paine was not a typical founding father. […]
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January 29, 2026
Podcast with Troy Miller on Recent Attack in a Church in America
Topic: Anti-Religious Attack in America. America was founded largely by Christians for religious freedom. Yet it seems our freedoms are ebbing away. On January 18, there was a dramatic attack on a church during the Sunday morning service in St. Paul, as part of the ongoing anti-ICE attacks. Troy Miller, president of the National Religious […]
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January 29, 2026
Podcast with Stephen McDowell on Our Christian Heritage and the National Archives
Topic: God’s Hand on American History Seen at the National Archives. Does America have Christian roots and does it matter? A recent poll from the Pew Research Center says of fellow Americans on the left: “69% say the Bible should have little or no influence on the laws of the U.S., including 53% who say it should […]
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January 29, 2026
Podcast with Dr. Greg Seltz on Love Thy Neighbor and Politics
Topic: Does Love Thy Neighbor Have Anything to do with Politics? Question: Does Love Thy Neighbor Have Anything to do with Politics? Dr. Gregory (or Greg) Seltz is the executive director of the Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty (the LCRL) in Washington, D.C. Recently, Greg wrote about the challenge we have to QUOTE, “Reclaim the […]
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January 29, 2026
Podcast on Declaration's Right to Life and the Hyde Amendment
Topic: The Right to Life and the Hyde Amendment. The Declaration of Independence proclaims that our rights are endowed upon us by our Creator—and the first right is the right to life. But more than 50 years of abortion has done much to undermine that right. Meanwhile, the Hyde Amendment, introduced 50 years ago, has […]
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January 22, 2026
Podcast with Alex McFarland on Socialism, the Big Lie
Topic: Socialism Is a Big Lie. The founders of America said that our rights come from God. Communism says there is no God, and basically, you have no rights—if the state chooses that you should not. Alex McFarland is a Christian youth specialist, who is very concerned about the growing acceptance of socialism among young […]
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January 22, 2026
Reflections on the Anniversary of "Roe v. Wade"
A recent historian said that a line from the Declaration of Independence is the most important sentence in history. Well, certainly that sentence is exceedingly important, but I agree with those who counter-argue, “No, actually John 3:16 is the most important sentence in history.” Meanwhile, the great statement in the Declaration is: “We hold these […]
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January 22, 2026
Podcast with Wendy Wright on Anti-Christian Persecution
Topic: Update on the Persecution of Christians. The United States of America was ultimately founded by Christians of different denominations seeking religious freedom. The first freedom listed in the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, that is, the Bill of Rights, is religious freedom. America is sensitive to the issue of religious freedom, even in […]
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January 22, 2026
Podcast with Mark Beliles on Separation of Church and State-Jefferson-Style
Topic: Separation of Church and State, Jefferson-Style. The phrase “separation of church and state” is not found in the U.S. Constitution. Instead, it comes from a private letter Thomas Jefferson wrote to the Danbury Baptists in 1802. The Constitution says, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise […]
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January 22, 2026
Podcast with David Closson on the Right to Life Versus Euthanasia
Topic: Wider Acceptance of Euthanasia. The Declaration of Independence proclaims that our rights are endowed upon us by our Creator—and the first right is the right to life. But not only does abortion undermine that right, we are now beginning to see a major push to end life prematurely at the other end of the […]
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January 14, 2026
Tearing Down Our History
[Pictured: John Adams, 2nd president]   One of the good guys in the battle for celebrating America at 250 is PragerU, founded by the Jewish scholar and author Dennis Prager. But a state senator from Omaha, Nebraska, might not agree. Last week, Michaela Cavanaugh, upset at seeing historical displays outside her office at the State […]
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January 14, 2026
Podcast with Don Feder on America at 250
Topic: America at 250. America will soon be celebrating our 250th anniversary as a nation. Noted columnist Don Feder, who writes regularly for the Washington Times, wrote an article recently on why the whole world—not just America—should celebrate this birthday. Feder notes: “God is an integral part of the American identity. To ask what England […]
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January 14, 2026
Podcast with Dr. Greg Seltz on the Contrast Between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.
Topic: Contrast Between the US and the USSR. NYC Mayor Zohran Mandami said in his inauguration address that we need to reject the “frigidity of rugged individualism” and instead embrace the “warmth of collectivism.” Well, communism has a track record, and it’s not good. Dr. Gregory P. Seltz, the executive director of the Lutheran Center […]
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January 14, 2026
Podcast with Tim Goeglein on the Need for Reform in Education
Topic: The Need for Reform in Education. Education was very important to the founding fathers. They even wrote up the Northwest Ordinance and passed it in 1789. There’s a section in there about education. It reads: “Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary for good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of […]
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January 14, 2026
Podcast with Jenna Ellis on the Somali Fraud Scandal
Topic: Somali Medicaid Fraud. In the Constitution, the founders were very careful to divide power so that no one person or small group could abuse power. Theoretically, Minnesota is still under the U.S. Constitution. So what went wrong when it comes to the recently-exposed Somali daycare scandal, where billions of dollars were spent on social […]
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January 7, 2026
The Largely Forgotten Founding Father
[Image of Samuel Adams] Here we are at the very outset of the year in which America celebrates its 250th birthday on July 4th. There’s a man who played a pivotal role in that birthday, but most Americans seem unaware of his immense contributions. Samuel Adams is perhaps the most overlooked of our founding fathers. […]
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January 7, 2026
Podcast with Dr. Peter Lillback on the Names of God and America's Founding
Topic: Names of God and America’s Founding. When the founding fathers of America spoke about God, they often used words like, Providence, the Great Governor of the Universe, the Invisible Hand, and so on. Were these just fancy words for the God of the Bible? Or are they references to more of a god acceptable […]
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January 7, 2026
Podcast with John Eidsmoe on the Dating of Christ's Coming into the World (the First Time)
Topic: Dating First Christ’s Coming to Our World. The coming of Jesus Christ into our world was so significant that it divided time into two—Before Christ and AD (Anno Domini) in the Year of our Lord, which by the way is how the Constitution is dated, in the year of our Lord 1787. Of course, […]
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January 7, 2026
Podcast with Gary Varvel on the Rise of Anti-Semitism Today
Topic: Anti-Semitism Today. George Washington’s favorite Bible verse was Micah 4:4, which talks about how every man shall be able to rest under his own vine and fig tree, and there shall be none to make him afraid. To the father of our country, this verse from the Old Testament was a picture of what […]
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January 7, 2026
Podcast with Jane Cook on America at 250
Topic: “This Year Make a Resolution to Know the American Revolution.” Our nation’s 250th birthday is coming up soon. And yet many Americans today do not appreciate our nation’s history and the sacrifices so many of founding fathers underwent that we might be free. Our 2nd president John Adams once remarked: “Posterity! you will never […]
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January 5, 2026
Motivational Quotes from the Founding Fathers
The founding fathers are a font of wisdom. Since a new year is upon us, when we resolve to turn over a new leaf, I thought it might be good to list some of their advice on various subjects.   ECONOMIC ADVICE Don’t spend more than you make is wise advice, no matter what century […]
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December 31, 2025
Providence Today | "What Makes This Nation Unique": Comments by Rick Green
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: As the United States approaches its 250th birthday in 2026, many Americans are asking an important question: What truly makes America exceptional? Dr. Jerry Newcombe sits down with Rick Green, founder of Patriot Academy and longtime collaborator with WallBuilders, to explore the biblical and constitutional foundations that shaped the American experiment. […]
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December 30, 2025
Joy to the World
[Pictured: Handel] One of the greatest Christmas carols involves the contributions of three men, with the first two working independently of each other. The first was the great 17th-century British hymn writer, Isaac Watts. The second was the great 18th-century German-British composer, Handel. The third was an American musician who later married a poem by […]
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December 20, 2025
Podcast with Dr. Paul Kengor on Communism and Young Americans
Topic: Communism and America’s Youth. The founders of America said that our rights come from the Creator. Communism declares there is no Creator. America’s largest city just recently voted in a socialist, really a communist, to be their next mayor. Critics note that socialism and communism do not have a good track record. Yet, millions […]
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December 20, 2025
Podcast with Dr. Greg Seltz---Is the Government the Solution or (Sometimes) the Problem?
Topic: Government—the Solution or the Problem? Recently, in a column I wrote warning against socialism: NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani sees big government as the solution. He said, “We will prove that there is no problem too large for government to solve, and no concern too small for it to care about.” Instead, I agree with President […]
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December 20, 2025
Podcast with Former Congressman Hon. Allen West on the Chain of Command
Topic: The Chain of Command in the Military. The Constitution declares that the goals of the federal government include to “insure domestic tranquility” and to “provide for the common defense.” Of course, within the military there is a chain of command. About a month ago, there was a viral video where some politicians encouraged military […]
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December 20, 2025
Podcast with Jenna Ellis on "Religion and Morality"---Contrast of Today with Our Founding
Topic: Attacks on Traditional Biblical Morality. John Adams famously said that our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. Fast forward today, and we see rampant immorality—sometimes even promoted in some churches? The American Family Association writes: “A recent Barna study revealed that […]
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December 20, 2025
Podcast with Bill Federer---On the Loss of the Knowledge Today of Our Christian Founding
Topic: The Brainwashing of America? The United States of America, based on the concept that our rights come from God and that we the people are in charge of our future, has historically flourished. Proper education was one of the keys to maintaining our freedoms. Our 4th president, James Madison of Virginia, a key architect […]
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December 20, 2025
Podcast with Alex McFarland on the State of Religion in America
Topic: Assessing the State of Religion in America. America was settled and founded in large part for the purpose of religious freedom. The state of religion fluctuates over time, although it seems as if we have seen a long streak of secularism dominating the nation. A new Pew Report declares, “Decline of Religion Remains Stalled, […]
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December 20, 2025
Podcast with Mark Beliles on Jefferson's Faith (or Lack Thereof)
Topic: Jefferson’s Faith. Was Thomas Jefferson a closet atheist, for all practical purposes? Many today seem to say as much. Thomas Jefferson is one of our most important founding fathers. He wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence, which says our rights come from the Creator. When it comes to Jefferson and his […]
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December 20, 2025
Podcast with Todd Nettleton on Anti-Christian Persecution Worldwide Today
Topic: Update of Anti-Christian Persecution Worldwide. The first freedom listed in the American Constitution is freedom of religion That’s not surprising when we consider how many of those who settled and founded this country came so they could worship God freely in their particular tradition. Today, anti-Christian persecution is rampant in many places around the […]
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December 20, 2025
Most of the Founding Fathers Recognized the Deity of Jesus
During the American founding era, week after week, on Sunday mornings, the congregation members would arise and recite together The Apostles’ Creed, a historic statement of the Christian faith. Often it was written on the walls. Who participated regularly in such affirmation of their faith? George Washington, Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson*, James Madison, and so […]
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December 10, 2025
A Call to Remember the Victims of Anti-Christian Persecution
They’re killing Christians in other countries, often with impunity. And many Christians in America seem either ignorant or apathetic about it. Perhaps many of us fail to act because  we are not sure how we can help. But religious freedom is exceedingly important. America began because of anti-Christian persecution. Many of the original colonies were […]
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December 10, 2025
Podcast with Attorney Jenna Ellis on Same-sex Marriage Versus Religious Liberty
Topic: Same-sex Marriage Versus Religious Freedom. The first freedom listed in our Bill of Rights, that is, the first Ten Amendments to the Constitution was religious freedom. America was largely founded for and upon the principle of religious liberty. But sometimes immoral laws can impede that religious liberty. It’s a zero sum game. An example […]
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December 10, 2025
Podcast with Dr. Bob Freiberg on a Little Known Attack Against Religious Freedom in Colonial America in the 1760s
Topic: A Threat to American Religious Liberty in the mid-1700s. The original settlers of America came primarily for religious purposes. That’s certainly true for the Pilgrims who founded Plymouth and the Puritans, who founded Boston and Providence, Rhode Island, and what became the state of Connecticut. As the New England Confederation of 1643, these various […]
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December 10, 2025
Podcast with Daniel Buttafuoco on Why We Can Trust the Bible
Topic: The Bible on Trial. The Bible played a key role in helping to create the United States of America. Our 7th president Andrew Jackson called the Bible, “the book upon which our republic rests.” What if the Bible were to be put on trial? How would it fare in a court of law? There is […]
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December 4, 2025
Podcast with Dr. Os Guinness on Reviving Christian Influence on Our Culture
Topic: Reviving Christian Influence on our Culture. In a new film from Focus on the Family and the Colson Center, Dr. Os Guinness is on a quest to see if the West, including America, can get back to the ideas that helped give it birth and helped it to flourish into the incredible civilization we’ve […]
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December 4, 2025
Podcast with Troy Miller on Today's Worldwide Persecution Against Christians
Topic: Persecuted Church Around the World this Christmas Season. The United States of America was ultimately founded by Christians of different denominations seeking religious freedom. The first freedom listed in the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, that is, the Bill of Rights, is religious freedom. America is sensitive to the issue of religious freedom, […]
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December 4, 2025
Podcast with Author Michael Bedenbaugh on Reviving Our Republic
Topic: Reviving Our Republic: 95 Theses for the Future of America. Has America squandered 250 years of freedom? Is it too late? The Ascot Media Group writes, “As America nears its 250th birthday, Navy veteran and civic reform advocate Michael Bedenbaugh warns that the nation is at risk of losing what he calls ‘250 years […]
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December 4, 2025
Podcast with Lt. Col. John Eidsmoe on the Pilgrims and Socialism
Topic: The Pilgrims and Socialism. The Pilgrims were able to come over on the Mayflower because of some financial backers in England. One of the stipulations of these backers was that in the New World they would hold all things in common. This led to a type of socialism that the Pilgrims were saddled with. […]
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December 4, 2025
Podcast with Kayla Toney on an Attack Against Religious Freedom in California
Topic: Religious Freedom Threatened in California. America for the most part was founded by Christians for religious liberty, which they then extended to people of other faiths or no faith. But today, because of an anti-Christian bias and misunderstanding of the Constitution, we find that often Christians or Christian viewpoints are being discriminated against in […]
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December 4, 2025
Trial by Jury---On the Cutting Block in the UK?
Thank God that the United States declared independence from England two-and-a-half-centuries ago and dependence upon the Lord at the same time. Great Britain, which was a prime mover toward human progress in many ways, seems to be going through a period of jettisoning its former greatness—one move at a time. On the chopping block? Trial […]
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November 26, 2025
Communism Never Works, Not Even for Pilgrims
We are in the 250th year of America. Of course, on July 4, 2026 we will celebrate the birth of the nation, because two-and-a-half centuries earlier to the day, 56 men in the 2nd Continental Congress in Philadelphia unanimously agreed by voice vote to accept the final wording of the Declaration of Independence. Our nation’s […]
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November 26, 2025
The Charlie Kirk Show with Bill Federer and Jerry Newcombe---hosted by Andrew Kovelt on Charlie and Thanksgiving
On Tuesday, November 25, 2025, Bill Federer of Americanminute.com and Jerry Newcombe of providenceforum.org were guests of Andrew Kovelt on the Charlie Kirk Show. The topic was Thanksgiving and America’s Christian roots. It was titled: “Why Charlie Loved Thanksgiving.” You can hear it here.  From Turning Point USA: Why Charlie Loved Thanksgiving   Charlie was […]
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November 26, 2025
Honoring Charlie Kirk at a Ft. Lauderdale Event
On October 14, 2025—on what would have been his 32nd birthday, several people came to a restaurant in Ft. Lauderdale, to honor the memory of Charlie Kirk. Speakers that day included Dr. Jerry Newcombe, executive director of Providence Forum, and Lauren Cooley, who used to work for Charlie Kirk. She is now the Director […]
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November 26, 2025
Podcast with Charlie Kirk on the Need for Christian Courage to Fight Wokeism (Recorded June 2024)
Charlie Kirk (1993-2025) RIP  September 10, 2025 Charlie Kirk was a great Christian man. I was privileged to interview him and to be interviewed by him. Here’s an interview I did with him in the summer of 2024. -JN-Our prayers are with his family and the movement he has begun. Topic: Saving the West from […]
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November 26, 2025
Podcast with Providence Forum Founder Peter Lillback on Socialism and the Bible
Topic: Is Socialism Biblical? Would the founders of America have agreed with the idea of socialism? Dr. D. James Kennedy once observed that 1776 was the year of America’s birth, and it was also the year of the publication of the quintessential book on capitalism—Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations. America has seen a great […]
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November 26, 2025
Podcast with Bill Federer on Answers to the Treaty of Tripoli
Topic: The Treaty of Tripoli Answered. Sometimes, it is said that the Treaty of Tripoli which says something like the United States was not founded as a Christian nation is use to undermine America’s godly heritage. What is the truth about this little-known treaty that secularists sometimes use to try and claim that America was […]
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November 26, 2025
Podcast with Historian Jane Cook on "the Grandfather of America"
Topic: The Grandfather of America. Samuel Adams is without doubt one of the most important founding fathers. But he’s often overlooked. He is often called the lightning rod of the American Revolution. He certainly was one of the first to call on the American colonies to declare independence from Britain, while maintaining dependence upon God. Historian […]
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November 26, 2025
Podcast with Steve Goreham on Climate Change Hysteria?
Topic: Climate Change Hysteria? Theoretically, the Constitution governs the land. Theoretically. But sometimes supposed scientific emergencies suspend Constitutional power for all practical purposes. Efforts to fight supposed climate change could easily be put into such a category. And yet recently, we see President Trump calling the Green New Deal the Green New Scam. We even […]
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November 19, 2025
America's First Thanksgiving Proclamation as a Nation
Thanksgiving is around the corner. That holiday is an annual reminder of our nation’s Christian roots, our godly heritage. Although Virginia rightfully proclaims that the first Thanksgiving was in Jamestown in 1619, not in Plymouth in 1621, the Plymouth one became the proto-type of our annual celebrations. President Lincoln was the first to declare Thanksgiving […]
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November 19, 2025
Socialism and the Bible
Recently, an avowed socialist—Communist, really—won the mayoral seat of America’s number one city, NYC, the home of Wall Street and the largest Jewish population in the world outside Israel. Zohran Mamdani promised a lot of free stuff—although his supporters had to pay for their own drinks at his victory celebration. With the incredibly terrible track […]
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November 19, 2025
Podcast with Dr. Paul Kengor on Violence for Political Purposes---e.g., the Murder of Charlie Kirk
Topic: Violence for Political Purposes. The murder of Charlie Kirk in September 2025 may well have been a watershed moment in American history. While we may have political differences in this country, and while we may have robust political debate in this country, resorting to violence to silence your opponent shows that a major line […]
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November 19, 2025
Podcast with Joel Penton of LifeWise Academy on the Bible and Schools
Topic: The Bible and Schools. Do prayer and Bible-reading have any place in the schools today? Historically, for the first 200-300 years in America, the Bible in one way or another as the chief textbook in our schools. But in the last half-century or so, the Bible is not welcome in the schools. But there […]
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November 19, 2025
Podcast with Stephen McDowell on the Battle Over America's History and Why It Matters
Topic: The Battle over American History and why it matters. There is a battle over American history and especially the Christian aspects that can be found in the creation of our nation. I just read an article in the Federalist, where educational authorities in various states, including Alaska, are excluding the requirement of school children […]
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November 19, 2025
Podcast with Chris Salcedo of Newsmax on Elections and Hispanics
Topic: Hispanics and Elections. Are Latinos always voting to the left, i.e., for bigger government programs or is there a conservative breakthrough amongst them? A Newsmax host, Chris Salcedo is the author of a new book, The Rise of the Liberty-Loving Latino: A New American Revolution. Salcedo writes: “It’s the leftists’ worst nightmare: a Latino […]
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November 19, 2025
Podcast with Communist Survivor Virginia Prodan on America and Communism
Topic: Communism and America. The founders of America said our rights come from God. Therefore, we the people have self-rule. But if you remove God, you remove the only firm basis of our rights. Communism has been tried in many countries around the world, and it has failed every single time. And yet, now NYC […]
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November 19, 2025
Podcast with Richard Harris on Americans and Forgetting God
Topic: Russians, Americans, and Forgetting God. Is America paying a high price for forgetting God? Richard Harris, a leader of “Truth & Liberty” says that the church in America today needs a reformation. Hamilton Strategies writes: “Richard Harris serves as the Executive Director of Truth & Liberty, host of the Truth & Liberty Show and the […]
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November 19, 2025
Podcast with Alex McFarland on Islam and American Freedom
Topic: Islam and American Freedom. Is Islam compatible with American freedom? With the recent election of a Muslim mayor in New York City—which was targeted so dramatically 24 years ago on 9/11 by Islamic terrorists—Islam is enjoying a boost in our nation. And now there are plans for Islam to expand in Texas with a […]
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November 19, 2025
Podcast with Dr. Ingrid Skop on the Declaration's Right to Life Versus the Abortion Ethic, Including the Abortion Pill
Topic: Is Abortion Safe for Women? America was founded on the principle that God has endowed us with rights—and the first of these is the right to life. But in the last half century, abortion has significantly undermined the right to life. Recently, abortion by PILLS have superseded the amount of surgical abortions. Meanwhile, these […]
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November 5, 2025
Podcast with Robert Spender Providing an Update on Jihad, Including Remarks on Mamdani
Topic: Jihad Update. One of the great aspects about America is that it has been historically a safe haven for Jews. George Washington wrote beautiful letters to some of the early synagogues extolling the freedom Jews have here. President Trump has worked hard to make it safe for Jews here in America and even in […]
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November 5, 2025
Podcast with Dr. Jim Garlow on We the People Engaging Culture
Topic: We the People and Engaging the Culture. The founding fathers encouraged “we the people” to play an active role in our government. But today, argue some critics, we are in a mess in modern America because too many Christians have just stood on the sidelines. Dr. Jim Garlow, author of the books Well Versed […]
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November 5, 2025
Podcast with Wendy Wright on Persecution of Christians Update
Topic: Update on the Persecution of Christians. The United States of America was ultimately founded by Christians of different denominations seeking religious freedom. The first freedom listed in the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, that is, the Bill of Rights, is religious freedom. America is sensitive to the issue of religious freedom, even in […]
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November 5, 2025
Abortion and Rape
I heard a very moving talk from a rape victim this past weekend, which I’ll share in a moment. And what she said reminds me of the reason why abortion has gained such a stranglehold in America. Rape is a horrible and violent crime. Interestingly, the allegation of rape is part of the reason America […]
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November 4, 2025
Podcast with Paul Asay on the 7 Deadly Sins
Topic: The 7 Deadly Sins. Founding father John Adams once said, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” George Washington said “religion and morality are indispensable supports” to our “political prosperity and the happiness of mankind.” Well, one of the big […]
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October 30, 2025
Deliberate Omissions from Our History
An article in the Federalist caught my attention recently. It highlights some things in Alaska that are not required to be taught. Such as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Christianity. In the Federalist, David Randall points out that political correctness not only infects the social studies standards in Alaska, but in many other states in the […]
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October 22, 2025
Providence Today | "Colonial Williamsburg"
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: Dr. Jerry Newcombe highlights Colonial Williamsburg as a living reminder of America’s Christian and historical foundations. With commentary from Rev. Greg Davidson, the story explores the site’s rich heritage—from Bruton Parish Church to the College of William & Mary—and how hands-on experiences help families rediscover the faith and values that shaped […]
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October 22, 2025
We’re Blessed We Have “No Kings,” And Donald J. Trump Is No King
As everyone knows, many took to the streets in various American cities this last Saturday to protest President Trump and his policies. The theme was “No Kings,” as if Donald J. Trump were the king of America. Far from it. As Speaker of the House Mike Johnson noted, “If President Trump was a king, the […]
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October 22, 2025
Podcast with Communism Survivor Virginia Prodan on Communism and America
Topic: Communism and America. The founders of America said our rights come from God. Therefore, we the people have self-rule. But if you remove God, you remove the only firm basis of our rights. Communism has been tried in many countries around the world, and it has failed every single time. And yet, as of […]
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October 22, 2025
Podcast with Retired Judge Darrell White on the Bible and the Declaration of Independence
Topic: The Bible and the Declaration. America will celebrate the 250th anniversary of America on July 4, 2026. Specifically, that will be the 250th anniversary of the acceptance of the Declaration of Independence. Did the Bible have anything to do with the Declaration of Independence, our nation’s birth certificate? The Declaration mentions God four times. […]
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October 22, 2025
Podcast with Bill Federer on America's Upcoming 250th Birthday
Podcast with Bill Federer      Topic: July 4, 2026 On July 4, 2026, America will celebrate its 250th birthday. It gets back to the acceptance of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Did the Bible have anything to do with the creation of Declaration of Independence? A lot of secularists today gnash […]
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October 22, 2025
Podcast with Debbie Wuthnow on Christians and Voting
Topic: Christians and Voting. Our 30th president John Calvin Coolidge, one of the most underrated US presidents, once said, “If good men don’t hold office, bad man will.” But what if good people run for office, and people of good will don’t mobilize to vote for them? Christians and voting is an important topic, since […]
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October 22, 2025
Podcast with Joe Willey on Religious Freedom and the Middle East
Topic: Religious Freedom and the Middle East. America was founded for the most part for religious freedom. Christians fled many places, mostly Europe, to come to the New World so they could worship the Lord according to the dictates of conscience. Meanwhile, the Middle East is controlled for the most part by Muslim countries, and […]
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October 22, 2025
Podcast with John Ensor on the Right to Life and Charlie Kirk's Legacy
Podcast with Pastor John Ensor     Topic: The Right to Life and Charlie Kirk’s Legacy. The right to life is explicitly mentioned in our nation’s birth certificate, the Declaration of Independence. But abortion is at war with the right to life. Thankfully, when churches get involved, it can make a huge impact on the abortion battle. […]
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October 16, 2025
Podcast with John Eidsmoe on Christianity and the Declaration of Independence
Topic: The Bible and the Declaration. America will celebrate the 250th anniversary of America on July 4, 2026. Specifically, that will be the 250th anniversary of the acceptance of the Declaration of Independence. Did the Bible have anything to do with the Declaration of Independence, our nation’s birth certificate? The Declaration mentions God four times. […]
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October 16, 2025
Podcast with Alex McFarland on the Ten Commandments and the Schools
Topic: Ten Commandments and the Schools. There’s a battle surrounding the Ten Commandments in the schools today—even in the conservative state of Texas. Hamilton Strategies writes, QUOTE “James Talarico, a Texas state representative, doesn’t like putting up the 10 Commandments in Texas classrooms. But Dr. Alex McFarland, a youth and culture expert, says having the […]
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October 16, 2025
Podcast with John Eidsmoe on the Charlie Kirk Assassination
Topic: Contrast between 2020 and 2025. John Adams famously said, “Our Constitution was made for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” The founders expected for the people to be virtuous for our system to work. How would virtue be maintained? Through voluntary religion, they said. Fast […]
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October 16, 2025
Podcast with Dr. Corey Miller on Christianity and the University
Topic: Higher Education Deficiencies Today. Harvard was the first college created in America. It dates back to 1636. For the nearly three centuries of its existence, its motto in Latin was “Truth for Christ and the Church.” Sometime in the early 1900s, it cut off the last part of the phrase (the Christ and the […]
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October 16, 2025
Podcast with Rev. Bill Cook on the Pulpit and the American Revolution
Topic: The Pulpit and the American Revolution. While we often hear the notion that the founders intended our government to be completely secular, the reality is that many pastors played a key role in the founding of America. So much so that some British critics of these liberty pastors called them “the black robed regiment.” […]
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October 16, 2025
God and the Victory at Yorktown
On October 19, 1781, in a battlefield not too far from Jamestown, America won its independence. The framers of this country said this was by the grace of God. We too should acknowledge the help of God, upon whom our rights are predicated, as the founders spelled out in the Declaration of Independence. In the […]
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October 9, 2025
"In the Presence of Greatness"- Reflections on the Dr. James Dobson Memorial
[Image from the ADF legal.org website] My wife and I had the privilege of attending the memorial service for Dr. James Clayton Dobson, Jr., in the greater Denver area this past Saturday. (He had died August 21.) The audience got to hear just a taste of Dobson’s incredible impact and of his humble, thoughtful, and […]
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October 3, 2025
The Lillback-Newcombe Conversations on America's Christian Roots
Dr. Peter Lillback, founding president of ProvidenceForum.org, and Jerry Newcombe, executive director of same, co-wrote the best-seller, “George Washington’s Sacred Fire.” (2006). Here are a series of many of their discussions on the faith of the founders, including Washington (listed as GW). Note: Providence Forum is now a part of Coral Ridge Ministries. Christianity and […]
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October 2, 2025
Podcast with Lucas Miles on How Paganism Threatens America as Constituted
Topic: Paganism Threatens America as Founded. America was founded as one nation under God. The essence of the American experiment is self-rule under God. For example, in the Declaration of Independence, the framers said our rights come from the Creator and we have our government by “the consent of the governed.” But lately, we have […]
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October 2, 2025
Podcast with Historian Jane Cook on Celebrating America at 250
Topic: Celebrating America at 250. We are less than a year away from the big celebration of America at 250. On July 4th, 2026, the nation will celebrate the 250th birthday of the Declaration of Independence, our nation’s birth certificate. Some secularists either downplay our history or worse, only highlight the bad stuff. Historian Jane […]
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October 2, 2025
Is the Constitution "Propaganda"?
Is the U.S. Constitution worth preserving? Of course it is. Is it worth defending, even at the cost of life and limb? Of course it is. Is it worth distributing to young and old, including in our schools? Of course it is. Well, actually, not everybody agrees with that last part. Here is a two-year-old […]
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October 2, 2025
Podcast with Scott Powell on Revisiting Christopher Columbus
Topic: Christopher Columbus Revisited. “In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” And the world has never been the same. For a few centuries, the man who opened up the New World to the Old World through his death-defying voyage was a hero. But in the last 40 years or so, somehow Christopher Columbus has been […]
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October 2, 2025
Podcast with Stan Goldenberg on New Movie on Finding Hope in Darkness
Topic: New Movie Offers Hope Despite Utter Darkness. The founders of America said that our rights come from the Creator and the purpose of government was to honor those rights. In contrast, the regime of Hitler and the Nazis in Germany in the 1930s and 40s was based on a totally different worldview—one predicated on […]
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September 26, 2025
Podcast with Corey Miller on Reform Needed in Higher Education
Topic: Needs for Reform in Higher Education. The original universities in America, like Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, were all founded for the glory of God and the advancement of the Christian faith. Of course, the vast majority of them have gone secular. But some wonder about the degree of this secularization—is it shutting down alternative […]
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September 26, 2025
Podcast with Jeremy Dys on Religious Liberty Victories
Topic: Religious Freedom and Public Schools America was established largely for the purpose of religious freedom. But in some cases that freedom has eroded—for instance, in our public schools. Attorney Jeremy Dys writes: “Every year, my firm, First Liberty Institute, receives dozens of requests for legal help from students and teachers who face hostility from […]
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September 26, 2025
Podcast with Tracy Pons on Home-Schooling---A Common Custom of America's Settlers and Founders
Topic: Home Schooling. In America, education for the masses was initially Christian. The purpose of the school was so that the children could read the Bible for themselves. A lot of the education took place at home. And back then the literacy rate was much higher. In the last few decades there’s been a resurgence […]
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September 26, 2025
Podcast with Alex McFarland on Charlie Kirk's Martyrdom
Topic: False Attacks on Charlie Kirk’s Legacy The founders of America valued free speech and acknowledged freedom of religion and freedom of speech in the First Amendment to the Constitution. Fast forward to September 2025—the assassination of Christian evangelist and activist Charlie Kirk has shocked the world. Amazingly, some critics of Charlie Kirk have essentially […]
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September 26, 2025
Violence Is the Dividing Line
If you have to resort to violence, you’ve lost the debate. The assassination of Charlie Kirk two weeks ago was a case in point. They couldn’t defeat him at debate, so they killed him. Charlie’s slogan, as seen on the white tent he was in when he was shot, says it all, “Prove me wrong.” […]
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September 22, 2025
Podcast with NRB President Troy Miller on Free Speech and the Assassination of Charlie Kirk
Topic: Free Speech and the Assassination of Charlie Kirk. The death of Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point, has shocked Americans and the world. He was assassinated last week doing what he loved—defending Christian values on college campuses, even in many hostile environments. Troy Miller, the president of the National Religious Broadcasters declared: “Charlie […]
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September 18, 2025
"The Body They May Kill"---Reflections on the Martyrdom of Charlie Kirk
Christianity has never been politically correct. It never will be. Therefore, there have been numerous attempts to snuff it out, beginning with its very Founder. As the saying goes, if you don’t like the message, shoot the messenger. But beginning with Him, there’s always a resurrection that its opponents had not counted on. The killing […]
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September 10, 2025
With Honor Flights, Patriotism Is Alive and Well
Sometimes one gets the impression that in modern America, patriotism isn’t really cool. But this past weekend, I got to see that among many Americans today, patriotism is alive and well. I was in the Ft. Lauderdale airport on Saturday night, waiting for hours for the return of a delayed flight that was a part of […]
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September 10, 2025
Podcast with Providence Forum Founder Dr. Peter Lillback on "Is Patriotism Biblical"?
Topic: Is Patriotism Biblical? Is patriotism biblical? Ever since the days of the Vietnam War, it seems as if there’s a portion of Americans who think it’s not cool to be patriotic. One can argue that there is something of a link between love of God and love of country—not that the two always go […]
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September 10, 2025
Podcast with Dr. Greg Seltz on our Culture Wars
Topic: Our Culture Wars. At present, we are a divided nation. Dr. Gregory P. Seltz, the executive director of the Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty in D.C., wrote recently, “I just read an article that spoke of a ‘civil war’ raging in America. I think that if I had written such an article, the headline […]
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September 10, 2025
Podcast with Tom DeRosa of Creation Studies Institute on No Creator, No Morality
Topic: No Creator, No Morality. The founders of America acknowledged that God is the source of our rights. They said that we are endowed by our Creator with unalienable rights. But….what if there is no Creator? The theory of evolution postulates that life just happened by chance, we just evolved, and it’s naïve to believe […]
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September 4, 2025
Podcast with John Eidsmoe on Founding Father Roger Sherman
Topic: Meet Founding Father Roger Sherman. When it comes to our nation’s founding fathers, there were only three men who signed all three of our key founding documents, that is, the Declaration of Independence (1776), the Articles of Confederation, which went into effect in 1781 and was a key forerunner to the Constitution, and the […]
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September 4, 2025
Podcast with Nicole Hunt on Parental Rights in Education
Topic: Parental Rights in Education. In early America, parents were the ones responsible for their children’s education, as the Bible stipulates—not the government, the parents. In fact, in that view, the teacher is in parentis loco—in the place of the parent. But in recent times, some of the public education has become so out of […]
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September 4, 2025
Podcast with Neil Mammen on Should the Church Ignore Politics?
Topic: Should the Church Just Ignore Politics? We live at a time where if you try to get your church to help mobilize voters, to speak on the issues of the day, like abortion or transgender cases, etc., then you get accused of quote-end-quoting “preaching politics.” Some liberal denominations present Jesus Christ as if He’s […]
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September 4, 2025
Podcast with Attorney Jonathan Hullihan on a Case Study of Opposition to the Constitution
Topic: Opposition to the Constitution—a Case Study. America is governed, theoretically, by the Constitution of the United States. Yet amazingly, some on the left seem to be at war against America as constituted, that they sometimes go against the document itself. One liberal commentator called the Constitution trash—on national television, no less. Consider this example […]
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September 4, 2025
The Left Belittles Prayer---But God Is What We Need
Last week, the shooter in Minneapolis of little children in a Catholic church-school during mass was discovered to have written on one of his weapons, “Where is your god [sic].” He used a picture of Jesus on his target in practice before the big day of shooting last Wednesday. And now the left says to […]
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August 28, 2025
Podcast with Bishop E.W. Jackson on Crime in Washington, D.C.
Topic: Safety in Our Nation’s Capital. The Constitution stipulates one of the main purposes of the federal government is to ensure common defense. How can we celebrate “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” if we’re being overrun by crime. President Trump has now deployed the National Guard in D.C. to help stem the tide […]
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August 28, 2025
A Tribute to the Man Behind Dr. James Dobson
It’s not every day that one gets to see private childhood home movies of someone famous. But I had such a privilege some 30 years ago, when I produced a feature on Dr. James Dobson, who died last week. He founded and led for decades the worldwide ministry of Focus on the Family, which became […]
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August 28, 2025
Podcast with Stephen McDowell on Patrick Henry
Topic: Patrick Henry. In one of the most memorable speeches in American history, Patrick Henry, a patriotic statesman from Virginia, declared, “Give me liberty or give me death.” Patrick Henry was the first governor of Virginia as a U.S. state. He was a long-time legislator in Virginia. He was a well-known orator. What do we […]
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August 28, 2025
Podcast with Dylan Coombs on Counteracting Bias at the Museums
Topic: Bias at the Museum. There is a battle over history in our time. In many cases, the Christian origins of positive things have been distorted or most often, simply ignored. We can even this in some cases in museums, including the Smithsonian. I remember about 5 years ago being at the American history Smithsonian […]
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August 28, 2025
Podcast with Dr. Phillip Magness on the 1619 Project Myth
Topic: The 1619 Project Myth. Is history sometimes weaponized to justify some political aim? Well, that’s a loaded question. For example, there are those today who say that America was built on the backs of slaves. Is that accurate? Slavery is without a doubt America’s biggest shame. But, as economic historian Dr. Phillip Magness points […]
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August 28, 2025
Podcast with Mark Beliles on Rev. Charles Clay and His Long Time Friend, Thomas Jefferson
Topic: Thomas Jefferson and His Minister Friend, Charles Clay. When the founders wrote the Declaration of Independence, they said that our rights come from the Creator, that is, God. Thomas Jefferson was the chief author of the first draft of the Declaration. When Jefferson referred to God, did he mean the God of the Bible? […]
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August 28, 2025
Podcast with Historian Jane Cook on Ben Franklin and Cancel Culture
Topic: Cancel Culture and Ben Franklin. Although we think of cancel culture as a new phenomenon. It really isn’t. In fact, historian Jane Hampton Cook, who has written books on our nation’s founding, wrote an article recently on this topic. It’s called, “How Ben Franklin Fought Cancel Culture in His Time.” She notes: “When cancel […]
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August 28, 2025
Podcast with Scott Walter on Megadonors Helping to Fund America's Demise
Topic: Left-wing Megadonors Contributing to National Demise. Is America the city on a hill our nation’s settlers and founders and even leaders through the century envisioned? Amazingly, painstaking research shows that some left-wing megadonors are pumping in millions of dollars to try and cut us off not only from our nation’s heritage but even from […]
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August 28, 2025
Podcast with Ezra Deane on the Declaration's Right to Life Versus the Abortion Ethic
Topic: The Church Helping to End Abortion. The right to life is explicitly mentioned in our nation’s birth certificate, the Declaration of Independence. But abortion is at war with the right to life. Thankfully, when churches get involved, it can make a huge impact on the abortion battle. LoveLife is a nationwide pro-life group that mobilizes […]
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August 28, 2025
Podcast with Alex McFarland on NYC Mayoral Race Versus God as the Source of Our Rights (Per the Declaration)
Topic: NYC Mayoral Socialist Candidate. America’s founders recognized that God is the source of our rights. In the 20th century, the world saw repeated examples of the rise of socialism in one nation over here and another nation over there, where in most cases they built a new society, based on an atheistic framework. Just […]
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August 28, 2025
Podcast with Sam Sorbo on Rethinking Public Education
Topic: Rethinking Public Education. In America, education for the masses was initially Christian. The purpose of the school was so that the children could read the Bible for themselves. But about 2 centuries later, public schools were born and then eventually they cut us off from the nation’s initial Christian moorings, and knowledge of the […]
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August 25, 2025
The Siren Song of Socialism
Picture a seven-year-old girl living under communism in the 1980s. Her dad brings her to a local grocery store in the Ukraine, their home, in the old Soviet Union. He tells her to look around at the store and memorize the scene. This was described to me in a radio interview a few years ago […]
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August 25, 2025
The Boston Liberty Tree
250 years ago this month, the British chopped down an important symbol of American freedom—the Boston Liberty Tree. To add insult to injury, they ignominiously turned that once-stately elm into mere firewood. I knew virtually nothing about the Liberty Tree—until I was informed by Dr. Peter Lillback, the founding president of Providence Forum, for which […]
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August 25, 2025
The Declaration of Independence Ethic Prevails in a Pro-Life Victory in South Florida
I’ve been involved in the pro-life movement long enough to see progress and regress, setbacks and positive developments. Here’s a story of God using many active Christians of various churches to bring about a positive change. For 23 years, the Aastra Women’s Center in Ft. Lauderdale was committed to killing unborn babies. Surgical abortions cost […]
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August 13, 2025
Providence Today | "God-Given Rights"
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: What is the source of our rights? In this portion of our Providence Forum film “Endowed By Their Creator,” you’ll see that America’s founders believed God is the source of human rights. Watch now!
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August 6, 2025
Providence Today | "The Unveiling of Guidance"
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: Commentators on George Washington often minimize his faith in Christ. Now, a brand-new painting of Washington has been unveiled called “Guidance.” Here’s a short clip from Providence Forum’s film on George Washington focusing on Valley Forge. Dr. Jerry Newcombe also includes a portion of the unveiling of the new painting.
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July 31, 2025
The Creator and the Scopes Trial
[File image] The founders said our rights come from the Creator. It is He who has endowed us with our rights. Therefore, they stand secure. But what if there were no Creator? What then? Some in our society seem to think that the Creator has somehow been disproved by science, that evolution is a proven […]
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July 31, 2025
Mission Drift of Our Historic Colleges
Is college worth all the expense and trouble these days? I used to think it was. But look at all the changes for the worse. So much of what passes for a college education these days is indoctrination in political correctness. A recent study reported in Newsweek found that one in four Gen Z college […]
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July 31, 2025
Podcast with Frank Pavone on the Declaration Versus Abortion Rights
Topic: The Declaration’s Right to Life Vs. Abortion. The right to life is America’s (really, humanity’s) most basic right, as spelled out in the Declaration of Independence—our national birth certificate. Yet abortion undermines that right. There is progress, and there is regress in the pro-life movement. Recently, a pro-life bill was passed in West Virginia, […]
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July 31, 2025
Podcast with Bill Federer on Muscular Christianity and Our Heritage
Topic: Courageous Christianity. The movie “Chariots of Fire” has a famous line along the lines that “what we need today is a muscular Christianity.” This was from a character going back to England in the 1920s. The YMCA, the Young Men’s Christian Association, has been an organization that helps promote the idea of “muscular Christianity.” […]
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July 31, 2025
Podcast with Scott Walter---Undoing the "City on a Hill"?
Topic: Dark Money Dedicating to Changing America in a Bad Way. Recently, Tucker Carlson wrote: “Ever heard of Arabella Advisors? Probably not. And that’s strange, since they’ve done a lot to destroy the world you grew up in. You should know, so read this book.” The book in question is called Arabella: The Dark Money […]
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July 31, 2025
Podcast with Marina Medvin, Opponent of Socialism
Topic: Socialism Picture a seven year old girl living under communism. Her dad brings her to a local grocery store in the Ukraine, their home, in the old Soviet Union. He tells her to look around at the store and memorize the scene. “Make a photograph of this in your mind of this,” he tells […]
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July 31, 2025
Podcast with Ted Baehr of Movieguide on Redeeming Hollywood
Topic: Redeeming Hollywood, Including a Discussion on Ted’s Father, “Tex” Allen, 1930s Cowboy Star The founders of America said that we can keep our republic if the people are moral, and if they are well-educated. Alas, today, there are many Americans who do not fit in either category. One influence for good or ill, depending […]
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July 23, 2025
Podcast with Bill Martinez on America at 250
Topic: America at 250. America at 250—-July 4th next year will be our nation’s 250th birthday. Are Americans celebrating or are they despairing? I guess it boils down to who you ask. Bill Martinez is a nationally syndicated radio host heard on more than 300 stations nationwide. Bill Martinez joins Jerry Newcombe to discuss the […]
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July 23, 2025
Podcast with Glenn Stanton of Focus on the Family on Morality and Same-sex Marriage
Topic: Same-Sex Marriage. Our founders were concerned that the people would be virtuous. And our system won’t work if it’s immoral. John Adams put it this way, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” Fast forward to today. Here we are […]
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July 23, 2025
Podcast with Alex McFarland on the Creator and the Scopes Trial
Topic: The Creator and the Scopes Trial. America’s national birth certificate is the Declaration of Independence, which states that our rights come not from government but rather from God. We are endowed by our Creator with our inalienable rights. But what happens if we somehow erase belief in the Creator? That has happened in America […]
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July 22, 2025
Podcast on the Declaration's Right to Life and Jewish Views on Abortion
Topic: Jewish Views on Abortion. The founders declared in the Declaration of Independence, that our rights come from God. The first right listed is the right to life. But abortion is at war with that right to life. Question. What is the Jewish position on abortion? Just like among professing Christians, there are differing opinions […]
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July 17, 2025
America's Patriotism Gap
It’s no news flash that younger Americans today generally tend to be less patriotic than previous generations. But the “patriotism gap” is growing rapidly—and perhaps most concerning is the fact that the gap is most drastic among younger Americans. Writing for HotAir.com, Ed Morrissey notes: “Pride in America has sunk to its lowest standing ever, […]
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July 17, 2025
Dismantling Christian Values---One Court Case at a Time?
Did the founders of America intend for God to be banished from the public arena? The idea occurs so regularly in modern times that we tend to think it’s what the founders wanted. For example, recently, a law allowing the posting of the Ten Commandments in Louisiana schools has been blocked as unconstitutional (for the […]
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July 17, 2025
Podcast with Dr. Os Guinness on "Our Civilizational Moment"
Topic: “Our Civilizational Moment.” How are we to properly understand and to navigate through “this civilizational moment”? These days, we see a great unraveling in our society of the values that made America exceptionable. In fact, use the phrase “American exceptionalism” these days, and you might get a fight on your hands. One of the […]
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July 17, 2025
Podcast with Wendy Wright for an Update on Anti-Christian Persecution
Topic: Update on the Persecution of Christians. The first freedom listed in the American Constitution is freedom of religion That’s not surprising when we consider how many of those who settled and founded this country came so they could worship God freely in their particular tradition. Today, anti-Christian persecution is rampant in many places around […]
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July 17, 2025
Podcast with Stephen McDowell on Colonial Williamsburg
Topic: Colonial Williamsburg. For anyone willing to look at the facts, we see that America has a rich Christian heritage. For example, we can see that in Colonial Williamsburg, which is not far from Jamestown. Jamestown was the first permanent British settlement in North America. That was in 1607. The first thing they did was […]
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July 17, 2025
Podcast with Columnist Don Feder on God, Socialism, and the NYC Mayoral Race
Topic: God, Socialism, and the NYC Mayoral Race. In his Farewell Address, George Washington warned America about descending into political factions. He also spoke in favor of how “religion and morality” were “indispensable supports to our political prosperity.” Fast forward to today and the New York City mayoral race, where the front-runner is an avowed […]
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July 17, 2025
Podcast with Sam Sorbo on Patriotism and Education
Sam Sorbo Topic: Schooling and Patriotism. A recent survey found that younger Americans are not patriotic. Millions of them think that America has never been great. Some of them are committed to a Marxist ideal of tearing it all down, so they can rebuild the nation along supposedly more equitable lines. Much of the souring […]
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July 17, 2025
Podcast with Thom S. Rainer on How Church-going Can Help Our Anxious Population
Topic: How Church-going Can Help Our Anxious Population. Throughout its history, churches have played a key role in America. But today the church seems to be waning in influence these days, overall. Meanwhile, one church expert of our time is Thom S. Rainer, the founder and CEO of Church Answers. He has more than 40 […]
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July 17, 2025
Podcast with Commentator Jeff Crouere on the Trump Presidency So Far
Topic: Trump’s Presidency So Far. The Constitution carefully divides power between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Article 2 spells out the duties of the president. The Constitution says, “Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:—’I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully […]
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July 15, 2025
Providence Today | "The Progress of the Pilgrims"
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: Most Americans have no idea that the Pilgrims practiced a form of socialism that was imposed on them. Despite their generous and giving nature, socialism didn’t work for them, just as it has never worked anywhere it has been tried. Dr. Jerry Newcombe recently sat down with Col. John Eidsmoe, one […]
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July 2, 2025
God and the Declaration of Independence
Soon, another Fourth of July will be upon us. What do we celebrate on the Fourth of July? Of course, it’s America’s birthday—dating back to 1776. That’s when 56 men agreed by voice vote for the final wording of our nation’s birth certificate….the Declaration of Independence. A month later they began to sign it. Samuel […]
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July 2, 2025
Podcast with Dr. Paul Kengor on Providence and the Founding of America
Topic: Providence and the Founding of America. Many people today chafe at the idea that God had anything to do with the founding of America. But earlier generations of Americans were convinced that without God’s help we never would have been able to become an independent nation. George Washington said as much in his First […]
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July 2, 2025
Podcast with Tim Goeglein of Focus on the Family-D.C. on Recent SCOTUS Decisions Impacting Morality
Topic: Assessing Recent SCOTUS Decisions, Related to Morality. In his Farewell Address, George Washington, the father of our country, said, “Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports.” But in the last several decades, we’ve seen the deliberate erosion of Judeo-Christian values in our government, our […]
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July 2, 2025
Podcast with Dr. Steven Mansfield on Re-inspiring Patriotism
Topic: Re-inspiring Patriotism. 250 years ago, as the American War for Independence began in the greater Boston area, many Americans were very patriotic. They loved their God. They loved their country. They loved their freedom. And so, against all odds, they took on the most powerful nation in the world—because they wanted to make a […]
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July 2, 2025
Podcast with Historian Dr. Mary Grabar on the Recent Victory in NYC of an Avowed Socialist
Topic: Is NYC Really Planning to Go Full Socialism? The founding fathers gave us a system of liberty under law. They respected the rights of private property. But recently, America’s largest metropolis—New York City—voted in the Democratic primary for mayor an avowed socialist. He also comes from a Muslim background. His name is Zohran Mamdani, […]
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July 2, 2025
Providence Forum Featured on Recent Edition of Truths That Transform
Watch this television segment about Providence Forum on “Truths That Transform,” Coral Ridge Ministries’ flagship program—hosted by Dr. Robert J. Pacienza. This program aired the weekend of June 28-29, 2025. This segment begins about two minutes from the top. You can watch it here.
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June 30, 2025
Providence Today | "The Will of Heaven"
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: During the 1760s and 1770s, the founders of America diligently sought to preserve their God-given rights, even as they attempted to work with the British Crown and Parliament, which were undermining those rights. Here’s a portion of the Providence Forum film, “Endowed By Their Creator.” Providence Forum is an outreach of […]
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June 25, 2025
America at 250 Coming Next Year---July 4, 2026---Can You Answer These Questions About Jefferson Correctly?
A clock with the countdown to July 4, 2026 can be seen here. >A New Quiz In 1777, Thomas Jefferson met regularly in the Charlottesville Courthouse for the purpose of: Town meetings Town trials State meetings Worshiping Jesus Christ See below for the answer to this and a previous quiz. >Older Quiz On July 4, […]
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June 25, 2025
Podcast with Robert Spencer on America and the Strike Against the Iranian Nuclear Program
Topic: Jihad Update. The United States has become one of the most powerful nations in history with incredible military might. Whenever America has gone to war, in virtually all cases it was to defend our freedom or defend that of others. Recently, President Trump approved a surgical strike against Iran’s nuclear weapons program in order […]
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June 25, 2025
Podcast with Historian Jane Cook on Providence and the American Founding
Topic: Providence and the American Founding. There’s a new movie that highlights the wonderful story about the birth of America. Did the hand of God have anything to do with the creation of the nation? The new movie gives a resounding, “Yes,” and it’s called “The American Miracle.” It’s based on the best-selling book with […]
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June 25, 2025
Dr. Franklin Saves the Day
We are often given the impression that the founding fathers intended a “strict separation of church and state” with no religious references allowed in the government. But in reality, on June 28, 1787, during an impasse at the Constitutional Convention, one of the least orthodox of the founding fathers—Dr. Ben Franklin—called on the convention to […]
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June 25, 2025
Podcast with Craig DeRoche on Natural Law Versus the Transgender Agenda
Topic: Update on Natural Law Versus the Transgender Agenda. The founding fathers gave us a system of government where we are to have liberty under law. In the Declaration of Independence, they refer to “the laws of nature and of nature’s God.” Fast forward to today’s society, and we seem to be completely cut off […]
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June 25, 2025
Podcast with Retired Judge Darrell White on Acknowledging God in the Public Arena
Topic: Is It Constitutional to Acknowledge God in the Public Arena? Does the Constitution prohibit the public acknowledgement of God? Today’s secularists say it does, and they even go to court to try and prevent religious references by our public officials. Recently, some courts have voted against the Ten Commandments from being allowed to be […]
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June 18, 2025
Anarchy Framed as Compassion: Where Is Justice?
The founding fathers aimed to ensure our liberty under law, in conformity with the “laws of Nature and of Nature’s God.” Natural law refers to the moral law the Creator has impressed upon the world. For example, Samuel Adams once wrote: “Thou shall do no injury to thy neighbor, is the voice of nature and […]
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June 18, 2025
Podcast with Hon. Allen West on Unrest in America
Topic: Riots in the Streets. The Constitution declares that the goals of the federal government include to “insure domestic tranquility” and to “provide for the common defense.” Well, today, as of this recording, there have been different anti-Trump riots in various cities around the nation, including Los Angeles, where it all began. Are these spontaneous […]
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June 18, 2025
Podcast with Kelsey Lee Pritchard on the Declaration's Right to Life Versus Abortion Ethic
Topic: Defunding Planned Parenthood. The right to life is explicitly mentioned in our nation’s birth certificate, the Declaration of Independence. But abortion is at war with the right to life. Planned Parenthood is the largest abortion group in America—and they make a lot of money from abortion. But they also receive hundreds of millions of […]
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June 18, 2025
Podcast with Alex McFarland on the Faith of Our Fathers (including a story about the Beach Boys)
Topic: Faith of Our Fathers. We speak much about the founding fathers, those who contributed so much to the foundation of America. One of the great Christian hymns opens like this: “Faith of our fathers, living still In spite of dungeon, fire and sword, O how our hearts beat high with joy Whene’er we hear […]
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June 18, 2025
Podcast with Jeff King on Update of Anti-Christian Persecution in China
Topic: Anti-Christian Persecution in China. America was born for the most part by those seeking religious freedom. Tragically, around the world, religious freedom is still at risk in some places. For example, Christians are routinely being persecuted in China. Jeff King serves as the president of International Christian Concern. Jeff is one of the world’s […]
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June 17, 2025
Providence Today | Dealing with a Tyrant
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: In the 1760s and 1770s, American colonists faced a dilemma. The Bible and their ministers taught that we are made in the image of God and have God-given rights. But as the conflict with Great Britain grew, the King and Parliament were constantly trampling those rights. Here’s a portion of Providence […]
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June 12, 2025
Humility---the Missing Ingredient
Recently, I had the privilege to be interviewed by Dr. Gina Loudon on “American Sunrise,” the morning program of “America’s Real Voice” network. This was for their faith segment, and the one interviewing me this time was Dr. Gina Loudon. Dr. Gina asked me to comment about some remarks Hollywood A-lister Matthew McConaughey made about […]
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June 12, 2025
Podcast with Bill Federer on the Constitutional Obligation for "the Common Defense" and the L.A. Riots
Topic: L.A. Riots 2025. Two of the stated purposes of the U.S. Constitution are to “insure domestic tranquility” and to “provide for the common defense.” Well, today, as of this recording, Los Angeles is burning. Is this a spontaneous riot? Or is it bought and paid for by some Communists, as alleged to be the […]
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June 12, 2025
Podcast with Dr. Greg Seltz on the Church's Role in Society
Dr. Greg Seltz                  Topic: The Church’s Role in Society. In colonial America, some scholars have noted, often the church was the hub of society. Certainly that was the case in New England, where each town would have its meeting hall—for church and for town meetings. Eventually, these […]
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June 12, 2025
Podcast with Terry Schilling on Planned Parenthood's War Against "the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God"
Topic: Update on the Trans Agenda, including Planned Parenthood funding to promote the transgender agenda. The founding fathers gave us a system of government where we are to have liberty under law. In the Declaration of Independence, they refer to “the laws of nature and of nature’s God.” Fast forward to today’s society, and we […]
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June 12, 2025
Podcast with Dr. Ingrid Skop, Ob-Gyn, on the Declaration's Right to Life Versus the Abortion Pills---Which Are More Dangerous Than Previously Realized
Topic: Is Abortion Safe for Women? America was founded on the principle that God has endowed us with rights—and the first of these is the right to life. But in the last half century, abortion has significantly undermined the right to life. Recently, abortion by PILLS have superseded the amount of surgical abortions. Meanwhile, these […]
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June 4, 2025
Great New Film---"The American Miracle"
Did the hand of God have anything to do with the birth of America? There’s a great new movie that gives a resounding, “Yes,” and it’s called “The American Miracle.” It’s based on the best-selling book with the same title by Michael Medved, a popular radio show host, author, political commentator, and film critic. Medved […]
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June 2, 2025
Providence Today | The Pilgrims Speak Today
Coral Ridge Ministries writes:  Today, if you speak of the Bible and the Christian faith playing a key role in the settling and founding of America, you’ll often receive blowback. Dr. Jerry Newcombe sat down with retired Col. John Eidsmoe to discuss the Pilgrims and what we can learn from them today.
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June 2, 2025
Podcast with Michael Medved about his New Movie, "The American Miracle"
Topic: The American Miracle. There’s a new movie that highlights the wonderful story about the birth of America. Did the hand of God have anything to do with the creation of the nation? The new movie gives a resounding, “Yes,” and it’s called “The American Miracle.” It’s based on the best-selling book with the same […]
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June 1, 2025
"The Foundation of American Liberty" Film Series on America's Christian Roots (Updated Regularly)
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, […]
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May 29, 2025
Podcast with Bill Federer on America and the Jews, in Light of the Recent Shooting in D.C.
Topic: America and the Jews, in the Wake of the Recent Shooting in D.C. The shooting on May 21, 2025 of two Israeli diplomats, a couple that were soon to be engaged, was a horrible act of violence. It comes as antisemitism in America is exploding on college campuses and elsewhere. An American Jewish Committee […]
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May 29, 2025
Podcast with Wendy Wright on Persecution of Christians Worldwide
Topic: Update on the Persecution of Christians. The first freedom listed in the American Constitution is freedom of religion That’s not surprising when we consider how many of those who settled and founded this country came so they could worship God freely in their particular tradition. Today, anti-Christian persecution is rampant in many places around […]
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May 29, 2025
Podcast with Dr. Greg Seltz on "Render Unto Caesar"
Topic: Render Unto Caesar.  Jesus said famously that we are to render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and unto God the things that are God’s. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution says, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” But many of today’s […]
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May 29, 2025
Podcast with Nicole Hunt on the Declaration's Right to Life Versus Chemical Abortions
Topic: The Abortion Pill Versus the Right to Life. The founding fathers acknowledged that our Creator has endowed us with the right to life. But that right to life in America has been greatly undermined by the abortion ethic. The main way abortion is administered today is through chemicals, the so-called abortion pill. Or really […]
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May 29, 2025
America and Antisemitism
The shooting recently of two Israeli diplomats, a couple that were soon to be engaged, was a horrible act of violence. It comes as anti-Semitism in America is increasing on college campuses and elsewhere. Many protesters reject Israel and embrace Hamas, which officially states, “Jihad is its path and death for the sake of Allah […]
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May 23, 2025
Various Media Appearances of Dr. Jerry Newcombe to Promote Providence Forum
Various media appearances of Jerry Newcombe, mostly on America’s Christian roots… ***Here is Roger Marsh interviewing Jerry Newcombe for Dr. James Dobson’s Family Talk. ***Here is a Memorial Day article by Lynette Kittle that quotes Jerry Newcombe. ***Here is an article by Lynette Kittle on the Day of Prayer that mentions Jerry Newcombe. ***Here is […]
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May 23, 2025
God and the Constitution
Some skeptics today like to argue that the founding fathers purposefully left God out of the Constitution. They say that a “Godless Constitution” was the intended design of the document—and they’re wrong. First of all, the authors of the Constitution not only mention God, they even mention that Jesus is God. They do this in […]
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May 22, 2025
Podcast with Dr. Susan Michael on New Coalition to Support Israel
Topic: Advocating for Israel. Recorded; May 20 2025 The founders of America cherished religious freedom which they viewed as a gift from God. This included freedom for Jews. George Washington famously wrote to a few synagogues in America, and there were only a few at the time, assuring them that the United States was a […]
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May 22, 2025
Podcast with George Shamblin on the Bible (the 4 Gospels), "the Rock Upon Which Our Republic Rests"
Topic: The Bible, “The Rock Upon Which Our Republic Stands”—the Four Gospels. The Bible played a key role in helping to create the United States of America. Andrew Jackson called the Bible, “the rock on which our republic rests.” The New Testament opens with the four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. A new book on […]
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May 22, 2025
Podcast with Chris Moritz on One Party Rule in California
Topic: One Party Rule in California. The founders of America established us as a constitutional republic. Theoretically, we the people elect our representatives who makes decisions in our place. But what happens to a city or state, where they effectively have one-party rule? Such as in California. Is Gavin Newsom the “Nero of California”? Christopher […]
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May 22, 2025
Memorial Day and Military Prayers
Memorial Day marks the time we remember those who have fallen in service of our country. It’s wonderful that many Americans take time out to honor those who died that we might be free. One aspect of military service that is often neglected these days is the multitude of official prayers and acknowledgements of God […]
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May 22, 2025
Podcast with Author Scott Powell on Memorial Day
Topic: Memorial Day. We are free in large part because others sacrificed on our behalf that we might be free. Memorial Day is an annual reminder of the debt we owe to those who died while serving our country. Scott Powell of the Discovery Institute has recently written a book on America’s special days, Rediscovering […]
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May 19, 2025
Providence Today | Doubting Thomas
Coral Ridge Ministries writes:  Thomas Jefferson was controversial, but was he the flaming skeptic many make him out to be? This brief Providence Today video shows that Jefferson was much more faith-friendly than we’re led to believe.
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May 16, 2025
The Impact of Christian Media
For years, Christian media has often been viewed as a backwater source—like something seen in a Saturday Night Live skit. A source for snickers, but not for sensible information. But, as Dr. Ted Baehr, the publisher of “Movieguide,” likes to say in effect, “The good news is: The bad news is wrong.” Recently, the National […]
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May 15, 2025
Podcast with William J. Federer on the Founders and Our National Debt
Topic: Can We Sustain Our National Debt? The founding fathers warned us to not needless extend credit as a nation, to not borrow more than we can pay off—especially during peace time. Fast forward to today, and take an example. Elon Musk, the world’s richest man takes time off from his businesses, like Tesla, to […]
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May 15, 2025
Podcast with Abby Sexton on Getting Young People to Engage in Culture as Christians
Topic: Recruiting Young Christian People for Christian Engagement. If we are going to turn America around, we need young Christian people to actively engage in the public square. One group that is working on recruiting young people for Christian involvement is “Christians Engaged.” Abby Sexton is the head of the 1630 Project. When I first […]
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May 15, 2025
Podcast with Chaplain and Author Bob Freiberg on Military Chaplains
Topic: How Important Are Chaplains? Chaplains in America are older than the nation. This includes military chaplains and legislative chaplains. In fact, when the ACLU challenged the chaplain program in the early 1980s, the Supreme Court ruled against them because of the historical reality of the whole chaplaincy program, which predated the writing of the […]
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May 15, 2025
Podcast with Dr. Mark Beliles on Jefferson and his Long-time Friend, Rev. Charles Clay
Topic: Thomas Jefferson and His Minister Friend, Charles Clay. When the founders wrote the Declaration of Independence, they said that our rights come from the Creator, that is, God. Thomas Jefferson was the chief author of the first draft of the Declaration. When Jefferson referred to God, did he mean the God of the Bible? […]
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May 8, 2025
Public Funding and National Debate
[Original title: NPR, Truth, and Public Funding] President Trump has repeated his call to defund PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) and NPR (National Public Radio). Under the First Amendment, PBS and NPR certainly have the right to free expression, but must the American taxpayers be forced to fund them? From a Christian and conservative perspective, they […]
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May 8, 2025
Podcast with Dr. Craig Evans on the Trustworthiness of the Bible
Topic: Can We Trust the Bible? The Bible played a key role in helping to create the United States of America. Andrew Jackson called the Bible, “the book on which our republic rests.” But today there are many scholars who question the reliability of the Bible. Does archaeology and sources outside the New Testament shine […]
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May 8, 2025
Podcast with Dale Mason on The George Washington Bible
Topic: The George Washington Bible. We are blessed to have study Bibles. We almost take them for granted. Perhaps the first type of study Bible was the Geneva Bible of 1560. But there was another study Bible that was produced in the late 1700s by Rev. John Brown of Haddington, Scotland. That Bible was so […]
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May 8, 2025
Podcast with Steve Goreham on Climate Change Alarmism and We the People
Topic: Climate Change Alarmism. Can American sovereignty as designed by the founders in the Constitution be undermined by emergency measures to fight alleged MAN-made, catastrophic global warming? Although there’s a new sherif in town with President Donald J. Trump, that does not mean that in some future time the let will not try once again […]
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May 5, 2025
Providence Today | Endowed By Their Creator
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: Dr. Jerry Newcombe examines the key to America’s success in this Providence Today video. It’s why millions of people from around the world are willing to risk their lives to come here.
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May 5, 2025
"The Flag Still Stands for Freedom"
There is controversy lately over the American flag. Marcus Lemonis is the CEO of Camping World, with some 210 locations across the nation. He loves the USA, his adopted country, and shows his love by flying huge American flags at his businesses. Some of the local authorities in North Carolina are clamping down on this. […]
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May 4, 2025
Providence Today: The American Flag
Dr. Peter A. Lillback: Here at the National Constitution Center in the big open vestibule that welcomes you, there’s this marvelous display of flags that take you all the way around from a panorama of the Philadelphia skyline to Independence Hall on the far side. As you take a look at the panorama of state […]
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April 24, 2025
A Post-Easter Meditation on Temptation
Having just celebrated Good Friday and Easter, Christians are reminded again of the terrible price Jesus paid, as the punishment for our sins was poured on Him. By His death and resurrection, He breaks the power of sin in our lives. He forgives us; but He also gives us His Holy Spirit within us, so […]
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April 24, 2025
Podcast with NRB President Troy Miller on the Impact of Christian Broadcasting
Topic: How Can Christians Afford to be Silent These Days? The founding fathers laid it all on the line when they said in the Declaration of Independence when they said that, with their firm trust in God’s help, they mutually pledged to each other their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. Fast forward to […]
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April 24, 2025
Podcast with Author Jonathan Horn on a Lesson in History from World War II
Topic: Lessons in History Concerning Generals MacArthur and Wainright in the Battle for the Philippines. The largest U.S. surrender in history took place during World War II in the Philippines. A new book has just come out this year, 80 years after the end of World War II. The book is called The Fate of […]
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April 24, 2025
Podcast with Movie Producer Ralf Augstroze on "The American Miracle"
Topic: “The American Miracle.” There is a new movie coming out soon (June 9, 2025) related to America’s true story. It’s called the American Miracle. Their website notes: “Our Nation is No Accident. “’The American Miracle’ will take its audience on a journey through some of the most significant events in America’s birth and rise […]
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April 24, 2025
Podcast with College President Dr. Eric Hogue on Anti-Semitism on Campuses
Topic: Growing Anti-Semitism on Campuses. The founding fathers envisioned America as a place where people will be not harassed for their religious views. For example, George Washington wrote letters to three separate synagogues, expressing the sentiment that here in America, everyone can rest under their own vine and fig tree and there shall be none […]
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April 24, 2025
Podcast with David Wheaton on How Worldview Impacts Everything
Topic: How Worldviews Impact Everything. How important is it that we have a Biblical worldview? Well, the late Dr. Donald S. Lutz, the author of The Origins of American Constitutionalism, once noted that the founding fathers, all of them, even the few who may have not been committed Christians knew the Bible “down to their fingertips.” They […]
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April 24, 2025
Podcast with Dr. Greg Seltz on Turning America Back to God
Topic: Turning America Back to God. A large number of Americans today feel that our nation is in decline—although recently that number has gone down a bit. That means that many Americans feel that there have been some recent positive developments in the country. Meanwhile, there is a great need for America to return back […]
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April 24, 2025
Podcast with Steve Cortes on Values Voters and Off-Year Electionss
Topic: Values Voters and Non-presidential Elections. The Constitution famously begins with the words “We the People.” And we the people determine who our rulers will be, based on our elections. It behooves us as Christians and people of good will to make sure we get our voice heard—even in the off-calendar or irregular elections (non-presidential […]
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April 24, 2025
Podcast with Jenna Ellis on the Constitution and the Right to Life
Topic: The Right to Life. The founders of America said in our nation’s birth certificate, the Declaration of Independence, that our rights come from the Creator—not the state—-and the first right listed is that of life. But abortion has been at war with the right to life in America for more than half a century. […]
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April 22, 2025
Providence Today | A Tale of Two Monuments
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: Dr. Jerry Newcombe compares and contrasts two Monuments. One is dedicated to the Pilgrims’ godly legacy, and the other commemorates the godless and bloody French Revolution.
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April 16, 2025
America and Resurrection Hope
Some modern Americans claim to not fear death. On November 15 last year, boxer Mike Tyson told a 14-year-old girl interviewing him that he has no fear of what happens after he dies. When he was asked about his legacy after his death, Tyson told her: “It means absolutely nothing to me. I’m just passing […]
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April 16, 2025
Listen to Short Video Commentaries by Jerry Newcombe on America's Christian Heritage (and Other Topics)
Here is a short teaser put together by John St. George on short video commentaries by Jerry Newcombe, “For God and Country.” These commentaries include the subject of America’s Christian heritage. To find these commentaries, click here.
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April 14, 2025
Lexington-Concord at 250
[Photo by Jerry Newcombe of the bridge in Concord, Massachusetts, where the Battle of Concord was fought on April 19, 1775] Quick question. How many towns or cities in America are named Lexington? Amazingly, the answer is 25. But the original Lexington, the one the others are named after, is the one in Massachusetts. It […]
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April 14, 2025
Podcast with Historian John Eidsmoe on the Issue of Judicial Activism
Topic: Judicial Activism. Lately, there is a portion of the Constitution that is being assailed in our time. It is the electoral college. It has to do with how “we the people” vote for the president. Many today see the electoral college as an out-of-date relic, and they want to abolish it and have it […]
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April 14, 2025
Podcast with Jim Harden on the Battle For Life
Topic: The Battle for Life. The Declaration of Independence says that our rights come from the Creator and the first of these rights enumerated is the right to life. But abortion rights are at war with the right to life. One man that continues to do much to promote life is Rev. Jim Harden, who […]
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April 14, 2025
Podcast with Stephen McDowell on the Founders and Education
Topic: The Founders and Education. The Constitution does not mention education per se. In my Foundation of American Liberty series of documentaries on our nation’s Judeo-Christian roots, for Providence Forum (a division of Coral Ridge Ministries), the late Dr. Walter Williams of George Mason University made an interesting observation. Williams, a syndicated columnist, stated, “The […]
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April 14, 2025
Podcast with Alex McFarland on Tinkering with the Notion of "the Creator"
Topic: Tinkering with “the Creator”? The founders of America said that our rights come from the Creator. But some critics note that with Artificial Intelligence (AI), man can supposedly create a new Creator, sort of, one made in our image. Hamilton Strategies writes, One thing we can say about AI Jesus: He’s a fraud. Dr. […]
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April 14, 2025
Podcast with Historian Jane Hampton Cook on Teaching American History
Topic: Teaching Authentic American History. Lately, there seems to be a trend where Christians who teach about American history, and especially the role of the Bible and God in America’s founding are being marginalized as “Christian nationalists,” whatever that means. But what are the facts of history? Our topic right now is the struggle to […]
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April 8, 2025
Providence Today | The Legacy of the Pilgrims
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: America is unique among nations, as a beacon of freedom and hope. Interestingly, the seeds for this great nation were sown by a very small group of weary sojourners known as the Pilgrims. To explore the Pilgrims’ legacy, Dr. Jerry Newcombe sat down with author Michelle Gallagher.
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April 2, 2025
Do Our Schools Have a Prayer?
There’s a battle right now related to religion and Oklahoma schools. Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters is in favor of greater religious expression in the public schools of that state. Others in the “The Sooner State,” including the state attorney general and some confused clergy, oppose what Walters is attempting to do. Walters wants school children […]
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April 1, 2025
Podcast with Adam McManus on the Wisconsin Supreme Court Battle
Topic: The Battle for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. There is a battle right now raging in the state of Wisconsin over one seat of their seven-member state supreme court. This has become a very expensive race because so much is at stake. The makeup of the Wisconsin state court could possibly lead to a change […]
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April 1, 2025
Judicial Tyranny?
The Constitution begins “We the people,” not “we the judges.” Lately, there has been a tussle between activist judges and President Trump. Some critics argue that some of these judges are acting as if they were the ones elected to the Oval office. FoxNews reports on the issue of “whether a lower court can properly […]
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April 1, 2025
Podcast with Bill Federer on Judicial Activism
Topic: Judicial Activism. The Constitution begins “We the people,” not “we the judges.” Of course, the Constitution has a whole section, Article 3, on the courts—in particular, the Supreme Court. Lately, there has been a tussle between activist judges and President Trump. Some critics argue that some of these judges are acting as if they […]
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April 1, 2025
Podcast with Tim Wildmon on Christian Engagement in the Culture
Topic: Christian Engagement in the Culture. Should Christians be more engaged in the culture? The late Dr. D. James Kennedy answered that question with a resounding, “Yes.” He said many of the social maladies we see today have arisen in part by Christians abandoning our role as salt and light in society. Dr. Kennedy said, […]
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April 1, 2025
Podcast on the Potential for a Third Great Awakening
Topic: A Third Great Awakening? Founding father John Adams said that the American Revolution was preceded by a revolution in the hearts of the people a generation or so before. The Great Awakening was a spiritual revival that helped convert so many in the American colonies, and the greatest leader in the Great Awakening was […]
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March 24, 2025
Providence Today | The Forefathers Monument
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: The largest granite statue in the United States is in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and it is dedicated to the memory of the Pilgrims. Author, Michelle Gallagher sat down with Dr. Jerry Newcombe to discuss this impressive monument and its deep symbolism.
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March 19, 2025
Are We Living Under an "Oligarchy"?
Bernie Sanders said recently that President Trump’s rule is in effect an “oligarchy” of billionaires. The 83-year old senator from Vermont said, “These are the scariest times in my life.”   Sanders told his Facebook followers: “Are you ready for a boring history lesson? Back in the 1770s, the founding fathers of this country, who […]
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March 14, 2025
Killing Christians in Syria
[File photo by Jerry Newcombe] Killing Christians because they are Christians is nothing new. Sometimes the persecution is intense, sometimes not as much.   Right now, many Christians are reportedly being killed in Syria, following the downfall of that nation’s long-time dictator. The Daily Mail (UK) reports: “More than 1,000 Syrians have been killed in just […]
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March 14, 2025
Podcast with Stephen McDowell on Thomas Jefferson and Religion in the Public Square
Topic: Thomas Jefferson and Christian Roots. The chief author of the Declaration of Independence was Thomas Jefferson. Some people have described Jefferson as if he were virtually an atheist. But that is not accurate. Nor would it be accurate to describe him as a fully orthodox believer. How are we to understand Jefferson and his […]
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March 14, 2025
Podcast with Terry Schilling for an Update on the Trans Agenda
Topic: Update on the Trans Agenda. The founding fathers gave us a system of government where we are to have liberty under law. In the Declaration of Independence, they refer to “the laws of nature and of nature’s God.” Fast forward to today’s society, and we seem to be completely cut off from even the […]
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March 14, 2025
Podcast with Tim Goeglein on the Constitution and the Sexual Revolution
Topic: The Constitution and the Sexual Revolution. Has the interpretation of the Constitution and our constitutional principles been affected by the sexual revolution? If so, how? Tim Goeglein, who used to work at the Bush White House, and now runs the D.C. chapter of Focus on the Family, has written a book called, Stumbling Toward Utopia: […]
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March 14, 2025
Podcast with Wendy Wright on Persecution of Christians in Syria
Topic: The Plight of Christians in Syria. America was born for the most part by those seeking religious freedom. Tragically, around the world, religious freedom is still at risk in some places. Many Christians are being killed in Syria right now, ever since the fall of their long time dictator president, Assad. An article in […]
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March 14, 2025
Podcast with David Closson on Declaration Versus Abortion---Life After "Roe"
Topic: The Battle for Life in America. The Constitution of the United States is predicated on the Declaration of Independence, which says our rights come from the Creator and the first of these rights enumerated is the right to life. But abortion rights are at war with the right to life. David Closson is an author […]
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March 14, 2025
Podcast with Hollywood Morris on Defending (Not Defunding) Police
Topic: Support for the Police. Recently, President Trump gave a speech to a joint session of Congress which had all the earmarks of a State of the Union Address. One of those President Trump honored from his bully pulpit was a 13 year old boy who has undergone 13 surgeries to fight brain cancer. The […]
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March 14, 2025
Podcast with Expert on Threat to Our Country from Fentanyl
Topic: Fentanyl. John Adams said, “Our Constitution was made for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” Fast forward to today and we see many moral problems. And they’re exacerbated by drugs. The drug Fenanyl is killing 100s of 1000s of Americans. Yet some of the efforts […]
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March 11, 2025
Providence Today | Sources on America’s Christian Roots
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: Does America have Christian roots and does it matter? Well, what do the original sources say? Dr. Jerry Newcombe shares a report outlining some of these important sources. You’ll see that the Christian faith was critical to the creation of our nation.
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March 5, 2025
Jerry's Short Video Commentary on "A Tale of Two Monuments"
A Tale of Two Monuments | For God and Country Dr. Jerry Newcombe examines the competing visions of two monuments unveiled in 1889: the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the National Monument to the Forefathers in Plymouth, Massachusetts.   Here is Jerry’s vlog.
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March 5, 2025
Jerry's Short Video Commentary on "Prayer in Congress"
Prayer in Congress | For God and Country Did you know that the very first session of Congress opened in prayer? That was 250 years ago and Congress has opened each session in prayer ever since. However, one opening prayer this year caused quite a stir. Dr. Jerry Newcombe has more.   Here is Jerry’s […]
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March 5, 2025
Jerry's Short Video Commentary on "The Ten Commandments in Public"
The Ten Commandments in Public | For God and Country People can come up with all sorts of moral lists of do’s and don’t’s. But what is morally binding about these lists? Nothing. According to Dr. Jerry Newcombe, they are just cheap substitutes for God’s Ten Commandments.   Here is Jerry’s vlog.
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March 5, 2025
Jerry's Short Video Commentary on "A Comeback for the Ten Commandments?"
A Comeback for the Ten Commandments? | For God and Country Louisiana governor Jeff Landry has stirred up a hornet’s nest by promoting a law mandating the Ten Commandments in that state’s public schools. Already, the ACLU is suing to block the new law on behalf of some parents. Dr. Jerry Newcombe looks at America’s […]
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March 5, 2025
Jerry's Short Video Commentary on "Misreading Jefferson"
Misreading Jefferson | For God and Country Since 1947, the phrase “separation of church and state” has been used as if it were in the U.S. Constitution. Dr. Jerry Newcombe looks at this false premise and the ensuing war on religious expression.   Here is Jerry’s vlog.
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March 5, 2025
Jerry Newcombe's Vlog on "Insane Government Spending"
Insane Government Spending | For God and Country As more is revealed, exposing our federal government’s waste of taxpayer dollars, you may be surprised to know that the founding founders warned about economic regulations, spending, and debt. Dr. Jerry Newcombe has more.   Here is Jerry’s vlog.
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March 5, 2025
Let Freedom Ring
[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 […]
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March 4, 2025
Jerry's Short Video Commentary on "Memorial Day"
Memorial Day Memorial Day is a good time for all Americans to give thanks for our hard-fought freedoms. Dr. Jerry Newcombe shares some poignant stories for this time of remembrance.   Here is Jerry’s vlog.
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March 4, 2025
Jerry's Short Video Commentary on "The Bible and Human Flourishing"
The Bible and Human Flourishing | For God and Country During trying times like these, with many storms upon us (literally and figuratively), no book provides greater comfort than the Bible. Dr. Jerry Newcombe looks at the link between Bible reading and human flourishing.   Here is Jerry’s vlog.
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March 4, 2025
Jerry's Short Video Commentary on "Shakespeare and 'Death with Dignity'"
Shakespeare and “Death with Dignity” In recent times, we have seen a major push for mercy killing, doctor-assisted suicide, and euthanasia–all in the name of “death with dignity.” Dr. Jerry Newcombe considers how William Shakespeare dealt with the subject in Hamlet, one of the greatest plays in the history of the world. Here is Jerry’s […]
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March 3, 2025
Jerry Newcombe's Short Video Commentary on the Issue of America as a "Christian Nation"?
America: A Christian Nation? Did the founders create America as “one nation under God” or did they want Christian expression banned from the public arena? Dr. Jerry Newcombe looks at the founders’ intent in this “For God and Country” commentary. Here is Jerry’s vlog.
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March 3, 2025
Jerry Newcombe's Short Video Commentary on "Reflections on the Good Samaritan Ethic"
Reflections on the Good Samaritan Ethic | For God and Country We have heard so much talk about “Good Samaritans,”—especially with the Daniel Penny case. This was the man who intervened on a New York subway in May 2023. But where does this “Good Samaritan” ideal come from? Here is Jerry’s vlog.
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March 3, 2025
Jerry Newcombe's Short Video Commentary on "Bible Sales Increasing"
Bible Sales Increasing | For God and Country The Bible 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. Dr. Jerry Newcombe looks at what’s behind the jump in sales. Here is Jerry’s vlog on Bible Sales Increasing.
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March 3, 2025
Jerry Newcombe's Short Video Commentary on "A Warning from George Washington"
A Warning From George Washington | For God and Country Aired 1/29/2025 | Many Americans can’t seem to get away from God fast enough. But our founding fathers understood that our liberty as a people depended on our morality, and they boldly said so. Dr. Jerry Newcombe shares some particular warnings from George Washington. Here is […]
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March 3, 2025
Jerry Newcombe's Short Video Commentary on George Washington and Cancel Culture
Cancel Culture and George Washington | For God and Country We live in a time where the heroes of yesteryear are often vilified. It’s hard to believe that George Washington, “the father of our country,” fits in that category. Dr. Jerry Newcombe looks at the character of Washington and contrasts it with cancel culture’s grievances. […]
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March 3, 2025
Jerry Newcombe's Short Video Commentary on "Providence and George Washington"
Providence and George Washington | For God and Country When George Washington was first appointed to lead the troops of the American colonies in the summer of 1775, he expressed concern that only through God’s help would he be able to do it. Dr. Jerry Newcombe looks at the Father of Our Country and his dependence on […]
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March 3, 2025
Jerry Newcombe's Video Commentary, "Canceling Lincoln?"
Canceling Lincoln? | For God and Country Dr. Jerry Newcombe shares a classic example of cancel culture from a few years ago involving Cornell and our 16th president. Here is Jerry’s vlog on canceling Lincoln.
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March 3, 2025
Jerry Newcombe's Short Video Commentary on "Easter Hope"
Easter Hope | For God and Country There are many people today who do not believe that Jesus rose from the dead, and they come up with all sorts of explanations to try and dismiss this extraordinary claim from the past. Dr. Jerry Newcombe focuses on one skeptic in particular in this For God and Country commentary. […]
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March 3, 2025
Jerry Newcombe's Video Commentary, "Above Us Only Sky"
“Above Us Only Sky” At the recent funeral of former president Jimmy Carter in Washington, D.C., there was an odd mixture of sacred music, along with John Lennon’s ballad, “Imagine.” Dr. Jerry Newcombe looks at the sentiment of “Imagine,” which may sound nice but, in reality, is very different. Here is Jerry’s vlog on this […]
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March 3, 2025
Podcast with Bill Federer on the Importance of the Christian Pulpit to the Founders and a Modern Attempt to Silence Christians
Topic: Religious Liberty, Including the Sanctity of the Pulpit. America was founded for the most part for religious freedom. Yet today because of a common misunderstanding of the First Amendment when it comes to religion, many times liberty for Christians is being curtailed. For example, does the state have the right to monitor sermons and […]
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March 3, 2025
Podcast with First Liberty Attorney on an Attempt to Censor Sermons
Topic: Attempt to Censor Sermons. America was founded for the most part for religious freedom. But in today’s secular milieu we often find Christians having our freedom curtailed. First Liberty represents a Pennsylvania V. A. Chaplain who was sanctioned for a chapel message, and he faces sermon censorship by his supervisor for same. First Liberty […]
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March 3, 2025
Podcast with Chaplain Bob Freiberg on Learning from History
Topic: Spiritual Lessons from History. Chaplains in America are older than the nation. This includes military chaplains and legislative chaplains. In fact, when the ACLU challenged the chaplain program in the early 1980s, the Supreme Court ruled against them because of the historical reality of the whole chaplaincy program, which predated the writing of the […]
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March 3, 2025
Podcast with Tom DeRosa on Why the Creator Matters
Topic: The Creator and Creation. The founders of America acknowledged that God is the source of our rights. They said that we are endowed by our Creator with unalienable rights. But….what if there is no Creator? The theory of evolution postulates that life just happened by chance, we just evolved, and it’s naïve to believe […]
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March 3, 2025
Jerry Newcombe's Short Video Commentary on "That Pesky First Amendment"
That Pesky First Amendment | For God and Country Share To many on the left, America’s First Amendment seems to be a hurdle to overcome because it stands in the way of their radical agenda. Dr. Jerry Newcombe looks at the intent of those who wrote the First Amendment. Here is the Vlog.
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March 1, 2025
Jerry's Short Video Commentary on "Reflections on Elections"
Reflections on Elections | For God and Country Share Some people in our society think that Christians should have no place in politics. And yet one man had the temerity to say that we should prefer Christians as our leaders. Who would say such a thing? Dr. Jerry Newcombe’s answer may surprise you. Here is […]
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March 1, 2025
Jerry Newcombe's Short Video Commentary on Handel's Messiah
Handel’s Messiah | For God and Country Share A Christmas favorite of many is Handel’s Messiah. The text is essentially an assembly of Old and New Testament Bible verses. Dr. Jerry Newcombe shares the fascinating story of what is often regarded as the most famous oratorio ever composed. Here is the vlog.
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February 28, 2025
Podcast with Author Tyler O'Neil on Government Overreach
Topic: The Fourth Branch of Government. The U.S. Constitution goes into details about the three branches of government in this order: The legislative (that is the House of Representatives and the Senate), the executive (that is the president and his cabinet), the judicial. The court system with the Supreme Court as the highest judicial body […]
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February 28, 2025
Podcast with Author Mark Gobar on Government Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
Topic: Government Waste, Fraud, and Abuse. The founders envisioned our government as relatively small, not as a behemoth or leviathon. One phrase that captures that notion is the statement, “That government governs the best which governs the least.” And the founders warned against the government loading down the citizens with the burden of debt. Fast […]
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February 28, 2025
Podcast with Katie Brown on the Declaration Versus the Abortion Ethic
Topic: Abortion Pills in the Mail. The right to life is explicitly mentioned in our nation’s birth certificate, the Declaration of Independence. But abortion is at war with the right to life. Today, most abortions in America are chemical abortions. Katie Brown is the national director of the American Life League, and recently she has […]
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February 26, 2025
The Constitution and Education
President Trump wants to abolish the Department of Education. Sounds outrageous to some. Writing for The Hill, Justin Hawkins notes, “The Trump administration is reportedly preparing an executive order that could eliminate or roll back significant parts of the Department of Education, a move that has already received significant criticism from Trump’s political opponents.” Hawkins also says, […]
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February 24, 2025
Providence Today | The Constitution and Slavery
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: When you bring up the notion that America began as a Christian nation, critics are quick to bring up slavery. However, slavery wasn’t unique to America. It is as old as recorded history. The founders grappled with the issue of slavery and decided that it was best to unite the country […]
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February 21, 2025
Podcast with Historian Dr. Paul Kengor on this Cultural Moment---Including Thoughts on the Department of Education
Topic: God and Donald Trump. America was founded for the most part by those seeking religious freedom. As James Madison, a key architect of the Constitution, once called the freedom of conscience “the most sacred of all property.” President Trump has now established a Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias to eliminate discrimination within the […]
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February 21, 2025
Podcast with Historian Dr. Mary Grabar on FDR and Myths Surrounding Our 32nd President
Topic: Debunking FDR: The Man and the Myths. The founding fathers envisioned a limited central government. When did the U.S. government get so big? During the FDR administration, beginning in the 1930s. But is FDR as great as he’s often made out to be? Publius Communications writes, “The myths about Franklin Delano Roosevelt live on. […]
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February 21, 2025
Podcast with Rev. Jim Harden on the Declaration's Right to Life Versus Abortion
Topic: The Battle for Life. The Constitution of the United States is predicated on the Declaration of Independence, which says our rights come from the Creator and the first of these rights enumerated is the right to life. But abortion rights are at war with the right to life. One of the defenders of human […]
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February 21, 2025
Podcast with Dr. Greg Seltz on Christian Citizenship
Topic: Christian Citizenship. Jesus said that we are to render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and unto God the things that are God’s. In the American context, our Caesar, if you will, is the U.S. Constitution. What does good Christian citizenship mean? Dr. Gregory P. Seltz, the executive director of the Lutheran Center […]
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February 21, 2025
Podcast with Tim Goeglein on Plummeting Morality---By Design?
Topic: Cultural Influences Working Against Our Founding. By any criterion, the 1960s was a watershed moment in American history. Timothy S. Goeglein, who used to work at the Bush White House, and now runs the D.C. chapter of Focus on the Family, has written a book called, Stumbling Toward Utopia: How the 1960s Turned Into a […]
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February 21, 2025
Religious Liberty At Risk?
Is religious liberty at stake in our time? President Trump has established a Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias to eliminate discrimination within the federal government. The President has appointed Attorney General Pam Bondi to head this project. The goal is to “immediately halt all forms of anti-Christian targeting and discrimination within the federal government.” […]
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February 12, 2025
Podcast with Brandon Showalter on Transgender Issue Update
Topic: The Transgender Issue. One of the controversial issues that has rocked modern America is the transgender issue. The founders of America designed our nation as a limited republic with democratic input in terms of who are elected officials will be. In the last decade or so, the transgender issues—conservatives would argue—has clamped down on […]
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February 12, 2025
Podcast with Jim Garlow on the Big Issues of Today from a Christian Perspective
Topic: Christians and The Big Issues of Today. Mike Huckabee recommended a book by Jim Garlow recently which describes its content this way: “From Culturally Woke to Biblically Awake.” Huckabee called it “an encyclopedia of the biblical foundations of nearly 60 political topics.” Jim Garlow says Christians need to be well informed so we don’t […]
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February 12, 2025
Moral and Financial Bankruptcy
Today, we as a nation are monstrously in debt and borrowing more and more off the backs of our children and grandchildren. Yet Alexander Hamilton, our country’s first Secretary of the Treasury, said in Federalist 35 that our economy will work best when we have less needless regulations. He notes: “It might be demonstrated that […]
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February 12, 2025
Podcast with Matt Purple on Turning America Around
Topic: Turning America Around. Is America in decline? Is there hope for improvement? Publius Communications writes, “Thirty years ago, the United States seemed invincible. We had won the Cold War, the economy was galloping, crime had plunged. Life was good, and the country was confident. But since then, a series of crises have drained Americans […]
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February 10, 2025
Providence Today | The Constitution and the Native Americans
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: Marxists today want to tear down America because of its sins in the past, such as the mistreatment of the Native Americans. Here’s a short video that sheds light on this issue.
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February 7, 2025
Podcast with Frank Pavone on an Update on the Right to Life of the Declaration of Independence
Topic: A Right-to-Life Progress Report. The right to life is America’s (really, humanity’s) most basic right, as spelled out in the Declaration of Independence—our national birth certificate. Yet abortion undermines that right. There is progress and there is regress in the pro-life movement. How are we doing overall? One of the pro-life leaders of our […]
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February 7, 2025
Podcast with Dr. Paul Kengor, Noted Historian, on Our New Administration
Topic: An Historian Comments on the New Administration. The incoming second term of President Donald J. Trump, only the second president to win re-election in a non-consecutive term, seems to be making history, even though it has just begun. Dr. Paul Kengor is an historian, a political science professor, and a best-selling author, including books […]
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February 7, 2025
Anticipating America's 250th Birthday Party
Imagine a birthday cake so large that it has 250 candles on it. Such could be the case on July 4th next year, when America will celebrate two and a half centuries of our national independence. Just last week President Trump issued Executive Order 14180 to plan for that birthday. The order calls for a […]
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February 7, 2025
The Declaration of Independence and How Language Is Often Distorted to War Against the Right to Life
52 years ago, seven out of nine robed men in Washington, D.C. banged the gavel and declared a death sentence upon what would turn out to be 65 million (and counting) human beings in America. I refer to the infamous Roe v. Wade decision of the Supreme Court of January 22, 1973. And they twisted […]
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February 7, 2025
Podcast with Scott Powell on this Historic Moment---the Trump Presidency So Far
Topic: The Trump Presidency So Far. How is President Trump doing so far? He’s only been in the White House for a couple of weeks, and it seems there has been a whirlwind of activity. Syndicated columnist Scott Powell wrote an article recently entitled, “It Takes More Than the Inauguration of Donald Trump as President […]
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February 5, 2025
"In the Footsteps of Giants" by Jerry Newcombe
In The Footsteps of Giants: Solutions from the Founders for a Nation Gone Astray By Dr. Jerry Newcombe     Great advice on how to solve many of today’s pressing issues for America can be founding by those who helped create this country. See Jerry Newcombe’s In the Footsteps of Giants. This book was originally called Answers from […]
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February 4, 2025
Jerry Newcombe's Vlog on "A Few Inaugural Address Prayers"
A Few Inaugural Address Prayers | For God and Country Share Dr. Jerry Newcombe shares excerpts from a few of our past president’s inaugural addresses and their references to God. Here is Jerry’s vlog.
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February 3, 2025
Jerry Newcombe's Short Video Commentary on "Valentine's Day"
Valentine’s Day Share There’s nothing romantic about a man being beheaded because of his politically incorrect views. But February 14 marks the anniversary when tradition tells us that St. Valentine was executed in the Roman Empire for practicing his Christianity. Dr. Jerry Newcombe shares the rest of the story. Here is Jerry’s Vlog.
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January 28, 2025
Podcast with Susan Michael for an Israel Update
Topic: Update on Israel. The founders of America cherished religious freedom which they viewed as a gift from God. George Washington famously wrote to a few synagogues in America, and there were only a few at the time, assuring them that the United States was a safe haven for the Jews. Fast forward to today, […]
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January 28, 2025
Podcast with ProLife Leader John Aman with an Abortion Versus Declaration Update
Topic: The Declaration and an Abortion Update.  The Declaration of Independence is our nation’s birth certificate. It acknowledges that our rights come from the Creator. The first listed right is that of life. But for half a century in America, abortion has been at war with the right to life. On January 22, 1973, with […]
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January 28, 2025
Podcast with Steve Goreham on Climatism Versus Our Constitutional Republic---Re California Wildfires
Topic: The Environmental Disaster of the California Fires. The founders of America established us as a constitutional republic. Theoretically, we the people elect our representatives who makes decisions in our place. Fast forward to today, and we see that many people view alleged catastrophic, man-made global warming (or climate change) as an existential threat. But […]
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January 27, 2025
Podcast with Chaplain Gordon Klingenschmitt on Liberal Bishop's Rebuke of President Trump
Topic: The Bishop’s Recent Rebuke of President Trump. During the recent Inauguration activities that President Trump attended, there was a liberal woman bishop that rebuked Trump for some of his policies. Christian broadcaster and former military chaplain Gordon Klingenschmitt writes: “A leftist pro-LGBT bishop who preaches at the Washington National Cathedral Tuesday ranted about transgenders […]
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January 27, 2025
Providence Today | In the Footsteps of Samuel Adams
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: One of the most important founding fathers was Samuel Adams of Boston. He probably did more than any single American to help ignite the fire that ultimately led to American independence. Dr. Jerry Newcombe takes us on a visit to Boston to walk in the footsteps of this political genius and […]
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January 24, 2025
Timeless Advice from Inaugural Addresses
With the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump (for the second time), we have once again celebrated another milestone in our history. It’s interesting to note that every one of our presidents has been sworn in on the Holy Bible and uttered the oath, “So help me God.” George Washington began the process and it […]
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January 24, 2025
Podcast with Dr. Greg Seltz on Religious Influence in the Public Square---a Positive or Negative Influence?
Topic: Religious Influence in Society—a Blessing or an Unwelcome Intrusion? America’s founders wisely chose to not allow a state-church at the national level. There would be no Church of America like there was a Church of England, to which all citizens must conform. Historically, that was understood to be the meaning of the First Amendment […]
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January 24, 2025
Podcast with Jarrett Stepman on the California Fires and the Founders' Warning Against a One Party System
Topic: The California Wildfires and the Founders’ Warning Against a One Party System James Madison, a key architect of the Constitution, once said, “All men having power ought to be distrusted.” Well, what happens when you have a one-party state, controlling virtually all levels of government? Fast forward to today and we see the tragedy […]
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January 24, 2025
Podcast with Historian Jane Cook on God and the Inaugurations
Topic: God and the Inaugurations. Many people think the First Amendment to the Constitution demands a strict separation of church and state—even to the point that it supposedly demands a strict separation of God and government. But the reality is, from the first presidential inauguration, that of George Washington in 1789, until the present, all […]
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January 24, 2025
Podcast with Wendy Wright on the Persecution of Christians
Topic: Update on the Persecution of Christians. America was born for the most part by those seeking religious freedom. Tragically, around the world, religious freedom is still at risk in some places. Christians are being slaughtered in Nigeria right now. There are millions of Christians at risk in other places as well, such as China. […]
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January 24, 2025
Podcast with Bill Federer on: Is God Relevant to America?
Topic: Is God Relevant to America? Recently, at Jimmy Carter’s stateside funeral, they had “Imagine” by John Lennon performed. This song is essentially an atheistic creed. “Imagine there’s no heaven, no hell, no religion.” As humans we’re just alone. So let’s have peace and no wars. Yada, yada, yada. Carter was a professed Christian, but […]
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January 24, 2025
Podcast with Jonathan Schweppe on Moral Issues and the New Administration
Topic: Moral Issues and the New Administration. America’s founders created the presidency as part of the Constitution, as they created our republic which has tremendous input from we the people. Today, there’s a new sheriff in town, with President Trump coming into power. The American Principles Project writes about the 100+ executive orders that President […]
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January 24, 2025
Podcast with Alex McFarland on Trump and American Renewal
Topic: Trump and American Renewal. America as given to us by the founders is one nation under God. But in recent years, we have largely become quite secularized. Meanwhile, with the rise of Trump there is hope for renewal—but that renewal should include spiritual renewal. Hamilton Strategies writes, “Believers of all stripes have been praying […]
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January 24, 2025
Podcast with Robert Spencer with Jihad Update
Topic: Jihad Update. Much has been said about Thomas Jefferson getting a copy of the Koran. However, the historical context indicates that he got ahold of the Muslim’s sacred book in order to try and understand why the Barbary pirates were kidnapping American sailors in the Mediterranean Sea. Jefferson wanted to understand the Islamic ideology […]
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January 16, 2025
"Above Us Only Sky"
Jimmy Carter helped put “born again” Christianity on the map in America. He made a big deal about his having accepted Jesus as his Savior and Lord. Many conservatives were disappointed with his governance, but no one could deny his consistent profession of faith. When the 100-year old former president’s funeral service was held in […]
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January 13, 2025
Providence Today | The Bible and the Constitution
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: Many people today believe that the founding fathers were men of the Enlightenment and, for the most part, not Christians. Furthermore, they believe that the founders intended America to be completely secular. As to the Enlightenment charge, the Enlightenment thinkers the founders quoted were men like Montesquieu, Sir William Blackstone, and […]
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January 9, 2025
Podcast with Dale Mason on One of George Washington's Most Treasured Bibles
Topic: The George Washington Bible. George Washington was a man who read the Bible a great deal, as well as the 1662 Book of Common Prayer of the Anglican Church. George Washington’s favorite Bible verse came from Micah 4:4 in the Old Testament: “But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his […]
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January 9, 2025
The Bible and the Schools
Irony of ironies. There was an attempt to ban the Bible from school libraries in a conservative state because of a law against risqué content in school books. The Mirror out of the UK reports: “A Texas school district has reportedly been forced to remove copies of the Bible after a new state law banned […]
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January 9, 2025
Podcast with Chelsey Youman on the Abortion Ethic Versus the Declaration's Right to Life"
Topic: Abortion vs. the Right to Life. Our founding fathers said that all people are created equal and have been endowed by our Creator with inalienable rights including the right to life. But 50 years of abortion rights in America have undermined that right. One would have thought that abortions in America would decrease after […]
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January 9, 2025
Podcast with Judge Darrell White on the Constitutional Restoration Act
Topic: A Case for the “Constitution Restoration Act.” The First Amendment to the Constitution begins, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” But beginning in 1947, the Supreme Court took an obscure letter from Thomas Jefferson that he had written to a group of Baptists in […]
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January 9, 2025
Podcast with Dr. Chad Savage on Our Plummeting Immorality as Seen in the Recent Murder of an Insurance Executive
Topic: The Shooting of the Insurance Executive in NYC. The founders said our nation would operate most effectively if the people were virtuous. But with the decline of religion, we’ve seen a rise in crime and immorality. In early December, a health care insurance CEO was gunned down on the cold streets of New York […]
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January 8, 2025
A Great Goal for a New Year
With a new year upon us, when we consider new goals for the next 12 months, here’s a worthy ambition to pursue—to get closer to Christ. That resolution would put you in the company of a good number of America’s founders. When the great founding father Patrick Henry was dying, in his last Will and […]
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January 4, 2025
Jerry Newcombe's Short Video Commentary on "The Word Made Flesh"
The Word Made Flesh | For God and Country Share “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God….And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us. So writes John in the first chapter of his Gospel. Dr. Jerry Newcombe looks at when God became Man. Here […]
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January 3, 2025
Jerry Newcombe's Short Video Commentary on "A Worthy New Year's Resolution"
A Worthy New Year’s Resolution | For God and Country Share This time every year people talk about New Years’ Resolutions. What about you? If you’re looking for ideas, Dr. Jerry Newcombe has a great suggestion. Here is Jerry’s vlog.
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December 30, 2024
Providence Today | The Constitution's Forerunner
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: Sometimes, great things are born out of a crisis. Such was the case of the United States Constitution. It was born out of an attempted insurrection.
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December 26, 2024
Jesus Fulfilled Amazing Prophecies, Including at His Birth
People like trying to predict the future. Millions still consult their horoscope every day. As New Year’s approaches, publications will be filled with predictions for 2025. What’s amazing about human prophecies is how often they end up being incorrect. Many years ago, at the beginning of a new year, I asked an adult Sunday school […]
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December 20, 2024
The Reflections of Four Presidents on Christmas
Christmas is the most wonderful time of year. Christmas has also been celebrated through the years at the White House. Through the centuries, many presidents have reflected on the true meaning of Christmas. Here are four examples of presidents, of different parties, reflecting on the season—even during times of war—when we celebrate the birth of […]
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December 20, 2024
Podcast with Troy Miller on the Spiritual State of the Nation
Topic: Spiritual State of the Nation. The Constitution stipulates that the president shall from time to time deliver a speech on the “state of the union.” This has become an annual event in modern America. Dr. D. James Kennedy often delivered a “Spiritual State of the Nation” address for his nationally televised ministry.  Troy Miller, […]
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December 20, 2024
Podcast with AFA-affiliated Attorney on Legal Case with Potential Impact on Religious Liberty (Trans case)
Topic:  Transgender court case. John Adams once said, “Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” Jump ahead to today—and who would have thought that our morality has so plunged in America that we can’t even tell the difference between a boy […]
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December 20, 2024
Podcast with Movie Expert Ted Baehr on Films with Christian Values---Including Christmas Ones
Topic: Movies Update—including Christmas Films. The founders of America said that we can keep our republic if the people are moral and if they are well educated. Alas, today, there are many Americans who do not fit in that category. One influence for good or ill, depending on who you ask, is Hollywood and movies, […]
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December 18, 2024
Origins of the Good Samaritan Ethic
We have heard so much talk about “Good Samaritans” these days—especially with the Daniel Penny case in the news. As of this writing, Penny was just cleared of charges in the criminal case against him. Penny physically subdued Jordan Neely, a homeless, allegedly mentally ill man, who was threatening other riders in a subway in […]
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December 18, 2024
Podcast with Bill Federer on Christmas and the Presidents
Topic: Christmas and the Presidents. Christmas is the most special time of the year. And that may be true in your house, and often it is true in the White House. What have various presidents through the centuries had to say about Christmas? Bestselling author and speaker Bill Federer has written a book on Christmas […]
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December 16, 2024
Providence Today | The Need for Civic Education
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: There was a time when many Americans had at least a working knowledge of basic civics education. But, that knowledge has waned in recent times. Here’s the brilliant Christian philosopher and author Dr. Os Guinness on how this trend needs to be rectified.
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December 4, 2024
Bible Sales Increasing
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 […]
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December 3, 2024
Podcast with Mark Beliles on America's 250th Birthday on July 4, 2026
Topic: America’s 250th Birthday in 2025. On July 4, 2026, the United States will be celebrating its 250th birthday. Will it be “morning in America” or will it be “mourning in America”? Some Americans gnash their teeth at such an anniversary because they view this nation as inherently evil from the beginning. For example, they […]
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December 3, 2024
Podcast with Stephen McDowell on Our Nation's Christian Roots as Seen at the Library of Congress
Topic: Our Christian Roots as Seen in the Library of Congress. Does America have Christian roots and does it matter? Well, those who know what they are looking for can find all kinds of indicators of nation’s Christian heritage in buildings and statues and markers in Washington, D.C. Stephen McDowell, the president and co-founder of […]
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December 3, 2024
Podcast with Katie Brown on the Declaration's Right to Life, Abortion, and Defunding Planned Parenthood
Topic: Abortion The right to life is explicitly mentioned in our nation’s birth certificate, the Declaration of Independence. But abortion is at war with the right to life. Planned Parenthood is the largest purveyor of abortion in America. And they receive 100s of millions of taxpayer dollars every year. But President Trump has now been […]
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December 3, 2024
Podcast with Terry Schilling on Natural Law, the Transgender Issue, and the Recent Elections
Topic: The Transgender Issue and the Election. The founding fathers gave us a system of government where we are to have liberty under law. In the Declaration of Independence, they refer to “the laws of nature and of nature’s God.” But today we see many developments that seem to contradict the laws of nature and […]
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December 3, 2024
Watch a CRM Thanksgiving Special---Shot on Location in Plymouth
Dr. Rob Pacienza is the host of Truths that Transform. In this special edition of Truths that Transform, Dr. Rob  and the CRM team celebrate the 135th anniversary of the Forefathers Monument in Plymouth. This program includes commentary by Dr. D. James Kennedy (at the 100th anniversary of the monument), Dr. Paul Jehle, John Eidsmoe, […]
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December 2, 2024
Providence Today | The National Black Home Educators
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: One of the most encouraging developments in America today is the rise of homeschooling. It is legal in all states. And often, the education is Christian-based. In this short video, we hear from Joyce Burges, the co-founder (along with her husband) of the National Black Home Educators.
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November 23, 2024
Podcast with Allen West on the Recent Election Results and Our Founders' Vision
Topic: Analyzing the Election Results. One of the great aspects of America is that “we the people” have a great say in our government. The politicians in Washington, D.C., in our state capitals, and in the local city hall are OUR public servants. We are not their servants. History in the U.S. was made recently […]
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November 23, 2024
Podcast with Filmmaker Brett Varvel on: Could Persecution Come to America?
Topic: Could Persecution Come to America? Could persecution ever come to America? Could the Bible ever be banned in America? This all seems far-fetched. But consider this: Some view the Bible as hate speech. And they view hate speech as unprotected by the First Amendment or they view the First Amendment as obsolete. Brett Varvel […]
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November 23, 2024
Podcast with Kelsey Pritchard on the Right to Life (in the Declaration) and the Recent Elections
Topic: Abortion and the Recent Elections. Adam McManus wrote, “The landslide election of Donald Trump proves that abortion was not the silver bullet Democrats thought it would be. Even after Democrats put half a billion dollars behind abortion TV ads in this election, they still lost the presidency, the U.S. Senate, and the House. The […]
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November 23, 2024
Podcast with Historian Dr. Stephen Mansfield on Understanding the First Amendment
Topic: Understanding The First Amendment. In 1787, the founding fathers produced the Constitution, A year later, enough states (9 out of the 13) ratified it, so it would go in effect. However, one constant stipulation is that it needed to be amended as soon as possible to include a Bill of Rights. So the founders […]
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November 23, 2024
Podcast with Alex McFarland on Calls to Make AI a New Religion---Instead of Faith in God
Topic: Bill Gates’ Call for a New Religion for Today’s Times. Historically, America has Judeo-Christian roots, although not everyone agrees with that. But honestly the facts are on our side on that point. Meanwhile, one of the world’s richest men, Bill Gages, recently said that humanity needs “a new religion for the age of Artificial […]
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November 23, 2024
Podcast with Author Steve Goreham on Climatism Versus our Constitutional Republic
Is Climate Change an Existential Threat? The founders of America established us as a constitutional republic. Theoretically, we the people elect our representatives who makes decisions in our place. Fast forward to today, and we see that many people view alleged catastrophic, man-made global warming (or climate change) as an existential threat. Such a threat […]
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November 22, 2024
Audio of Jerry Newcombe's Speech at the 135th Anniversary of the Plymouth Forefathers Monument
Topic: The Pilgrims and Their Legacy. Our annual Thanksgiving holiday gets back to the Pilgrims who founded Plymouth in 1620. In 1889, the largest granite statue in America (81 feet tall) was “unveiled” in Plymouth to celebrate the incredible legacy of this Christian congregation (the Pilgrims) that helped cast a long and positive shadow on […]
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November 21, 2024
Giving Thanks Is Good For You
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 […]
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November 19, 2024
How Thanksgiving Became a National Holiday
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 […]
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November 18, 2024
Providence Today | Education Today and God
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: Decades of secular-minded decisions by the Supreme Court have effectively thrown out the Bible and Christian references in the public school. In this short video, three experts comment on the impact of the secularization of the schools. Commenting are Judge Darrell White, head of the Judicial Alliance; David Gibbs III, founder […]
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November 14, 2024
Remembering Corrie ten Boom and the Jews
World War II ended almost 80 years ago, and yet, amazingly, Jews are being persecuted in some parts of Europe in earnest again. CNN reports on last week’s clash in Holland after a sports event: that Israeli soccer fans were beaten and injured in violent clashes..” Now Israel is warning Jews in Europe even against […]
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November 14, 2024
Happy 50th Anniversary to Coral Ridge Ministries
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 […]
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November 14, 2024
Podcast with Col. John Eidsmoe on Calls to Abandon the Electoral College
Calls to Abandon the Electoral College. Lately, there is a portion of the Constitution that is being assailed in our time. It is the electoral college. It has to do with how “we the people” vote for the president. Many today see the electoral college as an out-of-date relic, and they want to abolish it […]
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November 14, 2024
Podcast with Bill Federer on the "Judeo" part of Our Nation's Judeo-Christian Heritage
Topic: The JUDEO- part of our Judeo-Christian Heritage. When people speak of the “Judeo-Christian” roots of America, what exactly do they mean by the “Judeo” part? Bill Federer is a best-selling author, a TV-host, and a highly sought after public speaker. His books include, America’s God and Country and Who Is The King in America? […]
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November 14, 2024
Podcast with Brandon Showalter on the Founders' Vision for America and the Transgender Agenda
Topic: Transgender Issue. John Adams once said, “Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” Jump ahead to today—and who would have thought that our morality has so plunged in America that we can’t even tell the difference between a boy and […]
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November 14, 2024
Podcast with Susan Michael with an Update on Israel
Topic: Attacks on Israel. The founders of America cherished religious freedom which they viewed as a gift from God. Rabbi Daniel Lapin has often said that in 2000 years, no country has provided sanctuary for Jews like the United States has—and that’s not despite Christianity, he says, but because of it. But beginning in earnest […]
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November 7, 2024
Reflections on the 2024 Elections
The elections have consumed so much of our energy as of late. Before we close the door on the 2024 elections, it’s good to consider some wisdom from our founding fathers and other noteworthy Americans on voting. I read a joke recently wherein a surgeon, an engineer, and a politician were arguing as to which […]
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November 7, 2024
2 Year Old Podcast with Dick Morris---Wherein He Predicted Trump's 2024 Victory
Note: This interview was first posted in September 2022. It turned out to be correct. Topic: Trump and 2024. Noted political commentator and NYT bestselling author, Dick Morris, has been described by Time magazine as “the most influential private citizen in America.” Dick Morris writes: “The Trump Revolution cannot succeed without Trump. Will he run […]
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November 5, 2024
Podcast with Historian Dr. Mark David Hall---Must Religion Be Stripped from the Public Arena?
Topic: Must Religion Be Stripped from the Public Arena? Does the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution somehow demand that religion must be stripped from the public arena? There’s a chapter dealing with that basic question in the book, Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land: How Christianity has Advanced Freedom and Equality for All Americans. The […]
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November 5, 2024
Podcast with Michael Reagan on Honoring Our Veterans
Topic: Honoring Our Veterans. It’s fascinating to think that some people in our culture have so little regard for veterans, those who have served in our country to keep us free, that some veterans are almost treated as if they are pesky, as if they are somehow intruders to our “pursuit of happiness.” But wait […]
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November 5, 2024
Podcast with A. J. Rice on the Problem of Wokeness
Topic: Fighting Wokeness. The founders of America passed the First Amendment, which not only guarantees religious freedom, but it expressly says that Congress shall not abridge freedom of speech or freedom of the press. And yet in our day, cancel culture has chilling effect on free speech. 60 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. […]
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November 4, 2024
Providence Today | The Bible and Early America
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: Today, there is widespread illiteracy of the Bible. But it wasn’t always that way in America. In this short video segment, author Dr. Daniel Dreisbach, a professor at American University, comments on the Scripture’s impact on the American experience beginning around 1776, the time of independence, and beyond.
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October 31, 2024
What's at Stake in the Upcoming Election?
It seems like a cliché to say that this is the most important election in our lifetime. But it feels like that right now. Here are a few different things I think are at stake in 2024, of importance to those who share a Biblical worldview.. The Value of Human Life One party celebrates abortion […]
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October 31, 2024
Hear My Election Message---We Are Called to be Salt and Light
Here is an election-oriented message by Dr. Jerry Newcombe, the executive director of Providence Forum, on how Christians are called to be salt and light wherever God has put us. There are reports that many Christians plan to sit this election out. But there is so much at stake. This was a recent message from […]
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October 30, 2024
Podcast with Former Abortion Doctor on Abortion, in Opposition to the Declaration's Right to Life
Topic: Behind the Veil of the Abortion Clinic. The right to life is explicitly mentioned in our nation’s birth certificate, the Declaration of Independence. But abortion is at war with the right to life. If you support abortion, do you know what you are actually supporting? In testimony before Congress, Dr. Anthony Levatino, an OB/GYN, explains […]
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October 30, 2024
Podcast with NRB President Troy Miller on Christians and Voting
Topic: Christians and Voting. As the 2024 election season gets close to completion, Christians and voting is an important topic, since millions of professing Christians somehow plan to sit this one out. Can Christians make a difference in political elections? Some even ask, Should they make a difference? Troy Miller, the president of the NRB […]
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October 30, 2024
Podcast with Rev. Paul Blair of Reclaiming America for Christ on Christians and Voting
Topic: Pastors and American Renewal. Major portions of America’s populace believes that as a nation we are on the wrong course. We are in serious need of major American renewal. We need today what Lincoln spoke of in his Gettysburg Address, “a new birth of freedom” as one nation under God. Rev. Paul Blair is […]
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October 29, 2024
Podcast with Jeff King on Religious Liberty and Elections
Topic: Religious Freedom on the Ballot. Is the First Amendment at stake in this year’s election, in any way? Meanwhile, it’s reported that about 32 million church-going Christians are supposedly planning to sit this election out. Perhaps they don’t like the personalities involved in the elections. But are there ramifications in those non-votes toward people […]
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October 28, 2024
We Can Still Vote Against Being Led by a Godless Worldview
Recently, Kamala went off the teleprompter to counter some vocal detractors at one of her campaign stops. The Western Journal reports that at a rally in Wisconsin, “Vice President Kamala Harris responded to hecklers saying ‘Jesus is Lord’ by telling them they were in the wrong place.” Specifically, she told them they were at the […]
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October 28, 2024
Podcast with Paul Batura of Focus on the Family on Pastors and Elections
Topic: Pastors and the Election. Should Pastors Speak Out About the Election? This is a question we posed to Paul Batura of Focus on the Family. Paul Batura serves as editor-in-chief of The Daily Citizen, the organization’s digital public news publication.  With more than three decades of diverse experience in the news media, broadcast journalism, publishing and […]
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October 28, 2024
Podcast with Refugee of Communism Talking About the Elections
Topic: Election Results and America’s Future. America was founded for religious freedom. But socialism is at war with religious freedom. Can Christians make a meaningful difference by voting our Biblical values? Can Christian voters help stave the tide of creeping socialism? Virginia Prodan, originally from the Communist country of Romania, is disturbed by America’s seeming […]
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October 22, 2024
Providence Today | The Faith of the Founding Fathers
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: Some historians today talk about America’s founding fathers as mainly being Deists, who didn’t believe in the Christian God. In other words, unbelievers, not Christians. But is that historically accurate? Many years ago, Kirk Cameron interviewed Dr. Jerry Newcombe about the faith of the founding fathers.
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October 17, 2024
Three Reasons I Vote Pro-Life---In Line with the Declaration of Independence
Abortion is a hot button issue and is directly or indirectly on the ballot virtually every election season. Unfortunately, in recent times, it seems that neither party is unabashedly pro-life—even though the Declaration of Independence says the Creator has endowed us with the right to life. However, there are major differences in degree between the […]
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October 17, 2024
Podcast with Cheryl Chumley on Why Belief in God Matters
Topic: Why Belief in God Matters. The founders of America wrote in the Declaration of Independence that God is the source of our rights. But we know today that many Americans don’t believe in God. However, I will quickly note that Dr. Byron Johnson of Baylor, who is one of the greatest church-pollsters in our […]
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October 17, 2024
Podcast with Geologist Greg Wrightstone About the Claim that Climate Change Increases Hurricanes
Topic: Weather Myths Surrounding Hurricanes. Dealing with hurricanes is bad enough, but to actually have weather myths surrounding hurricanes seems to add insult to injury. For example, Bill Nye the self-proclaimed Science Guy says the hurricanes we have, like Milton or Helene, which have wreaked much havoc on many people, are supposedly our fault because […]
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October 17, 2024
Podcast with Terri Hasdorff on Christians and Voting
Topic: Christians and voting. New studies out are saying many Christians plan to sit the election out. Are you kidding me? I can’t think of anything the enemies of the Gospel would want more than all the salt and light and society sit on the sidelines during this critical time of voting. Can Christians impact […]
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October 17, 2024
Podcast with Dr. Greg Seltz on Marxist Goals for America
Topic: Marxist Goals for America. If the left had their way to the nth degree, what would that mean for America? Calvin Coolidge once said, “If good men don’t hold office, bad men will.” Christians should indeed be involved in the electoral process—otherwise we turn things over to those who do not have a Christian […]
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October 17, 2024
Podcast with Dr. Matthew Spalding on the Constitution and Its Critics
Topic: The Constitution and Its Critics. Late last month, the Gallup organization released a new article showing that a majority of Americans do not understand or appreciate the electoral college principle which is found in the Constitution. Gallup writes: “Americans Still Favor Replacing Electoral College System. 58% favor amending Constitution to have popular vote determine […]
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October 17, 2024
Podcast with Bill Federer on Historical Accuracy
Topic: Controversy Over Historical Accuracy. American history is a very important topic. But obviously, didn’t groups come at it from different perspectives. Our good friend Bill Federer is an author and speaker, and he’s written the book, America’s God and Country. We’ve had Bill on as a guest on numerous occasions. Recently in Michigan, Bill […]
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October 17, 2024
Podcast with Richard Liverance on Megiddo Mosaic---Key Christian Archaeological Find in Israel
Topic: Discovery of Early Christian Finding in Israel. The Bible played a key role in helping to create the United States of America. Andrew Jackson called the Bible, “the book on which our republic rests.” It’s interesting to note that some archaeological findings in Israel generally help to confirm the Bible. One such finding is […]
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October 14, 2024
Falsely Teaching Kids that America Is Evil
For 42 years American school children have been subject to a barrage of misinformation about our American history. This has helped cause many of them to hate America. And virtually every day we read about the results. For example, there’s a curriculum clash in one of our nation’s most conservative states. On Friday, Gary Bauer […]
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October 14, 2024
Podcast with Scott Powell on the Battle Over Christopher Columbus---Hero of Yesterday, Supposed Villain of Today
Topic: Columbus: Hero or villain? A few years ago, when the left was destroying one historical statue after another, do you know which was the most targeted historical figure? Far and away, more statues of Christopher Columbus were destroyed than anybody’s else’s statue, including Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Why the animus against Christopher Columbus? […]
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October 10, 2024
The Link Between Bible-Reading and Human Flourishing
During trying times like these, with many storms upon us (literally and figuratively), no book provides greater comfort than the Bible. Yet how many actually read it? Although there are studies noting a drop of Bible-reading among Americans in recent times, nonetheless, 47 million are reported to be “Scripture engaged.” No other book would come […]
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October 10, 2024
Podcast with Lauren Cooley on Christians and Voting
Topic: Christians and Voting. Jesus said that we should render unto Caesar the things that are Caesars and unto God, the things that are Gods. Well, when it comes to rendering unto Caesar, the things that are Caesars, wouldn’t that include voting? That’s something Dr. D James Kennedy once noted on many occasions. And yet […]
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October 10, 2024
Podcast with Tim Goeglein on the Lingering Impact of the 1960s on Our Country
Topic: Have We Recovered from the 1960s? The Bible tells us we are to honor our father and our mother. Additionally, Proverbs 30 says: “There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers. There are those who are clean in their own eyes but are not washed of their filth.” These […]
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October 10, 2024
Podcast with Andrew McDiarmid on the First Amendment and Big Tech
Topic: The Bias of Big Tech. Getting the word out is critical for freedom. One of the most consequential of this nation’s founding fathers was Samuel Adams, the lightning rod of the American Revolution. He helped create something called the Committees of Correspondence. This was a brilliant way for colonists in various parts of the […]
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October 8, 2024
Providence Today | Ben Franklin Saves the Day
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: We are often told that the founding fathers were essentially Deists. And yet, amazingly, when they sat down to hammer out the Constitution in the summer of 1787, things were difficult at first, but we could say that prayer saved the day. It was one of the least religious of them […]
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October 3, 2024
That Pesky First Amendment
To many on the left, the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution seems to be a hurdle to overcome because it stands in the way of their radical agenda. But in reality, the First Amendment is a gift to help keep us free. John Kerry told the World Economic Forum recently that he sees the […]
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October 2, 2024
The Great Need for a New Great Awakening
There are reports from CBN News just recently about potential revivals going on at a few colleges. CBN writes “In the fourth major collegiate revival in less than a month, thousands of students gathered at the University of Arkansas on Thursday night to seek Jesus Christ and find salvation in His name. Unite US reports […]
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October 2, 2024
Podcast with Dr. Paul Kengor on Reagan, His Faith, and the "Reagan" Movie
Topic: The Reagan Movie. One of the most consequential presidents in recent times has been Ronald Reagan. And a new movie celebrates how our 40th president played a major role in helping to end the cold war—with the West winning, not the Soviet Union. Reagan stars Dennis Quaid in the leading role and includes a […]
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October 2, 2024
Podcast with Troy Miller on the First Amendment and Other Key Issues
Topic: Free Speech and Christian Broadcasting and other concerns to the NRB. The First Amendment begins, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.” We’ll stop there. Today Christians and conservatives often find their voices being suppressed […]
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October 2, 2024
Podcast with Susan Michael on Attacks on Israel
Topic: Attacks on Israel. The founders of America cherished religious freedom which they viewed as a gift from God. Rabbi Daniel Lapin has often said that in 2000 years, no country has provided sanctuary for Jews like the United States has—and that’s not despite Christianity, he says, but because of it. But beginning in earnest […]
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October 2, 2024
Podcast with Hon. Allen West on Israel, America's Key Ally in the Middle East
Topic: Israel. Historically, Jews have found a great deal of sanctuary in the United States because of our commitment to religious freedom. But since October 7, 2023, when Israeli citizens were attacked mercilessly by Hamas, there have been many PRO-Palestinian protests in America. Meanwhile, a whole year has passed since October 7th, and Israel has […]
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September 24, 2024
Providence Today | A Ravenous Beast of Prey
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: One of the fascinating aspects of the American Constitution was that it was predicated on the biblical witness—affirmed by all history—that human beings are by nature sinful creatures. Therefore, political power was to be separated. Here is a short video on man’s sinful nature and the Constitution.
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September 18, 2024
Don't Miss "Reagan"
I recently saw the movie “Reagan,” with Dennis Quaid. It features a positive portrayal of our 40th president’s laser-like focus to end the Cold War and the nuclear arms race. Reagan’s philosophy: “We win, they lose.” Critics seem to hate this movie, but regular folks love it. In fact, the movie review website, “Rotten Tomatoes” […]
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September 18, 2024
Podcast with Dr. Greg Seltz on Christians and Voting
Topic: Christians and Voting. A sacred right we have in America is that of voting. And yet many studies seem to indicate that lots of professing Christians are often on the sidelines and not voting. But Calvin Coolidge once said, “If good men don’t hold office, bad men will.” Christians should indeed be involved in […]
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September 18, 2024
Podcast with Attorney Hiram Sasser on Attempts to Gut the Supreme Court
Topic: The Left’s Attempt to Gut the Supreme Court. Some on the left, including the lame duck President Joe Biden and AOC, want to gut the Supreme Court. They haven’t gotten their way with the Court in recent years, so they want to try and term limit justices out. For example, they want to impeach […]
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September 11, 2024
Is the Constitution "Dangerous"?
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 […]
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September 11, 2024
Podcast with Dr. Peter Lillback on America at 250 (in 2026)
Topic: Celebrating America at 250. On July 4, 2026, the United States will be celebrating its 250th birthday. Will it be “morning in America” or will it be “mourning in America”? Some Americans gnash their teeth at such an anniversary because they view this nation as inherently evil from the beginning. For example, they point […]
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September 11, 2024
Podcast with Thom Rainer on Church Membership Ups and Downs
Topic: “Where Have All the Church Members Gone?” Throughout its history, churches have played a key role in America. But today the church seems to waning these days, overall. Various studies these days indicate that church attendance is down in in recent years. A new book asks, “Where Have All the Church Members Gone?” and […]
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September 11, 2024
Podcast with Stephen McDowell on the Christian Roots of the U.S. as Seen in the Supreme Court Building
Topic: Our National Christian Heritage, as Seen at SCOTUS Building. Does America have Christian roots and does it matter? Perhaps one could argue that no institution has damaged the notion of America’s historic Judeo-Christian heritage than the U.S. Supreme Court, especially in a series of decisions in the 1960s against school prayer, Bible reading in […]
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September 11, 2024
Podcast with Kelsey Lee Pritchard on Abortion Versus the Declaration of Independence
Topic: The Left’s Commitment to Abortion. The right to life is explicitly mentioned in our nation’s birth certificate, the Declaration of Independence. But abortion is at war with the right to life. Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America writes: “Remember when, in 1993, Bill Clinton coined the phrase ‘safe, legal, but rare’ to describe the Democratic […]
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September 11, 2024
Podcast with Dr. Richard Weikart on "unnatural death" Versus the Right to Life from the Declaration
Topic: Unnatural Death. God is the source of our rights, said the founders of America in the Declaration of Independence. And the first right listed is the right to life. But lately there seems to be a war on the right to life in America and in the Western world. Eugenics means “good birth.” Euthanasia […]
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September 9, 2024
Providence Today | Liberty Versus License
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: There is a great deal of confusion these days between liberty and license (or licentiousness). When the founders created the framework of this country, they were very concerned to safeguard our God-given liberty. But that liberty was not to be abused as license. Kirk Cameron and Dr. Jerry Newcombe discuss the […]
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September 4, 2024
Is America In Favor of Abortion?
About 25 years ago, I had the privilege to sit down to interview the late George Gallup, Jr., the esteemed pollster whose father founded Gallup Polls. One of the things Gallup, Jr. said that I’ve never forgotten was his response to my question: Is America pro-abortion rights or pro-life? He said 20% of Americans are […]
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August 28, 2024
Socialism Never Works
[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 […]
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August 26, 2024
Providence Today | Profile on James Madison
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: The Constitution of the United States has proven to be among the most durable governing documents in world history. The man who had more to do with its creation than any other was James Madison of Virginia. This short video from Providence Forum looks at “the father of the Constitution.”
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August 21, 2024
The Greatest Masterpiece in the English Language
With another school season gearing up, debates about the content of curriculum arise. Should the Bible be included in any way? Several years ago, TIME magazine (April 2, 2007) had a cover story on why the Bible should be taught (with caution) in the public schools. TIME’s David Van Biema wrote: “Should the Holy Book […]
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August 16, 2024
The Ongoing War Against Western Civilization
[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 […]
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August 16, 2024
Podcast with American Historian and Author Dr. James S. Robbins- "Does History Matter?"
Topic: Does History Matter? Do Civics Matter? A recent survey of 3,000 college students dealt with basic knowledge of American history and government. They report, “We found that significant numbers of college students graduate without even a rudimentary grasp of America’s history and political system.” For example, some of the findings were: “Almost one-third of […]
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August 16, 2024
Podcast with Rabbi Daniel Lapin on America and Israel
Topic: Israel and Its Enemies. Historically, America has proven to be a safe haven for Jews. I’ve often pointed out that George Washington’s favorite Bible verse was Micah 4:4, which talks about how every man shall be able to rest under his own vine and fig tree, and there shall be none to make him […]
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August 13, 2024
Podcast with Dr. Chris Leader of Vote Your Faith on the Right to Life and Abortion Ballots
Topic: Abortion and Ballot Initiatives. Our Declaration of Independence explains why we became a nation some 250 years ago. It says God has endowed us with our rights, and one of government’s duties is to not interfere with those rights. But in this country, the abortion ethic has undermined the right to life in the […]
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August 12, 2024
Providence Today | The Eyes of All Christendom
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: When America’s founders declared independence from Great Britain, they also declared dependence upon Almighty God. And they believed that He helped them triumph in the war. Here is a video by Dr. Jerry Newcombe on how difficult the challenge was in the American War for Independence, when, as Ben Franklin put […]
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August 8, 2024
A Tale of Two Monuments
135 years ago, in 1889, to great fanfare, there was the “unveiling” (so to speak) of a very, very tall structure. In fact, at the time, it was the tallest man-made object in the world. It was the Eifel Tower, a magnificent monument to engineering. To this day, it is a landmark that defines Paris. […]
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August 1, 2024
"Don't Know Much About History"
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 […]
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July 30, 2024
Podcast with Dr. Paul Kengor on the Assassination Attempt on Donald J. Trump
Topic: The Attempted Assassination of Trump. The attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump was one of the remarkable events of our time. It was amazing that had he not turned his head at the last moment, he would have been killed. Historian and history professor Dr. Paul Kengor of Grove City College recently […]
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July 30, 2024
Podcast with Dr. Jeff Myers Answering Those Who Ask, "Should Christians Support Israel?"
Topic: Why Should Christians Support Israel? America’s founders built the new nation on Biblical principles and extended religious freedom to all, regardless of religion. That includes the Jews. George Washington even wrote letters providing moral support to the few synagogues in our new country. Today, we find many Americans rejecting Jews and rejecting Israel. Dr. […]
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July 30, 2024
Podcast with Dr. Paul Jehle, President of the Plymouth Rock Foundation, on Celebrating the Pilgrims
Topic: Celebrating the Pilgrims. In 1989, on the 100th anniversary of the unveiling of the massive Forefathers Monument in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Dr. D. James Kennedy gave the keynote speech. He spoke about how the Mayflower Compact began “In the name of God. Amen.” And he said that’s how America began “In the name of God. […]
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July 29, 2024
Providence Today | A Proto Civil War
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: Many people today dismiss the founding fathers of America because they didn’t immediately solve the problem of slavery. But today’s revisionists don’t seem to realize that, as Dr. Walter Williams put it, slavery was mankind’s fare from the beginning of recorded history. This short video looks at the debate over the […]
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July 26, 2024
Leftist Attempts to Gut the Supreme Court---Despite the Constitution
Bad ideas can often get accepted long after they were initially rejected. One generation recoils at a proposal. The next generation might cozy up to it. And the one after that might accept it. Some on the left, including the lame duck President Joe Biden and AOC, want to gut the Supreme Court. They haven’t […]
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July 23, 2024
Podcast with Col. John Eidsmoe on Celebrating the Pilgrims---August 2024
Topic: Celebrating the Pilgrims. Dennis Prager of PragerU once said that the Pilgrims founded America for all intents and purposes. They certainly set the trajectory of so many of the positive aspects of the future nation. The Mayflower Compact they wrote and signed began the whole process of writing up an agreement for self-government under […]
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July 23, 2024
Podcast with Tim Barton of WallBuilders on the War on America as Founded
Topic: The War on American History. There is an ongoing war on America as founded. In his dystopian novel, “1984,” George Orwell described a totalitarian state with no freedom from taking place. Big Brother was always watching you, even in your home. Their approach to history is that they would constantly rewrite the narratives in […]
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July 19, 2024
Providence and America---Reflections on the Attempted Assassination of Former President Trump
Did God providentially spare former President Donald J. Trump’s life on Saturday, July 13, 2024? The front-runner presidential candidate could easily have been killed in an assassination attempt, had he not turned his head about an inch or so. As everyone knows, Trump was campaigning in Butler, Pennsylvania, a city north of Pittsburgh at an […]
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July 19, 2024
George Washington---a Film in the Foundation Series
DON’T MISS THE FILM ON THE LIFE AND FAITH OF GEORGE WASHINGTON At Providence Forum, we are committed to educating Americans on America’s Judeo-Christian roots, which is the foundation of our liberty. Dr. Jerry Newcombe, executive director, has been working on a series of many films in the Foundation of American Liberty, which are now […]
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July 18, 2024
Podcast with Dr. Greg Seltz Answering Critics Who Say Religion Is Dangerous for Society
Topic: Is Religion Dangerous for Society? Is religion dangerous for society? If you listen to some in our culture, they would say absolutely. But let me turn the question around: Is Irreligion dangerous for society? Dr. Greg Seltz writes, “Marxist thought is built on the premise that human beings aren’t sinful or evil by nature, […]
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July 18, 2024
Podcast with Dr. Gary Cass on Restoring the Ten Commandments to the Public Square
Topic: Restore the 10 Commandments. Is it constitutional to post the Ten Commandments in public places, including courthouses? Have recent decisions by the Supreme Court possibly changed how we answer that question? Dr. Gary Cass with “Restore the Commandments.com” says there’s a move in the state of Alabama to help restore the Commandments in the […]
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July 18, 2024
Podcast with Bill Federer on the Sin of Omission
Topic: The Sin of Omission. Author Bill Federer writes, “How have godly people been persuaded to let ungodliness reign?” When we consider the tens of millions of professing Christians in America and yet how the nation is awash in immorality, how could these two truths co-exist? Federer notes, “Are you aware that just as your […]
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July 15, 2024
Providence Today | Liberty Under God's Law
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: The framers defined our freedom as liberty under law—under God’s law. More than 10 years ago, Kirk Cameron interviewed Dr. Jerry Newcombe on America’s godly heritage. Here is a part of their discussion about liberty under God.
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July 11, 2024
"A City on a Hill"
“A City on a Hill”—another installment in the foundation series. Portions of which have aired on “Truths That Transform,” the flagship television program of Coral Ridge Ministries, now hosted by Dr. Robert j. Pacienza. See www.crm.tv for more information. *WATCH CITY ON A HILL on the Real Life Network, founded by Jack Hibbs *Here’s a PORTION of the […]
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July 11, 2024
A Tale of Two Revolutions
July 4th provides a fascinating contrast with July 14th—Bastille Day, the initial act of the French Revolution. Superficially, the two “revolutions”—those of the Americans and the French, which occurred just over a decade apart—may seem like two sides of the same coin. But they are not. The conflicts were very different in their foundations and […]
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July 10, 2024
Podcast with Kevin Sorbo on Redemption Needed in America Today
Topic: Redemption Needed in America Today. America was born in the wake of the First Great Awakening. This was a spiritual movement up and down the Atlantic coast a generation or 2 prior to the American break with England. The great preacher of the First Great Awakening was George Whitefield. He was once asked why […]
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July 9, 2024
Podcast with Scott Walter on the Dark Money that Appears Dedicated to Funding the War Against America's Founding Principles---1630, Arabella
Topic: Dark Money Undermining America as Founded. In 1630, aboard the ship the Arabella, John Winthrop told his many Puritan followers as they were about to come to America to create what ended up becoming Boston, “We must consider that we should be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all the world […]
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July 9, 2024
Podcast with Bill Federer on Allegations of Being a "Christian Nationalist"
Topic: “Christian Nationalism.” We often hear about the alleged threat of so-called “Christian Nationalism.” But is this just a ploy to try and marginalize and silence conservative Christians from engaging the culture in the public square? William J. Federer is a highly sought after public speaker. He is a best-selling author. His latest book is […]
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July 9, 2024
Podcast with Bunni Pounds on Christians and the Election
Topic: Christians and the Election. There are so many issues at stake in modern America. Some of these issues can be dealt with at the ballot box, yet to this date, there are some professing Christians who choose to not even register to vote. The ministry Christiansengaged.com writes: “Christians are called to be salt and […]
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July 9, 2024
Podcast with NRB President Troy Miller on the Reach and Impact of Christian Broadcasting
Topic: The Impact of Christian Broadcasting. How important is Christian broadcasting? How effective is it? How far is its reach? Troy Miller, president of the National Religious Broadcasters, said recently: “Our highest purpose is to participate in God’s work of extending grace to more and more people for the glory of God.” And he asked: […]
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July 5, 2024
Podcast with Stephen McDowell on Ministers Honored in the U.S. Capitol
Topic: Ministers Honored in the U.S. Capitol. Does America have Christian roots and does it matter? A recent poll from the Pew Research Center says of fellow Americans on the left: “69% say the Bible should have little or no influence on the laws of the U.S., including 53% who say it should have no influence.” […]
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July 5, 2024
Podcast with Author Tara Ross on the Electoral College
Topic: The Electoral College Many on the left today want to destroy the “electoral college.” Why? Some have even called it “racist.” Why? Kirsten Gillibrand, would-be Democrat presidential candidate, said, “Our democracy is built on the principle of one person, one vote. It can’t function until we restore that principle. It’s time to abolish the […]
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July 5, 2024
Podcast with Pastor James Garlow on Christians and Voting
Topic: Christians and Voting. Is faith to be banished from the public square? That’s a topic we often discuss. But what about those from within the church, who for all practical purposes remain silent in terms of politics or culture because they think we as Christians should not be “involved in politics”? The fact that […]
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July 5, 2024
Podcast with Law Professor Col. John Eidsmoe on James Madison and His Legacy
Topic: James Madison and His Legacy. The founding fathers are often presented as if they were men of the Enlightenment. And implied in that remark is that they were therefore not believers in the Bible and Jesus. But what does their own life and their own actions and their own writings say, on that front? […]
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July 4, 2024
Happy 248th Birthday to America!
Here’s a trivia question for you. The Statue of Liberty holds a torch in one hand. What is she holding in the other? It looks like a book, in tablet form. The answer is the Declaration of Independence, since the tablet is engraved with July 4, 1776—in Roman numerals. The great British writer, G.K. Chesterton, […]
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June 26, 2024
Are the Ten Commandments Making a Comeback?
Jeff Landry, the governor of Louisiana, has been stirring a hornets’ nest recently by promoting a law that mandates the Ten Commandments in that state’s public schools. Already the ACLU are suing to block the new bill on behalf of some parents. Fox News reports on the controversy Gov. Landry has sparked. The governor said: […]
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June 26, 2024
Podcast with Charlie Kirk on Saving the West from Wokeism
Topic: Saving the West from Wokeism. Publius Communications writes, “The United States of America has long been the lone beacon of freedom and sensibility in a chaotic world. Now, she is under threat from a lethal ideology that seeks to humiliate and erase anyone who does not bow at its altar. The threat in question? […]
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June 26, 2024
Podcast with Author Alex McFarland on Christians and Elections
Topic: Christians and Voting. Questions every voter should ask before voting? Author and speaker Alex McFarland has put together a Freedom & Faith Voter’s Guide, which encourages us to think about issues, not  personalities. Alex Mcfarland says, “We are blessed with the right to vote in this country, but so many people take it for […]
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June 26, 2024
Podcast with Eric Scheidler on the Declaration's Right to Life Versus the Abortion Ethic
Topic: How Much Choice Is There in “Pro-Choice”? The right to life is 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. Eric Scheidler is the Executive Director of the Pro-Life Action League. He recently co-wrote an article on […]
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June 26, 2024
Podcast with Rabbi Daniel Lapin on Anti-Semitism Versus Washington's Micah 4:4 Vision for the Jews in America
Topic: Anti-Semitism in America.   Historically, America has proven to be a safe haven for Jews. I’ve often pointed out that George Washington’s favorite Bible verse was Micah 4:4, which talks about how every man shall be able to rest under his own vine and fig tree, and there shall be none to make him […]
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June 22, 2024
"We The People"---a Video in the 7-Part Foundation of American Liberty Series by Dr. Jerry Newcombe for Providence Forum
***“We the People”*** In February 2023, DJKM aired portions of the “We the People” episode of the Foundation series. This special not only explains how the Bible played a critical role in the creation of the Constitution, but it also answers important objections—often raised today—such as, the issues of slavery, Jim Crow laws, and the […]
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June 19, 2024
The Bible and Public Policy
How much influence, if any, should the Bible have on American public policy? There is a wide divergence in the answer to that question, depending on who is asked. Last week, Pew Research Center reported on such differences.  They write about those on the right: “Most Trump supporters (69%) would like the Bible to have […]
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June 19, 2024
Podcast with Ben Quine on Promoting a Biblical Worldview
Topic: Biblical Worldview When America was founded, the framers had, for the most part, a Biblical worldview. Just a few examples: Our rights come from God. Because of God, power rests in “the consent of the governed.” Man is sinful. Therefore, we must have separation of powers. But today even many professing Christians in effect […]
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June 19, 2024
Podcast with Jim Harden on the Right to Life Versus Abortion, Including Update on Recent SCOTUS Ruling
Topic: The Abortion Pill and the Supreme Court The Constitution of the United States is predicated on the Declaration of Independence, which says our rights come from the Creator and the first of these rights enumerated is the right to life. But abortion rights are at war with the right to life. One of the […]
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June 19, 2024
Podcast with Mark Beliles on Jefferson's View of God at the Time of the Declaration
Topic: Did Jefferson Believe in the Christian God? When the founders wrote the Declaration of Independence, they said that our rights come from the Creator, that is, God. Thomas Jefferson was the author of the first draft of the Declaration. It then went through more than 80 revisions. We know Jefferson was not always orthodox […]
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June 19, 2024
Podcast with Author Dr. Shea Farrell Bradley on Inroads of Communism in America
Topic: Inroads of Communism in America? America was founded on the premise that God is the source of our rights. Chiseled in stone at the Jefferson Memorial are these words from founding father Thomas Jefferson: “And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction […]
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June 17, 2024
Providence Today | The Shot Heard Round the World
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: A fascinating aspect of American history is that many of the key leaders helping us to become a free and independent nation were very active in church. “The shot heard ‘round the world” referred to the Americans at Concord, Massachusetts, fighting back after their brethren had been slaughtered at Lexington. This […]
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June 13, 2024
Podcast with Dr. Jay Richards on "Christian Nationalism"---the Left's New Bogeyman
Topic: “Christian Nationalism.” Recently, the new bogeyman to watch out for, according to the left, are the “Christian Nationalists.” But what exactly is Christian Nationalism? In previous times, it was no big deal to say that America had Judeo-Christian roots. For example, after a thorough review of all the evidence, such as the original charters […]
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June 13, 2024
Podcast with Dr. Jeff Myers on God as the Source of Our Rights
Topic: God Is the Source of Our Rights. The birth certificate of America is the Declaration of Independence. The Constitution is predicated on the Declaration, which says that our rights come from God. Where did the founders get such an idea? Ultimately, they can be traced back to the Biblical teaching that God has made […]
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June 12, 2024
A Politically Incorrect Prayer
This year happens to be the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the first Congress (then known as the Continental Congress). Its first session opened in prayer. And Congress has opened each session in prayer since then. But earlier this year, the prayer opening the 118th Congress caused quite a stir. Among other things, the […]
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June 12, 2024
Podcast with Historian and Author Jane Cook on Teaching Patriotism to the Next Generation
Topic: Teaching Appreciation of America to the Next Generation. A recent poll found that only 38% of those surveyed said patriotism was very important to them. These numbers were down significantly from 1998, when 70% deemed patriotism to be very important. Similarly, in May 2023, the Fox News Channel asked historian and author Jane Hampton […]
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June 10, 2024
Podcast with Pastor Jack Hibbs on his Prayer Before U.S. Congress and the Controversy that Followed
Topic: His Prayer in the U.S. Congress. The first time Congress ever met together, in September 1774, in Philadelphia, they opened in prayer. A local clergyman, Jacob Duche, said the prayer, and he read the Scripture reading for that day was Psalm 35—Plead my cause, O Lord. George Washington was there. Sam Adams was there. […]
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June 6, 2024
Podcast with Author Michelle Gallagher on Monumental Things to Learn from the Pilgrims
Topic: The Plymouth Monument. In 1889, to honor the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution, the Eiffel Tower opened in Paris. At the time, it was the tallest building in the world. But here in America, in 1889, another towering structure was unveiled, if you will. It’s the largest granite statue in America, and it […]
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June 6, 2024
Podcast with Historian and Author Bill Federer on Insights from the Life of Booker T. Washington
Topic: Booker T. Washington, a True Hero. One of the great American stories that should be better known is that of the life of a former slave, Booker T. Washington. He was born in 1856 and died in 1915. He was the first black to speak at Harvard and the first black guest at the […]
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June 6, 2024
Podcast with Historian and Author Dr. Mark David Hall on "Christian Nationalism"
Topic: Christian Nationalism. “Who’s Afraid of Christian Nationalism: Why Christian Nationalism Is Not an Existential Threat to America or the Church” is the title of a new book by historian Dr. Mark David Hall. A post on the book for Amazon says, “American Christian nationalism exists and is problematic—but contrary to its many critics it […]
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June 6, 2024
"Bad Faith" Is Propaganda We Can Live Well Without
Did the founders create America as “one nation under God” or did they want Christian expression banned from the public square? A recent film seems to promote the latter idea. Dr. Ted Baehr’s MOVIEGUIDE writes: “’Bad Faith’ is a propaganda documentary from the Religious Left, written and directed by a small-time movie producer who happens […]
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June 3, 2024
Providence Today | A Tale of Two Brothers
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: We have been so conditioned in the last century or so with the idea that ministers and the church should stay out of politics. But during the American War for Independence, when many Americans were fighting for their lives, their liberty, and their property, several ministers did get involved. Dr. Jerry […]
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May 29, 2024
Ignorance of Our History Raises Flags
Usually, when something alarming happens, it raises red flags. But this time, it was the raising of a flag (and not even a red one) that caused alarm. The left is manufacturing controversy out of whole cloth again—in their ongoing assault on one of the conservative justices on the Supreme Court. First, they went after […]
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May 29, 2024
Abortion is at War with the "Right to Life" Mentioned in the Declaration of Independence---Rescue the Perishing
Rescue the perishing. Dr. Jerry Newcombe. 5/25/24 The Declaration of Independence is our nation’s birth certificate. It says the Creator has endowed us with the “right to life.” Abortion is at war with the right to life. In Prov. 24:11-12, the Bible says, “Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those […]
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May 28, 2024
Podcast with Ed Martin of S.T.O.P.P. on Planned Parenthood's War on the Declaration's "Right to Life"
Topic: Planned Parenthood Versus the Right to Life. The founders of America said we have been endowed by our Creator with unalienable rights, and among these are the right to life. But abortion has significantly undermined the right to life. The leading organization conducting abortions and promoting them is Planned Parenthood. There’s a group called […]
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May 28, 2024
Podcast with Dr. James S. Robbins on the Attempt to Distort Our History and "Erase America"
Topic: Are America’s Founding Principles at Risk Today? People risk their lives to try and come to this country. Meanwhile, many Americans seem to be at war with the founding principles of the nation. It’s as if they think we should tear it all down and start from scratch and build a new nation. A […]
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May 28, 2024
Podcast with Robert Spencer on the Anti-Israel and Anti-American (Sometimes) Campus Protests
Topic: Anti-Israel Protects. When America was founded, they envisioned that minority religious groups like the Jews would be able to find safe haven here. Rabbi Daniel Lapin has pointed out that in 2000 years, Jews have found more safety here in America than elsewhere and that’s not in spite of Christianity but because of it. […]
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May 28, 2024
Podcast with Dr. Shea Bradley-Farrell on Contrast Between the Constitution's Goals and the Woke Agenda
Topic: Lessons from Hungary against the woke agenda. Do the open borders in our nation in any way undermine the Constitution? Here’s how our governing document begins: “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general […]
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May 28, 2024
Podcast with Author and Filmmaker Rob Orlando on the Shroud and the Resurrection of Jesus
Topic: The Shroud of Turin. In the colonial days, there was a common practice in the Anglican churches to have printed up in large words the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Ten Commandments. This panel on the walls even has a name for it—a reredos. Included in the Apostles’ Creed is the line […]
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May 24, 2024
And I Won't Forget the Men Who Died
And I Won’t Forget the Men Who Died A Meditation for Memorial Day (and for the whole year)   On November 21, 1864, President Lincoln wrote to a Mrs. Bixby of Massachusetts, who had lost five sons in the Civil War. He wrote her, “I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of […]
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May 22, 2024
Podcast with Dr. Ted Baehr of MOVIEGUIDE on a Movie That Would Seem to Discourage Godly Patriotism---"Bad Faith"
Topic: Bad Faith on the Silver Screen. Did the founders create America as one nation under God or did they expect that Christian ideas have no place in the public arena? A recent film seems to promote the latter idea—that America suffers from Christian influence in the public square. Recently, MOVIGUIDE, which provides a Biblical […]
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May 22, 2024
Podcast with Author Scott Powell on a Major Contributor to American Independence---Largely Unknown Today...Haym Salomon
Topic: Financiers of the American Revolution, Including Haym Salomon. We are free in America today in large part because others sacrificed on our behalf that we might be free. Scott Powell of the Discovery Institute has written a book on America’s special days, Rediscovering America: How the National Holidays Tell an Amazing Story about Who We […]
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May 22, 2024
Podcast with Chelsey Youman on the Declaration's Right to Life Versus the Abortion Ethic
Topic: The Fight Over the Right to Life. There is a battle today over the right to life. America’s birth certificate is the Declaration of Independence, and it says that the Creator has given us our rights. Therefore, they should be non-negotiables. And the first right listed is the right to life. But fast forward […]
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May 22, 2024
Podcast with Steve Goreham on Potential Undermining of the Constitution in Attempts to Impose the Green New Deal
Topic: The Looming Electrical Power Shortage. Can American sovereignty as designed by the founders in the Constitution be undermined by emergency measures to fight alleged MAN-made, catastrophic global warming? In a recent article, author and critic of climate alarmism Steve Goreham writes, “People in developed nations take abundant electricity for granted. When asked where electricity […]
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May 22, 2024
Is the Electoral College "un-American"?
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 […]
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May 20, 2024
"The Beginning of Wisdom"
***THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM episode of The Foundation of American Liberty series*** Coral Ridge Ministries (aka, D. James Kennedy Ministries) is now offering THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM (on the Bible and American education) on Truths That Transform. You can get your own DVD copy of the hour-long documentary (which includes much bonus footage, including a […]
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May 20, 2024
Providence Today | Warnings from Washington
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: The Constitution of the United States is nearly 250 years old, and it has proven to be one of the most enduring governing documents in world history. But George Washington, the father of our country, had some warnings about how even the Constitution could become just “a mound of parchment” if […]
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May 20, 2024
Throwing Israel Under the Bus?
Is it just me or did President Biden throw Israel under the bus, presumably because the Muslim vote for his re-election is pretty shaky? Biden threatened Israel that the U.S. would withhold further weapons should Israel invade Rafah, the last stronghold of Hamas. I don’t think it’s just me. As Gary Bauer, founder and director […]
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May 18, 2024
Dr. Jerry Newcombe's Vlog on the Woke Attempt to Rename the Francis Scott Key Bridge
Here is Dr. Jerry Newcombe’s Vlog on the how the woke are trying to get the Francis Scott Key Bridge to be renamed.  The war on America as founded continues unabated. As we all know, the Francis Scott Key Bridge was destroyed recently, and already the woke elites are calling for it to be renamed. […]
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May 17, 2024
Dr. Jerry Newcombe's Vlog on "Wokeism-1, U.S. History-0"
Here is Dr. Jerry Newcombe’s vlog on another onslaught against America’s heritage. A recurring pattern of attacks are taking place on America’s foundational values and Judeo-Christian roots. In a recent example, a school board in a town near San Francisco decided to replace their mascot – a Minuteman, the symbol of American independence – with […]
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May 17, 2024
Dr. Jerry Newcombe's Vlog on National Anthem Day
Here is Dr. Jerry Newcombe’s vlog on National Anthem Day. Sadly, in our day, there is an underappreciation of America’s heritage, much less our nation’s Judeo-Christian heritage.
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May 17, 2024
Dr. Jerry Newcombe's Vlog on the William Penn Statue Controversy
Here is Dr. Jerry Newcombe’s vlog on the William Penn statue controversy. Recently, the Biden administration went after the legacy of William Penn in the city he founded, Philadelphia, in a state literally named after his family. Anyone who doubts that there is a war on America as founded need look no further than this […]
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May 17, 2024
Dr. Jerry Newcombe's Vlog on "Bribing Future Marxists"
Here is the vlog of Dr. Jerry Newcombe, the executive director of Providence Forum, a division of Coral Ridge Ministries, on “Bribing Future Marxists.” Can anybody name one-square inch on the planet where Communism has done anyone any good? Anywhere? Not for the ruling elites, but for the people themselves? It doesn’t exist. So, how, […]
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May 17, 2024
Dr. Jerry Newcombe's Vlog on Lessons from Lincoln
Here is Dr. Jerry Newcombe’s Vlog on Lessons from Lincoln.  In these challenging times, we face a crisis as cultural Marxists seek to dismantle our republic. In these uncertain times, we can draw inspiration from President Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address. Like Lincoln, we must move forward with malice toward none, charity for all, and a […]
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May 17, 2024
Dr. Jerry Newcombe's Vlog on the Smear of "Christian Nationalism"
Here is Dr. Jerry Newcombe’s vlog on the smear of “Christian nationalism.” The latest smear of Christian conservatives is the accusation of being a “Christian nationalist.” What is a Christian Nationalist? Dr. Jerry Newcombe provides commentary on how one commentator from Politico defined the term.
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May 17, 2024
Dr. Jerry Newcombe's Vlog on Lincoln and the Idea of National Suicide
Here is Dr. Jerry Newcombe on Lincoln and the notion of America dying by its own hands. America appears to be in moral collapse. Several months ago, the “Wall Street Journal” noted that if Western Civilization, of which the United States is a prime example, were to ever die, it would be through suicide. But […]
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May 17, 2024
Dr. Jerry Newcombe's Vlog on the Link Between a Nation's Manners and Its Morality
Here is Dr. Jerry Newcombe’s vlog on the link between manners and morality. Do manners matter anymore? Yes, sir. Yes, madame. They do indeed.
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May 17, 2024
Dr. Jerry Newcombe's Vlog on Providence and George Washington
Here is Dr. Jerry Newcombe’s vlog on Providence and George Washington. When George Washington was first appointed to lead the troops of the American colonies in the summer of 1775, he expressed concern that only through God’s help would he be able to do it. Dr. Jerry Newcombe looks at the Father of Our Country […]
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May 17, 2024
Here is Dr. Jerry Newcombe's Vlog on the Founders and Religious Liberty
Here is Dr. Jerry Newcombe commenting on the founders and religious freedom. America’s founding fathers did not want one national denomination holding the reins of power and lording it over the other denominations. But the framers never intended to turn America into a secular wasteland. Dr. Jerry Newcombe discusses the true intentions behind separation of […]
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May 17, 2024
Hear Dr. Jerry Newcombe's Vlog on Ben Franklin's Advice
Here is Jerry Newcombe’s vlog on advice from founding father Ben Franklin. In 1732, Franklin wrote a classic book called “Poor Richard’s Almanack” which is a series of pithy statements. Dr. Jerry Newcombe considers some of those thoughts to improve our lives.
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May 17, 2024
Hear Dr. Jerry Newcombe's Vlog on Communist Goals for America
Here is Dr. Jerry Newcombe’s vlog on “Communist Goals and America.” The idea of a communist revolution in America, a nation so historically steeped in democratic values, might well seem far-fetched. But consider the incredible “progress” that the Marxists and their fellow travelers have made in this country in the last several decades. Dr. Jerry […]
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May 17, 2024
Hear Dr. Jerry Newcombe's Vlog on the Bible and America
Here is the vlog of Dr. Jerry Newcombe, executive director of Providence Forum, on the Scriptures and the founding of our nation. Despite the secular ruling elite’s disdain for it, the Bible served as the original primary textbook at all levels of education, contributing to the development of a well-educated population in America’s early years. […]
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May 17, 2024
Dr. Jerry Newcombe's Vlog on "Ashamed to be an American"
Here is a vlog by Dr. Jerry Newcombe on the phenomenon of Americans who dismiss our nation as essentially bad. Secular culture today seems to be growing more and more ungrateful. Some American soccer athletes put their ingratitude on display recently before the watching world. How does their disdain for America compare to the glory […]
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May 17, 2024
Dr. Jerry Newcombe's Vlog on the War Against Western Civilization
Here is Dr. Jerry Newcombe’s vlog on the war against Western Civilization. This includes surprising quotes from Greg Gutfeld and atheist Bill Maher.
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May 15, 2024
Podcast with Retired Judge Darrell White on the Public Acknowledgment of God
Topic: Acknowledging God Is Not Unconstitutional. Does the Constitution prohibit the public acknowledgement of God? Today’s secularists say it does, and they even go to court to try and prevent religious references by our public officials. We know the Constitution says, in the First Amendment: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion […]
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May 15, 2024
Podcast with First Liberty Attorney on a Church-State Case
Topic: Religious Liberty at Risk. America for the most part was founded by Christians for religious liberty, which they then extended to people of other faiths or no faith. But today, because of an anti-Christian bias and misunderstanding of the Constitution, we find that often Christians or Christian viewpoints are being discriminated against in the […]
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May 15, 2024
Podcast with Susan Michael on Israel's Survival
Topic: Israel’s Survival. George Washington’s favorite Bible verse was Micah 4:4, which talks about how every man shall be able to rest under his own vine and fig tree, and there shall be none to make him afraid. To the father of our country, this verse from the Old Testament was a picture of what […]
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May 10, 2024
Here is Dr. Newcombe's Vlog on Is America a "Failed Historic Model"?
Here is our rebuttal in a vlog to a leader on the left who called America “a failed historic model.” Virtually every week there is some news item about the war on America’s founding ideals. Zakiva Carr Johnson is the State Department’s Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, and she has called America a “failed historic […]
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May 10, 2024
Dr. Jerry Newcombe's Vlog on How Children Are a Blessing for Society
If we asked the question, “Are children a burden or a blessing?” of course, the answer would be “a blessing.” The Bible says so. But you wouldn’t know it today. Dr. Jerry Newcombe has more in this “For God and Country” commentary. Here‘s the blog on children and society.
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May 9, 2024
The "Death to Israel, Death to America" Crowd
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 […]
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May 9, 2024
Podcast with Political Cartoonist Gary Varvel on the Campus Protests
Topic: The Recent Protests on Campuses. We’ve all witnessed the recent drama of the pro-Palestinian, anti-Jewish protests on many of our college campuses. A recent discovery at one of the protests speaks volumes about the whole movement. There was a flyer found about NYU protesters that said, “Death to Israel. Death to America.” One of […]
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May 9, 2024
Podcast with Author, Rev. Dan Fisher on the War on America as Founded
Topic: The War on America as Founded. Every week it seems there is a new attack on some aspect of America’s history and heritage. In one school a child gets in trouble for having a symbol of the Gadsden Flag from the 1770s, which shows a yellow background and coiled rattlesnake with the motto, “Don’t […]
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May 9, 2024
Podcast with Nick Searcy On His New Film, "The War on Truth"
Topic: The War on Truth The founders of America created a system where free and fair elections were a bedrock to our nation and our freedoms. If there is massive fraud in voting, then that disenfranchises the voting of those who don’t engage in vote fraud. One of the most controversial days in the history […]
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May 7, 2024
Providence Today | The Black Robed Regiment
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: During the American War for Independence, the American cause received moral, spiritual, and intellectual help from a surprising source, the ministers of the day. This was especially true of the Calvinist-oriented ministers, who were in the majority at the time. Because of the color of their robes, they were even derisively […]
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May 4, 2024
Podcast with Joel Penton on Release Time for Religious Instruction During School Hours
Topic: Bible-based Character Ed for School Children. For the first 200-300 years in America, the Bible in one way or another as the chief textbook in our schools. But in the last half-century or so, the Bible is not welcome in the schools. But there is Bible-based character education for school children courtesy of LifeWise […]
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May 4, 2024
Podcast with Historian Bill Federer on Turning America Around
Topic: Turning America Around. Can America be changed or is it too late? Soon will be coming up the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence—July 4th, 2026. Will that be a time of celebration or a time of mourning? Many young people today are ashamed to be an American. Why? To this day, there […]
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May 4, 2024
Podcast with Climatologist Dr. David Legates on Climate Change Alarmism and American Constitutionalism
Topic: Climate Change Considerations. The founders of America established us as a constitutional republic. Theoretically, we the people elect our representatives who makes decisions in our place. Fast forward to today, and we see that many people view alleged catastrophic, man-made global warming (or climate change) as an existential threat. Such a threat that modern […]
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May 4, 2024
Podcast with Denise Gitsham on Christians and Politics
Topics: Christians and Politics. We have often been told that politics and religion don’t mix. But is that true? In early America, the church was often the hub of society. The Puritans and other early Americans had the practice of preaching Election Day sermons to extoll godly values among the elected leaders. Fast forward to […]
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May 1, 2024
Washington's Troops, Today's Protesters
Photos by Jerry Newcombe of log cabins the troops built at Valley Forge (these are modern replicas—the originals having rotted out long ago) Many of the anti-Israel protesters at Columbia and other college campuses are dwelling in cushy tents on the quad. These tents look pretty modern and uniform; one could only wonder who is […]
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April 24, 2024
More God, More Peace
These are crazy times. How does one retain sanity in these tumultuous days? Read the world’s best seller—and read it often—and it will give a great deal of comfort. Indeed, many of our great American leaders have found comfort and solace in the Word of God. Want to change your life? Here’s a simple practice, […]
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April 24, 2024
Podcast with Robert Spencer on the Threat of Radical Islam to American Liberty and the Columbia University Crisis
Topic: Anti-Semitism at Columbia and Beyond. In 1754, in New York City, King’s College was established. They advertised for the new school this way. “The chief thing that is aimed at in this college is to teach and engage children to know God in Jesus Christ.” Today, still in New York City, King’s College is […]
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April 24, 2024
Podcast with Ingrid Skop, M.D., OB-GYN on the Declaration's "Right to Life" Versus Dangers of Abortion to Women
Topic: Is Abortion Safe for Women? America was founded on the principle that God has endowed us with rights—and the first of these is the right to life. But in the last half century, abortion has significantly undermined the right to life. Recently, abortion PILLS have superseded the amount of surgical abortions. We know that […]
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April 24, 2024
Podcast with Stephen McDowell on Faith and the 8 Gigantic Paintings in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda
Topic: Christianity Seen in the Eight Paintings of the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. Does America have Christian roots? Critics say no. But often the stones speak. That is, you can go around parts of Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia and Boston, and, if you know what you’re looking for, you can find all kinds of examples of […]
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April 24, 2024
Podcast with Tim Head on the Importance of Values Voters Voting Their Biblical Values
Topic: Issues at Stake in the Upcoming Elections America is an experiment in ordered liberty, in a government ruled by the consent of the governed, in accordance with the rights that the Creator has endowed us with. But today many feel that government has grown unresponsive to the will of the people and is sometimes […]
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April 22, 2024
Providence Today | "America's First Official Day"
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: The first official day of the United States of America was April 30, 1789. That’s when George Washington, the first president under the Constitution, was inaugurated. We often hear that the founding fathers were secular-minded and didn’t want to see religion in the public square. But Dr. Peter Lillback, founding president […]
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April 17, 2024
Podcast with Constitutional Attorney Jeremy Dys of First Liberty on a Religious Liberty Case
Topic: Religious Freedom at Risk. America’s founders wrote in the first amendment, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” But for several decades, many judges, including justices on the Supreme Court, interpreted the first part of those words to mean a separation of church and state—by […]
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April 17, 2024
Podcast with Jim Harden on the Abortion Ethic Versus the Declaration's "Right to Life"
Topic: The Battle for Life. The Constitution of the United States is predicated on the Declaration of Independence, which says our rights come from the Creator and the first of these rights enumerated is the right to life. But abortion rights are at war with the right to life. One of the defenders of human […]
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April 17, 2024
Is America a "Failed Historic Model"?
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 […]
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April 16, 2024
Podcast with Ex-Muslim on Freedom of Religion
Topic: Dealing with Islam. America was founded on a Judeo-Christian base. But people of all faiths are welcome here and free to practice their faith. We know there are many Muslims in America—that includes those who have left Islam for another faith. Veritas Communications writes, “Kenza Haddock was born in Casablanca, Morocco. She moved to […]
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April 16, 2024
Podcast with Steve Goreham on Climate Alarmism and American Sovereignty
Topic: Climate Change Alarmism. Can American sovereignty as designed by the founders in the Constitution be undermined by emergency measures to fight alleged MAN-made, catastrophic global warming? President Biden said just recently that climate change poses an existentialist threat to humanity. It’s more dangerous to humankind than nuclear weapons, he said. In contrast with this, […]
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April 11, 2024
Podcast with Stephen Mosher on Life, Liberty, Property---and the Threat of Red China
Topic: The Threat from Red China. During the founding era, a common phrase in the writings of sources of importance to the framers of America, was “life, liberty, and property.” You can find this phrase in the writings of Sir William Blackstone and John Locke. Property rights are important because if you can’t own your […]
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April 11, 2024
The "Key" to Our National Motto
The war on America as founded continues unabated. As we all know, the Francis Scott Key Bridge was destroyed recently, and already the woke elites are calling for it to be renamed. Key, who wrote what became the basis for our National Motto, was a man of his times. And those times don’t measure up […]
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April 11, 2024
Podcast with Author Phil Hotsenpiller on the Great Need for American Renewal
Topic: American Renewal. A large portion of the American population feels that America is heading in the wrong direction. Some view this as perhaps fulfillment of prophecy that we’re doomed, so why even fight it? But we don’t know when Jesus is coming back. What if it’s a hundred years from now? If Christians just […]
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April 11, 2024
Podcast with Mark Koch on Putting God First---as Was Widespread Among Godly Settlers
Topic: Encouraging Men to be More Christlike. One of the great challenges of our time is the curse of fatherlessness. Part of the problem are unjust laws that effectively chase Dad out of the house. Perhaps it’s harder today to be a godly man than in previous times. I just read today about a Christian […]
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April 11, 2024
Podcast with Emily Osment on Abortion Ethic Versus Declaration of Independence Ethic
Topic: The Right to Life of the Declaration of Independence Versus Today’s Left. Our Declaration of Independence explains why we became a nation some 250 years ago. It says God has endowed us with our rights, and one of government’s duties is to not interfere with those rights. But in this country, the abortion ethic […]
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April 8, 2024
Providence Today | "America and the Jews"
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: Historically, the Jews have been persecuted down through the ages, even many times at the hands of professing Christians. But some believers in Jesus have sought to treat the Jews respectfully. Such was the case of the founders of America. Here are some remarks from Dennis Prager of PragerU on America […]
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April 3, 2024
The Reredos in Colonial Churches Affirmed the Resurrection---Does the Shroud Affirm it Scientifically?
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 […]
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April 2, 2024
Podcast with David Rolfe on the Shroud of Turin---Scientific Evidence of the Resurrection
Topic: Shroud Interview – Overview In the colonial days, there was a common practice in the Anglican churches to have printed up in large words the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Ten Commandments. This panel on the walls even has a name for it—a reredos. Included in the Apostles’ Creed is the line […]
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April 2, 2024
Podcast with Craig Huey on Christians and Voting
Topic: Christians and Voting. In America, we get the government we deserve. If you don’t like the bums in office, you can vote them out. Are Christians these days exercising their due diligence when it comes to voting? There are many issues today of importance that are on the ballot in one way or another. […]
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March 29, 2024
Worship Should Strive for Reverence, Not Entertainment
Last week an item on Fox News.com caught my attention. It was a “this day in history” article, commemorating the first rock music concert held, on March 21, 1952. It took place in Cleveland, and it ended in chaos. Glenn Gass, a professor emeritus from Indiana University, said, “Right from the start, it was seen […]
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March 28, 2024
Podcast with Dr. Ingrid Skop, OB-GYN, on the Dangers of the Abortion Pill
Topic: Is Abortion Safe for Women? America was founded on the principle that God has endowed us with rights—and the first of these is the right to life. But in the last half century, abortion has significantly undermined the right to life. Recently, abortion PILLS have superseded the amount of surgical abortions. We know that […]
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March 26, 2024
Podcast with Historian Dr. Stephen Mansfield on George Whitefield, the Great Speaker of the First Great Awakening
Topic: George Whitefield. John Adams said that the American Revolution was preceded by a revolution in the hearts of the people a generation or so before. The Great Awakening was a spiritual revival that helped convert so many in the American colonies, and the greatest leader in the Great Awakening was George Whitefield from England […]
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March 26, 2024
Podcast with Dr. Greg Seltz of the LCRL on Christians and Politics
Topic: The Church and Politics. We hear so often today that the church and politics don’t mix. We do know that the founders of America wrote the First Amendment, which said, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” Historically, that was understood to mean there would […]
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March 26, 2024
Podcast with Tessa Longbons Cox on the Right to Life and Chemical Abortions
Topic: Abortion (Chemical or Otherwise) Vs. the Right to Life. Our founding fathers said that all people are created equal and have been endowed by our Creator with inalienable rights including the right to life. But 50 years of abortion rights in America have undermined that right. And now a majority of the abortions performed […]
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March 26, 2024
Podcast with Alex McFarland on Worldviews and America, Past and Present
Topic: Worldviews in Conflict. It was from a Christian worldview that the founders of America created this nation. The Declaration of Independence mentions God four times and says that He is the source of our rights. Dr. Alex McFarland, a frequent guest on this program and the author of 20 books, is a Christian apologist […]
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March 25, 2024
Providence Today | "Peaceful Transition"
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: Too often yesterday’s heroes are today’s villains. Statues of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and even Abraham Lincoln have been torn down or defaced in our day. But there is a reason previous generations of Americans have venerated the memory of our nation’s founding fathers, such as the father of our country. […]
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March 20, 2024
VP Kamala Harris Visits Abortion Clinic---Pro-Life Leaders Respond
For more than 50 years, the left has promoted abortion in America. But last week we saw something new in this battle. For the first time ever, a vice-president actually visited a facility where unborn babies are systematically killed when Kamala Harris toured a Planned Parenthood abortion facility in St. Paul, Minnesota. She called laws […]
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March 19, 2024
Podcast with Historian and Author Rod Gragg on Christians Who Helped the Jews During the Holocaust
Topic: Christians Who Helped the Jews in the Holocaust. George Washington’s favorite Bible verse was Micah 4:4, which talks about how every man shall be able to rest under his own vine and fig tree, and there shall be none to make him afraid. To the father of our country, this verse from the Old […]
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March 19, 2024
Podcast with David Rives on Evidence for the Creator
Topic: Evidence for the Creator. America’s founding document, the Declaration of Independence, asserts that we have rights because the Creator gave them to us. But today many cultural elites deny there is a Creator. They believe in evolution and believe that science has supposedly disproven God. David Rives, founder of David Rives Ministries based in […]
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March 19, 2024
Podcast with Historian Author Jane Hampton Cook on the War on American History
Topic: The War on American History. Is there a war on America as founded? How well are our schools teaching American history? Is there such a thing as American exceptionalism? Author Jane Hampton Cook has written books on our nation’s history. On her website, janecook.com, she writes, “Only 13% of 8th grade students are proficient […]
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March 18, 2024
Podcast with Dr. James Spencer on What Does It Mean to be a "Christian Nation"?
Topic: What does it mean to be a Christian nation? What does the Bible say? America has Christian roots. But to say that America is a Christian nation today is very questionable and controversial. Dr. James Spencer, the president of the D.L. Moody Center, is the author of many books, including his newest book “Serpents […]
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March 17, 2024
St. Patrick---Hero of the Faith
We live in a time of the anti-hero. Too often, the good guys are the bad guys and vice versa. Celebrities are often held up as heroes, until we learn too much about them. But to see a true hero, look at the real St. Patrick, who has a day dedicated in his honor. Unfortunately, […]
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March 15, 2024
Podcast with AL Chief Justice Tom Parker on Blackstone
Topic: “The Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God.” The chief justice of Alabama’s Supreme Court is Thomas Parker. He spoke recently at a church (Paul Jehle’s church in Plymouth, MA) on the influence of God’s law on American law. Our Declaration of Independence references “the laws of nature and of nature’s God.” He emphasized the […]
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March 14, 2024
Bribing Future Generations for Marx
Can anybody name one-square inch on the planet where Communism has done anyone any good? Anywhere? Not for the ruling elites, but for the people themselves? It doesn’t exist. How, then, do they continue to manage to create new recruits? Well, a story out of California last week explains one strategy. Writing for The Free […]
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March 11, 2024
Providence Today | "God-Given Rights"
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: The essence of the American experiment is self-rule under God. Many years ago, Kirk Cameron interviewed Dr. Jerry Newcombe on the grounds of the Washington Monument, about America’s spiritual roots. In this short discussion, there is a focus on our God-given rights.
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March 11, 2024
Podcast with Alex McFarland on Allegations of Being a Supposed "Christian Nationalist"
Topic: Christian Nationalism: Bogeyman or Real Threat? Is Christian Nationalism a real threat or is it just the left’s new bogeyman? What is Christian Nationalism? Could some of the founding fathers like George Washington who prayed to God and quoted the Bible in government speeches be accused of being “Christian Nationalists”? Alex McFarland is a […]
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March 11, 2024
Podcast with Michelle Gallagher on the Forefathers Monument in Plymouth, Massachusetts
Topic: The Plymouth Monument. In recent years, we’ve seen many statues of historical figures toppled or disfigured. The largest granite statue in America is in Plymouth, MA. It’s called the Forefathers Monument, and it’s dedicated to the memory and the influence of the Pilgrims. Hopefully the historical revisionists have no plans to topple that statue […]
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March 11, 2024
Podcast with Chaplain Bob Freiberg on the Importance of Military Chaplains
Topic: How Important Are Chaplains? Chaplains in America are older than the nation. This includes military chaplains and legislative chaplains. In fact, when the ACLU challenged the chaplain program in the early 1980s, the Supreme Court ruled against them because of the historical reality of the whole chaplaincy program, which predated the writing of the […]
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March 11, 2024
Podcast with Historian Dr. Paul Kengor on Catholics and Slavery
Topic: Slavery and the Catholic Church. We are reminded today ad nauseam about slavery, America’s original sin. Like many other nations around the globe at the time of our founding, our founding fathers did not rid slavery from the land—although some of the founders actually did try to do that, but we wouldn’t have become […]
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March 10, 2024
Podcast with Alabama Chief Justice Thomas Parker on Sir William Blackstone and the Declaration of Independence
Topic: Sir William Blackstone and the Declaration of Independence. Our Declaration of Independence references “the laws of nature and of nature’s God.” The chief justice of Alabama’s Supreme Court Thomas Parker, notes that such phraseology reflects the influence of Sir William Blackstone, who wrote four commentaries on the laws of England in the 1700s. These […]
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March 6, 2024
The Smear of "Christian Nationalism"
It seems like everyone is talking these days about Rob Reiner’s hitjob movie against the religious right. It makes “Christian Nationalists” into the bogeyman. Although I travel in the circles of Christian conservatives, I have yet to meet anyone who has actually seen Reiner’s movie. But I have seen a trailer for it. The thesis […]
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March 5, 2024
Podcast with Author Mark Beliles---Was Thomas Jefferson a "Christian Nationalist," Based on the New Definition?
Topic: Was Thomas Jefferson a “Christian Nationalist”? Was Thomas Jefferson a Christian Nationalist? That question may sound absurd, but consider this. Recently, Jefferson biographer Mark Beliles wrote: “A new documentary movie by Rob Reiner is now out on the topic of Christian Nationalism…..Followers assert that ‘the US is meant to be a Christian nation and […]
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March 5, 2024
Podcast with Ted Baehr of Movieguide on Encouraging Worthy Movies
Topic: Light of the Gospel for Hollywood. For good or ill, movies have a great deal of influence on us and on the country as a whole. In fact, a lot of what is pumped out of Hollywood reflects on America’s image all over the world. Dr. Ted Baehr is the publisher for the faith-based […]
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March 4, 2024
Podcast on Potential Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus
Topic: Shroud and the Million Dollar Challenge. America was founded by professing Christians. Week after week in their own churches so many of them would stand up with the congregation and recite the Apostles’ Creed, including the part about their affirmation that Jesus Christ rose from the dead. The founders’ believed that we have our […]
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February 29, 2024
Providence Today | "So Help Me, God"
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: We are often given the impression today that the Constitution mentions the separation of church and state, meaning a separation of God and government. But in this short video, you will see that the founders never intended for God to be banished from the public arena.
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February 28, 2024
Faith and the First 6 U.S. Presidents
Since we celebrated Presidents’ Day recently, I thought it might be interesting to reflect on the faith of the first six men who held that office. Most of them were believers in Jesus and were not ashamed to say so. Several of these instances are not politically correct, but they are historically accurate. In 1779, […]
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February 28, 2024
Podcast with Dr. Mark Beliles on Myths About Thomas Jefferson
Topic: Myths about Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson is one of our most important founding fathers. He wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence, which says our rights come from the Creator. When it comes to Jefferson and his faith, it is a very nuanced picture. In fact, I once co-wrote on a book […]
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February 28, 2024
Podcast with Neil Mammen on America and Wokeness
Topic: America and Wokeism. Of the Americans on the eve of the Revolution, the late historian Carl Bridenbaugh asked, “Who can deny that for them the very core of existence was their relation to God?” And that was at a time when, according to the research of Ben Hart, 99.8% of the Americans were professing […]
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February 28, 2024
Podcast with Stan Jantz on an Ambitious Plan to Spread the Christian Message
Topic: An Ambitious Plan to Spread the Christian Message. Many historians provide ample evidence that America was founded on principles from the Bible. As the Supreme Court itself in 1892, after examining the key colonial charters and founding documents, declared “This is a Christian nation.” Fast forward to today, and we see a great need […]
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February 28, 2024
Podcast with Judge Darrell White on the Founders and Secularism
Topic: The Founders and Secularism. In one of my documentaries on America’s Christian roots, guest Eric Metaxas makes this point: “Every single one of the founders, including Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, knew that there was no way, genuinely no way to have self-government and genuine liberty along the lines that they were proposing without […]
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February 28, 2024
Podcast with Steve Goreham on Climate Change Alarmism Versus Our Constitution
Topic: Climate Change Alarmism. Can American sovereignty as designed by the founders in the Constitution be undermined by emergency measures to fight alleged MAN-made, catastrophic global warming? President Biden said just recently that climate change poses an existentialist threat to humanity. It’s more dangerous to humankind than nuclear weapons, he said. In contrast with this, […]
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February 28, 2024
Podcast with Nina May on Reparations
Topic: Reparations. One of the tragic elements in American history was chattel slavery. This was not unique to America. What was unique was that the founders stipulated in the Constitution that 20 years after its ratification (that would be 1808), the slave trade would be abolished. They wrote the Constitution in 1787—this was “William Wilberforce’s […]
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February 28, 2024
Podcast with Herbie Newell on Vulnerable Children
Topic: Vulnerable Children. One of the key building blocks in society is the family. The settlers and founders of America noted that our Constitution will only work with a religious and moral populace. Family is one of the keys to transmitting values from one generation to the next. Fast Forward to today and we see […]
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February 28, 2024
Podcast with Bill Federer on the War on American History---Penn's Statue
Topic: The War on American History. There is a war on American history, a war on America as founded. A recent example can be seen in the case where the National Park Service under the current administration set out to tear down the statue of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania (named after his father) […]
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February 28, 2024
Do Manners Matter Anymore?
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 […]
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February 15, 2024
What Are They Teaching Our Children?
In recent decades the quality of American education has plummeted. When you scan the headlines related to education, you realize how far we have fallen: ∙A “non-binary” activist teacher promotes the woke agenda for kindergarteners and claims that the U.S. and Israel have “no right to exist.” ∙Harvard, America’s oldest and most prestigious college (historically), […]
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February 13, 2024
Providence Today | "The Faith of Washington"
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: There is a battle over American history today. What did George Washington believe when it comes to religion? Kirk Cameron interviewed Jerry Newcombe on the subject of George Washington’s faith.
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February 13, 2024
Podcast with Chelsey Youman on the Declaration's Right to Life Versus Abortion---State Referendums on the Issue
Topic: Abortion vs. the Right to Life. Our founding fathers said that all people are created equal and have been endowed by our Creator with inalienable rights including the right to life. But 50 years of abortion rights in America have undermined that right. And now there are pro-abortion rights ballots in different states’ constitutions. […]
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February 13, 2024
Podcast with Paul Jehle on the Salem Witchcraft Trials
Topic: The Salem Witch Hysteria. One of the great tragedies in American history was the 1692 witch hysteria in Salem, Massachusetts. Tragically, about 20 alleged witches were hanged. Many of whom professed their innocence. What is amazing about this ugly episode is that some people, such as Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard in their Killing […]
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February 13, 2024
Podcast with Writer Jarrett Stepman on "Irreligion and Immorality"
Topic: Irreligion and Immorality. George Washington said that religion and morality are indispensable supports to our political prosperity as a nation. But today it seems like day in and day out there is a regular undermining of religion and morality on the part of our cultural elites. In fact, today’s woke culture is at war […]
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February 13, 2024
The SPLC Seeks to Profit Off of Alleged Hate
Are parents who are concerned for their children’s education “haters”? Are they bigots? Do they deserve to be treated as “domestic terrorists”? The answer to all of these questions should be, “No.” But lately, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a group that claims to be the last word in who are haters and hate […]
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February 6, 2024
Podcast with Dr. Peter Lillback on the Threat to Remove William Penn's Statue in Welcome Park in Philadelphia
[File image] Topic: William Penn and Aborted Plans to Unwelcome Him at Welcome Park. One of the most significant men who helped found America was William Penn. The state of Pennsylvania is named in honor of his family name. Penn founded Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love. Penn worked hard to create an atmosphere of […]
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February 6, 2024
Podcast with Stephen McDowell on a Christian Tour of the U.S. Capitol's Rotunda
Topic: Christianity Seen in the Eight Paintings of the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. Does America have Christian roots? Critics say no. But often the stones speak. That is, you can go around parts of Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia and Boston, and, if you know what you’re looking for, you can find all kinds of examples of […]
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February 6, 2024
Podcast with Tyler O'Neil on the SPLC's Vision for America, in Contrast with that of the Founders
Topic: Update on the SPLC’s Vision for America. America’s founders said clearly that in order for our republic to work, the people would have to be virtuous. For example, John Adams said, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” But today, […]
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February 1, 2024
An Example of God's Providence In Helping America Become Independent
The idea of the United States as an independent nation was saved by an unusual act on Christmas night in 1776. It was a battle, and, God in His providence helped America in one more step toward becoming free. Such was the belief of the leader of this effort. George Washington faced a momentous task—to […]
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February 1, 2024
Blessed Are the Persistent
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 […]
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February 1, 2024
Ten Reasons State-Sanctioned Atheism Is Out of Step with Our American Traditions
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 […]
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January 31, 2024
The Razor-Thin-Margin of Our Freedom
[File image] Almost 250 years ago, 13 separate colonies in North America, founded mostly by the British, made a pact together to form one unit. Instead of being colonies, they became states. They joined together to form the United States. The federal government did not create the states. It was the reverse–the states united together […]
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January 31, 2024
Podcast with Civil Rights Leader Bob Woodson on BLM and Hamas
Topic: BLM’s Support for Hamas. America’s founders created the framework where people with different views are able to express those views, within reason. But they say politics makes strange bedfellows. How is it that Black Lives Matter (BLM) is supporting Hamas, which is dedicated to wiping Israel off the map? Bob Woodson, a civil rights […]
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January 31, 2024
Podcast with Jarrett Stepman on the War on America as Founded
Topic: The War on America as Founded. There seems to be war on America as founded. For example, recently, the Biden administration took aim at a statue of William Penn in the city he created, Philadelphia, in the state named after his family. They wanted to tear the statue down and replace it with […]
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January 31, 2024
Podcast with Steve Goreham on the Constitution and Efforts to Fight Climate Change
Topic: Is Global Warming a Bunch of Hot Air? The founders of America set up a constitutional republic where we would be governed by our elected representatives. But have recent efforts to fight against alleged, catastrophic, man-made global warming undermined our constitutional system in some ways? For example, there’s such a push to curtail the […]
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January 29, 2024
Providence Today | "The Imitation of Christ"
Coral Ridge Ministries writes: How can America thrive and live up to its God-given potential? George Washington, the father of our country, gave some timeless advice.
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January 29, 2024
Feature of an Update on Abortion Versus the Declaration's Right to Life
Our nation’s birth certificate says that the Creator has endowed us with inalienable rights. These are non-negotiables. The first right they listed was the right to life. But for more than a half a century, abortion has been at war with that right to life. Here is a television segment (aired in January 2024) produced […]
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January 24, 2024
Podcast with Author John Eidsmoe on Ben Franklin's Faith or Lack Thereof
Topic: Ben Franklin.The founding fathers are often presented as if they were essentially unbelievers, and people who believe that will point to Ben Franklin or Thomas Jefferson as examples of such. But historians like John Eidsmoe say that the vast majority of the founding fathers were professing Christians and were active members in Trinitarian churches […]
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January 24, 2024
"Pro-Choice" Clashes with the Declaration of Independence and Is a Misnomer
Around this time of year, we remember the infamous Supreme Court decision of Roe v. Wade of January 22, 1973, which condemned some 65 million preborn people in America to death in abortions. Although Roe was overturned, abortion is very much a pressing issue today. And it has been and continues to promoted in the […]
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January 24, 2024
Podcast with Xi Van Fleet, Survivor of Mao's Tyranny, Warning Americans About the Woke Agenda
Topic: Lessons for America from Mao’s Tyranny. A large portion of Americans feel that our nation is headed in the wrong direction. Are we in this nation undergoing a type of cultural revolution as China underwent under Chairman Mao in the 1960s? Publius Communications writes: “Xi Van Fleet, author of Mao’s America: A Survivor’s Warning, […]
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January 24, 2024
Podcast with Allen West on the Constitution and the Borders Crisis
Topic: The Constitution and Our Open Borders. Do the open borders in our nation in any way undermine the Constitution? Here’s how our governing document begins: “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and […]
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January 24, 2024
Podcast with Patti Garribay on Training Girls with Good Character--But Have the Girl Scouts Lost Their Way?
Topic: Girl Scouts New Racial Equity Training. The founders of America said that for our constitutional republic to work the people need to be virtuous. For instance, John Adams said, “Our Constitution was made only for moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” For years, voluntary groups like […]
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January 24, 2024
Podcast with Lee Habeeb on the Legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Topic: Martin Luther, King, Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. did a lot to try and get America to live up to its creed, as seen in the Declaration of Independence, that all men are created equal. King wasn’t like some of today’s so-called progressive leaders who say that America was and is hopelessly racist, […]
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January 24, 2024
Podcast with Writer Scott Powell on Opposition to American Renewal
Topic: Defeating the Left’s Agenda. The founders of America articulated a vision of freedom for this nation because we have God-given rights. But today many Americans feel that the nation is headed in the wrong direction. Scott Powell has written a book on our nation’s Christian roots. It’s called Rediscovering America. Scott Powell, a […]
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January 19, 2024
The William Penn Statue at Welcome Park Can Stay---For Now
[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 […]
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January 19, 2024
Remarks from Providence Forum Founder, Dr. Peter Lillback, on the Threat of Taking Down William Penn's Statue at Welcome Park in Philadelphia
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 […]
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January 19, 2024
Penn's Woods
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.
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January 19, 2024
“The Holy Experiment”
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.”
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January 19, 2024
Providence Today: William Penn - A City Without Walls
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 […]
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January 19, 2024
Providence Today: William Penn - Seed of a Nation
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 […]
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January 18, 2024
Podcast with Eric Scheidler on the "Right to Life" (in the Declaration) Versus Abortions and How Most Getting Them Felt They Had No "Choice"
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 […]
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January 16, 2024
Providence Today | "Meet Rev. John Witherspoon"
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.
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January 15, 2024
The OTHER January 6
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 […]
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January 14, 2024
About Dr. Jerry Newcombe, Executive Director of Providence Forum
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 […]
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January 9, 2024
Podcast with Rabbi Daniel Lapin on Rising Anti-Semitism
Topic: The Rising Tide of Anti-Semitism. George Washington’s favorite Bible verse was Micah 4:4, which talks about how every man shall be able to rest under his own vine and fig tree, and there shall be none to make him afraid. To the father of our country, this verse from the Old Testament was a […]
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January 9, 2024
Podcast from Ed Martin on Planned Parenthood Versus the Declaration's "Right to Life"
Topic: Why Planned Parenthood Should be Stopped. The founders of America said we have been endowed by our Creator with unalienable rights, and among these are the right to life. But abortion has significantly undermined the right to life. The leading organization conducting abortions and promoting them is Planned Parenthood. Since 1985, American Life League […]
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January 9, 2024
Podcast with Bill Federer on Booker T. Washington
Topic: Booker T. Washington. There is a war on America as founded because of past sins such as slavery, which was not unique to America. What was unique was the idea of articulating in our founding document that all men are created equal—a founding principle completely incompatible with slavery. And eventually slavery was made illegal, […]
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January 4, 2024
Podcast with Alex McFarland on the Spiritual State of the Nation
Topic: The Spiritual State of the Nation. The Constitution stipulates that the president shall from time to time deliver a speech on the “state of the union.” This has become an annual event in modern America. Dr. D. James Kennedy often delivered a “Spiritual State of the Nation” address for his nationally televised ministry. Alex […]
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January 4, 2024
Podcast with First Liberty Attorney Hiram Sasser on a Religious Freedom-Right of Conscience Case
Topic: A Case Involving the Right of Conscience. One of the key liberties of importance to the founders of America is the right of conscience. James Madison, a key architect of the U.S. Constitution, spoke highly of what he called “The equal right of every citizen to the free exercise of his religion according to […]
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January 4, 2024
Podcast with Scott Powell on the Founders' Vision for America Versus that of Globalists
Topic: Globalist Designs for America. The founders of America articulated a vision of freedom for this nation because we have God-given rights. But there are powerful forces today who want to impose a globalist design on this nation. If that happened, we would have to kiss our freedoms goodbye. Author Scott Powell wrote about this […]
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January 3, 2024
Jerry Newcombe's Column on "Blessed Are the Persistent"---A New Years' Meditation
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 […]
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January 2, 2024
Providence Today | "The Bible as the Guidebook"
D. James Kennedy Ministries writes: What if a nation were created using the Bible as a guidebook? There are many ways in which that was the case of the United States of America. In a never before seen interview shot in 2010, Kirk Cameron sat down with Jerry Newcombe to discuss how our nation’s framers […]
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December 28, 2023
God's Providence at Christmastime 1776
The idea of the United States as an independent nation was saved by an unusual act on Christmas night in 1776. It was a battle, and, God in His providence helped America in one more step toward becoming free. Such was the belief of the leader of this effort. George Washington faced a momentous task—to […]
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December 28, 2023
Podcast with Mark Harris on Election Security, a Bedrock Principle of the Constitution
Topic: Needed Reforms for Voter Integrity. If America is to remain free, then voter integrity is a must. When the founders established our Constitutional republic, part of the genius of what they laid out is that they knew man’s basic nature, which is sinful. James Madison, a key architect of the Constitution, said, “All men […]
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December 23, 2023
Podcast with Bill Federer on Christmas and the Presidents
Christmas and the Presidents. Christmas is the most wonderful time of year—above all, the time when we remember the greatest gift ever given, of the Son of God who came to die for our sins and provide eternal life for all who believe. Many presidents have had great insights on the subject of Christmas. Author […]
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December 23, 2023
Podcast with Eric Scheidler on Pro-Life Movement and the Polls
Topic: Is Pro-Life a Losing Position, Politically? The Constitution declares that our governing document is for us and our posterity. Would not future generations, including the unborn, be a part of that posterity? The Declaration of Independence says that God has given us many rights—including the right to life. Abortion is at war with that […]
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December 23, 2023
Podcast with the Other Michael Johnson on Helping Jews in the Name of Jesus
Topic: Helping Jews. The father of America envisioned our country as a place where, quoting the ancient prophet Micah, “every one shall sit in safety under his own vine and fig-tree, and there shall be none to make him afraid.” But in various hot spots around the world, even on some college campuses in America, […]
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December 23, 2023
Podcast with Robert Spencer on Saving Western Civilization, with a Fresh Look at Byzantium
Topic: Hamas Versus the West. Recently, The Publius National Post wrote about how Hamas seeks to destroy Western civilization. But what exactly is Western civilization? They said, QUOTE “Western civilization is generally regarded as the child of Athens, Jerusalem, and Rome. That is, in the West, our philosophical and political thought is derived from that […]
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December 23, 2023
Podcast with Chelsey Youman on the Declaration's Right to Life---Abortion Update
Topic: Abortion vs. the Right to Life. Our founding fathers said that all people are created equal and have been endowed by our Creator with inalienable rights including the right to life. But 50 years of abortion rights in America have undermined that right. Why should we be opposed to abortion? Many young Americans see […]
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December 23, 2023
Podcast with Chuck Crismier on Saving America
Topic: Saving America. “History hides its mysteries. Yet mysteries demand to be solved. The shroud that has veiled this messianic mystery for mankind’s entire sojourn on planet Earth must soon be drawn back in an apocalyptic ‘Unveiling’—a revelation of reality that has escaped our understanding—a sweeping away of persistently frustrating blindness.” So writes author Charles […]
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December 23, 2023
"One Solitary Life"---the Greatest Christmas Gift
I once asked my grandchildren, “What were the first Christmas gifts?” And one of them showed she was on the right track….up to a point. The answer she gave was, “The first Christmas gifts were given by the wise men, and they gave to the Baby Jesus, ‘Gold, Frankenstein, and myrrh.’”  Out of the mouth […]
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December 18, 2023
Podcast with Dr. Paul Kengor on Marxist Brainwashing Versus American Liberty
Topic: Marxist Brainwashing. America is all about liberty under law, liberty under God. But we are dealing with today a great deal of propaganda aimed at undermining America and its founding principles. There was a Soviet leader who defected from Russia in the mid-1980s, Yuri Bezmenov, who described the extraordinary efforts the KGB engaged in […]
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December 18, 2023
Podcast with Townhall's Rebecca Downs on Hamas and the Jews
Topic: The Israeli-Hamas Conflict. America has a long history of allowing religious freedom, including for Jews. The U.S. was the first country to recognize Israel at its rebirth as a nation in 1948. But today, there is an all-out assault among Jews both in Israel near Gaza and even in America on some college campuses. […]
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December 18, 2023
Podcast with Father Boquet on the Declaration of Independence's Right to Life and Fostering a Culture of Life
Topic: Fostering a Culture of Life. America’s birth certificate is the Declaration of Independence, which declares the Creator has endowed us with rights that no man should be allowed to take away. The first such right listed is the right to life. But today, because of 50 years of abortion in our nation, there are […]
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December 14, 2023
Providence Today | "Revival and Early American Colleges"
D. James Kennedy Ministries writes: Many Christian leaders feel that America’s only real hope today is revival. We saw a flicker of revival recently at Asbury, and it’s not the first time revival has broken out on American campuses. In this short video, the late Dr. Marshall Foster discusses revival and early American colleges.
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December 13, 2023
Hollywood Was Not Always at War Against America and Traditional Faith and Morality
Recently we saw the 100th anniversary of the Hollywood sign. It used to say “Hollywoodland.” But today the city is on hard times. A recent headline at deadline.com is, “Hollywood Jobs Down Nearly 20% This Year, & Not Just Because Of The Strikes, Study Says.” The article notes, “Despite the now-resolved writers and actors strikes […]
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December 8, 2023
An Amazing Story of Redemption Out of the Ashes of Pearl Harbor
December 7th, 1941 is “a date which will live in infamy,” declared President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Japanese pilot that led the infamous raid on Pearl Harbor is the subject of a new fascinating book, Wounded Tiger by T. Martin Bennett. Christian apologist Josh McDowell calls Bennett’s book, “mesmerizing.” I spoke with Bennett on my […]
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December 8, 2023
Podcast on Good News Clubs Versus Satan Clubs for After School Hours-Guest Moises Esteves of Child Evangelism Fellowship
Topic: Good News Clubs Versus Satan Clubs for After School Hours. At one time, America’s education was a tremendous model for the world. But when the Bible was thrown out of the schools, the standards in education plummeted. Today, there are even after school hour, “Satan clubs,” trying to take advantage of the First Amendment […]
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December 8, 2023
Western Civilization’s Most Important and Neglected Strand
For the last few generations, Western civilization has been under attack. But recently there were some excellent defenses of it made by Bill Maher (earlier this month) and by Greg Gutfeld in his program on Fox News last Friday. Gutfeld said: “So let’s talk about the death of Western civilization. It’s in trouble, people….Now, before […]
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December 8, 2023
Podcast with Dan Steiner on Saving Babies Versus the Abortion Ethic
Topic: Saving Babies. “We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal and are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, and among these are the right to life.” So says our national birth certificate, the Declaration of Independence. But abortion is at war with the right to life. Today […]
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December 8, 2023
Podcast with Arielle Del Turco on Threats to Religious Liberty, Especially in China and North Korea
Topic: Anti-Christian Persecution (e.g., in China and N. Korea). America was founded for the most part for religious freedom. Patrick Henry famously said, “Give me liberty or give me death.” But tragically, religious freedom is at risk in many places around the world. The Family Research Council in Washington, D.C. is one of the groups […]
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December 4, 2023
Providence Today | "Missing from Textbooks"
D. James Kennedy Ministries writes: There is a battle over history in our day. The history has been rewritten and God has been erased. In this short video, the late Dr. Marshall Foster talks about the war on American history as seen in our textbooks.
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December 1, 2023
Ben Franklin’s Advice for a Better Year
Many of us still write up New Years’ Resolutions. Lose those extra ten pounds, read the Bible more, remember people’s names better. A friend told me, “I used to have a problem with remembering names until I took the Dale Carmichael course.” One American who has been a font of timeless and timely advice was […]
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December 1, 2023
Christmas with the Presidents
For many of us, Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. Christmas is special for old and young. As Charles Dickens once observed, “For it is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child Himself.” Several American presidents have made interesting observations about […]
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December 1, 2023
Thanksgiving as a Way of Life
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 […]
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November 29, 2023
Here is Dr. Newcombe's Vlog on Gratitude---"The Christian's Magic Wand"
Here is Jerry’s vlog on “The Christian’s Magic Wand” (which is gratitude). D. James Kennedy Ministries writes: While discontentment comes naturally to us, and often it is the norm, it’s also true that some people can find ways to be grateful even in difficult circumstances. The Pilgrims who started our Thanksgiving tradition were like that. […]
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November 29, 2023
Podcast with Bill Federer on America's Need to Get Back on Track
Topic: How Do We Get America Back on the Right Track? For the most part, we had great beginnings as a nation during the settling and founding eras. The framers said our rights come from the Creator. Many experienced liberty and prosperity in this nation to unparalleled degrees. But today, large swaths of the population […]
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November 28, 2023
Podcast with Jarrett Stepman on Wokeism (Versus the Framer's Vision for the US) in the News
Topic: Wokeism in the News. By today’s standards, our founding fathers were politically incorrect. In fact, today’s woke culture is at war with America as founded. Jarrett Stepman writes for The Daily Signal of the Heritage Foundation. He’s also written a book called, The War on History. Many of Jarrett’s articles highlight the ongoing fallout […]
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November 28, 2023
Podcast with Dorothy Logan on Cultural Marxism Versus American Liberty
Topic: Does Cultural Marxism Curb Our Liberty? Ronald Reagan once said, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.” Does cultural Marxism, including critical race theory, curb our […]
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November 28, 2023
Podcast with Author Robert Spencer on U.S. Presidents and National Defense
Topic: The Presidents and American Defense. The Constitution stipulates that one key role for the federal government is to provide for the common defense. We should be able to live in safety here in America. But recently there has been a break down in safety and civility. Even on many college campuses, Jewish students have […]
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November 15, 2023
Dr. Jerry Newcombe's Vlog on Speaker of the House Michael Johnson
Here is Dr. Jerry Newcombe’s vlog on House Speaker Michael Johnson. D. James Kennedy Ministries writes: Today’s secularists have so successfully cut us off from our Judeo-Christian traditions that someone like newly-appointed House Speaker Mike Johnson is supposedly, to paraphrase the late D. James Kennedy, an interloper in an otherwise blissfully secular America. In this […]
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November 15, 2023
A Grateful Nation Remembers Its Veterans
Around this time of year, when we remember our veterans, grade-school children in a Washington state school won’t be taught to honor those who have served our country. Instead of a Veterans Day celebration, the school will have a peace and tolerance assembly. The school-wide gathering scheduled for November 15th this year at Benjamin Rush […]
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November 14, 2023
Podcast with Jim Harden with an Update on Assaults on the Right to Life
Topic: The Battle for Life. The Constitution of the United States is predicated on the Declaration of Independence, which says our rights come from the Creator and the first of these rights enumerated is the right to life. But abortion rights are at war with the right to life. One of the defenders of human […]
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November 14, 2023
Podcast with Joannie DeBrito of Focus on the Family on Thanksgiving and Giving Thanks
Topic: How Gratitude Changes Us. America has an annual holiday which reminds us of our need to be grateful. Thanksgiving reminds us to thank God for all of His blessings. If you want to change your life, consider being more grateful. Why is gratitude important? Does gratitude change us? Even modern science shows that gratitude […]
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November 14, 2023
Podcast with Paul Jehle of the Plymouth Rock Foundation on the First Thanksgiving
Topic: The First Thanksgiving. 2021 marked the 400th anniversary of the first Thanksgiving celebrated in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Who were the Pilgrims? What is their story? What is the story of the first Thanksgiving? Dr. Paul Jehle is a Christian educator, a pastor, and an author. He is one of the foremost authorities alive on the […]
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November 14, 2023
Podcast with Author Tyler O'Neil on the SPLC and the First Amendment
Topic: The First Amendment and the SPLC. The First Amendment allows for free speech in America. But sometimes free speech gets abused. Conservatives note that the Southern Poverty Law Center (the SPLC) based in Montgomery, Alabama, has been falsely labeling genuine Christian ministries as supposedly hate groups. All of a sudden D. James Kennedy Ministries […]
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November 14, 2023
Podcast with Author Alex McFarland on the Impact of the Bible Including on the Founding of the USA
Topic: The Impact of the Bible. The Bible had a lot to do with the founding of America. Several years ago I had the privilege to write a book with the late Dr. D. James Kennedy, entitled, What If the Bible Had Never Been Written? This book was a follow-up to the book, What If […]
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November 14, 2023
Podcast with Sheri Few on Wokeism in Modern Education
Topic: Bad Education. Founding father James Madison of Virginia, a key architect of the Constitution, said, “A well-instructed people alone can be permanently a free people.” But we look at today’s education system, and it is shockingly bad. Hamilton Strategies writes about one recent example: “Last week the Pittsburgh Public Schools Board voted to spend […]
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November 14, 2023
Podcast with Steve Goreham on Challenges to the Constitution from Efforts to Fight "Climate Change"
Topic: Climate Change Lockdowns? Theoretically, the Constitution governs the land. Theoretically. But sometimes supposed scientific emergencies suspend Constitutional power for all practical purposes. Efforts to fight supposed climate change could easily be put into such a category. Are climate change lockdowns coming? Consider these recent headlines compiled by Publius PR in the category: “Are Climate […]
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November 14, 2023
Podcast with Hollywood Morris on Defund the Police or Defend the Police?
Topic: Defund the Police or Defend the Police? There has been a lot of talk in the last few years about defunding the police. It should be noted that in those places where they tried that it was a disaster for the residents—especially the poor ones who had no means to leave the unsafe neighborhoods. […]
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November 13, 2023
Providence Today | "The Washington Monument"
D. James Kennedy Ministries writes: The Washington Monument, which towers over our capital city, has some little-known aspects to it that point to our nation’s Judeo-Christian roots. In a never-before-seen interview filmed in 2010, Kirk Cameron sat down with Dr. Jerry Newcombe to discuss these subtle elements and the faith of our first president. Here […]
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November 10, 2023
Podcast with Judge Darrell White on Speaker Mike Johnson
Topic: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. Article I of the Constitution deals with Congress, the House and the Senate. More is said in that article than Article II dealing with the president and administration or than Article III which deals with the courts. Since the people’s representatives are closer to the people, the founding […]
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November 10, 2023
Podcast with Scott Phillips of Passage to Israel on America's Rising Anti-Semitism
Topic: Anti-Semitism and Israel. In 1790, George Washington, the father of our country, a devout Christian, wrote to the synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, “The Citizens of the United States of America have a right to applaud themselves for having given to mankind examples of an enlarged and liberal policy: a policy worthy of imitation. […]
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November 10, 2023
Podcast with Focus on the Family's Nicole Hunt on a Recent Pro-Life Victory
Topic: A Pro-Life Victory. The founding fathers acknowledged that our Creator has endowed us with the right to life. But that right to life in America has been greatly undermined by the abortion ethic. Recently, there has been a big win for the pro-life cause. It happened in Colorado. Focus on the Family writes: “A […]
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November 10, 2023
The Suicide of the Nation?
America is falling apart at the seams or so it seems. About a decade ago, Dr. Richard Land—then the president of Southern Evangelical Seminary, today the executive editor of The Christian Post—wrote a book called, The Divided States of America. If we were divided then, how much more so today? It is inconceivable that the […]
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November 9, 2023
Podcast with Michael Reagan on Honoring Our Veterans
Topic: Honoring Our Veterans. On Veterans Day 1986, then President Ronald Reagan said, “Let us reflect on the great achievements of those whose sacrifices preserved our freedom and our way of life. With a spirit of pride and gratitude, let us recall their heroic accomplishments and thank them for their unselfish devotion to duty. They […]
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November 1, 2023
Speaker Of The House Mike Johnson In His Own Words
After Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson was voted in as the Speaker of the House, many on the left threw a fit about him. He has been described as: an “extremist” by Congresswoman AOC of New York City. a “Christian Nationalist” by a Christian professor (John Fea, Messiah College). a “staunch conservative on issues like abortion […]
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November 1, 2023
Hear Dr. Newcombe's Vlog on Washington's "Rules of Civility"
Here is Dr. Jerry Newcombe’s vlog on the Washington’s “Rules of Civility.” Jerry Newcombe is the executive director of Providence Forum, founded by Dr. Peter Lillback and given to Coral Ridge Ministries (D. James Kennedy Ministries). D. James Kennedy Ministries writes: Discover the roots of modern society with a glimpse into George Washington’s life. Did […]
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November 1, 2023
College Education-Education or Indoctrination?
It’s amazing how, in our age of the great unraveling, we see the value of a college education imploding before our eyes. The evil Hamas did in Israel on October 7th, 2023—leaving 1200 Israelis dead in brutal attacks on men, women, children, and even babies—revealed their true goals. But many college students are defending them. […]
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November 1, 2023
Providence Today | "America: One Nation Under God"
D. James Kennedy Ministries writes: Some people ask, “Why does it matter that America remain as one nation under God?” To this day, our national motto is, In God We Trust. In this short video, hear from Rabbi Daniel Lapin of the American Alliance of Jews and Christians and Joyce Burges, the co-founder, along with […]
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November 1, 2023
Podcast with Historian Stephen McDowell on a Faith Tour of Washington, D.C.
Topic: Faith and Freedom Tours. Although many secularists deny America’s Christian heritage, there are many places to visit in Washington, D.C. and beyond, where—if you know what you’re looking for—you can see how the Bible influenced the creation and growth of the nation. Author Stephen McDowell is the president and co-founder of the Providence […]
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November 1, 2023
Hear Dr. Newcombe's Vlog on "Wokeism-1, U.S. History-0"
Here is Dr. Jerry Newcombe’s vlog on the “Wokeism-1, U.S. History-0.” Jerry Newcombe is the executive director of Providence Forum, founded by Dr. Peter Lillback and given to Coral Ridge Ministries (D. James Kennedy Ministries). D. James Kennedy Ministries writes: A recurring pattern of attacks are taking place on America’s foundational values and Judeo-Christian roots. […]
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November 1, 2023
Hear Dr. Newcombe's Vlog on "Lessons from Lincoln"
Here is Dr. Jerry Newcombe’s vlog on the “Lessons from Lincoln.” Jerry Newcombe is the executive director of Providence Forum, founded by Dr. Peter Lillback and given to Coral Ridge Ministries (D. James Kennedy Ministries). D. James Kennedy Ministries writes: In these challenging times, we face a crisis as cultural Marxists seek to dismantle our […]
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November 1, 2023
Here is Dr. Newcombe's Vlog on "The Thanksgiving Tradition"
Here is Dr. Jerry Newcombe’s vlog on the “The Thanksgiving Tradition.” Jerry Newcombe is the executive director of Providence Forum, founded by Dr. Peter Lillback and given to Coral Ridge Ministries (D. James Kennedy Ministries). D. James Kennedy Ministries writes: Thanksgiving, an annual American tradition, traces back to the Pilgrims in 1621 and was established […]
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November 1, 2023
Podcast with Robert Spencer on College Campus Reaction to Israeli-Hamas Conflict
Topic: Israel and Hamas and American Colleges. George Washington, the father of our country, envisioned an America where people of all faiths could enjoy peace. That includes, of course, Jews. He wrote letters to synagogues expressing his gratitude that here in this land, everyman could rest under his own vine and fig tree, and there […]
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November 1, 2023
Hear Dr. Newcombe's Vlog on the Ideas That Helped Shape the Declaration and Constitution
Here is Dr. Jerry Newcombe’s vlog on the Washington’s “Ideas Have Consequences.” Jerry Newcombe is the executive director of Providence Forum, founded by Dr. Peter Lillback and given to Coral Ridge Ministries (D. James Kennedy Ministries). D. James Kennedy Ministries writes: Through faith in God, our framers were able to build an incredible nation. But […]
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November 1, 2023
Hear Dr. Newcombe's Vlog- "We Need More Bible, Not Less"
Here is Dr. Jerry Newcombe’s vlog on the Washington’s “We Need More Bible, Not Less.” Jerry Newcombe is the executive director of Providence Forum, founded by Dr. Peter Lillback and given to Coral Ridge Ministries (D. James Kennedy Ministries). D. James Kennedy Ministries writes: In this newest For God and Country, Dr. Jerry Newcombe discusses […]
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November 1, 2023
Podcast with Dr. James Robbins on Colleges Today, Including Pro-Hamas Sentiments
Topic: College isn’t what it used to be. Recently, on many college campuses there have been pro-Palestinian, pro-Hamas rallies. Amazingly, these protests have come after the horrific attacks against Israeli men, women, children, even babies on October 7th. These pro-Hamas campus events are an amazing turn of events. Greg Gutfield, the late night Fox News […]
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November 1, 2023
Here is Dr. Jerry Newcombe's Vlog on What Has Been Called "The Congress Bible"
Here is Dr. Jerry Newcombe’s vlog on “The Congress Bible.” Jerry Newcombe is the executive director of Providence Forum, founded by Dr. Peter Lillback and given to Coral Ridge Ministries (D. James Kennedy Ministries). D. James Kennedy Ministries writes: Today’s secularists are on a mission to drive out any vestige of our nation’s Christian heritage […]
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November 1, 2023
Dr. Jerry Newcombe's Vlog on God and Temptation
Here is Providence Forum executive director Dr. Jerry Newcombe’s vlog on Lead Us Not Into Temptation D. James Kennedy Ministries writes: The founders of America gave us limited government, which requires people to act with self-control, not giving in constantly to temptation. One of the necessary components of a republic is a greater self-control of […]
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November 1, 2023
Hear Dr. Newcombe's Vlog on "The Bible and America"
Here is Dr. Jerry Newcombe’s vlog on the Washington’s “The Bible and America.” Jerry Newcombe is the executive director of Providence Forum, founded by Dr. Peter Lillback and given to Coral Ridge Ministries (D. James Kennedy Ministries). D. James Kennedy Ministries writes: Despite the secular ruling elite’s disdain for it, the Bible served as the […]
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October 25, 2023
Podcast with E.V. Osment on the Declaration's "Right to Life" Versus Today's Pro-abortion Rights Mentality
Topic: The Right to Life and Pro-abortion Forces. The founding fathers said our rights come from the Creator. And the first right they listed was the right to life. But in this country, the abortion ethic has undermined the right to life in the last five decades. Today, there are some politicians and their allies […]
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October 25, 2023
Podcast with Leo Martin of Plymouth on Lessons from the Pilgrims
Topic: Lessons from the Pilgrims. Are there lessons we can learn from the Pilgrims, who founded Plymouth in 1620 and cast a long and positive shadow on America? In a film series I’ve made on America’s godly heritage, there is an entire episode dedicated to the Pilgrims. In that documentary, Dennis Prager says, “The Pilgrims […]
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October 25, 2023
Podcast with Dr. Greg Seltz on Church-State Relations
Topic: Church-State Relations. America’s founders wisely chose to not allow a state-church at the national level. There would be no Church of America like there was a Church of England, to which all citizens must conform. Historically, that was understood to be the meaning of the opening of the First Amendment to the Constitution, which […]
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October 25, 2023
Podcast with Rabbi Daniel Lapin on America's Lurch Toward Socialism
Topic: Our Lurch Toward Socialism. The United States of America has greatly prospered because of God’s blessings and the fact that the settlers and the founders of this nation eschewed socialism and instead embraced private property and free enterprise. Rabbi Daniel Lapin writes, “Why is Switzerland a nicer place to live than Somalia? In exchange […]
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October 25, 2023
Podcast with Columnist Laura Hollis on America's Moral Collapse
Topic: America’s Moral Collapse. America’s founders expected that the people would be virtuous in order for our limited government to succeed. And what would be the source of that virtue? Voluntary religion. Syndicated columnist Laura Hollis wrote a column recently, to which we’ll link, entitled, “First, the Moral Collapse….” She notes, “The United States is […]
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October 25, 2023
Podcast with Author Stephen Baskerville on the Legal War on Fathers
Topic: The War on Fathers. Today there’s a war on fathers in the West. In this country, we often talk about the “founding fathers.” George Washington was “the father of the country.” James Madison is often described as “the father of the Constitution.” And so on. But today society is in chaos in part through […]
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October 25, 2023
Podcast with Author Joe Brocato on the Declaration's "Pursuit of Happiness"
Topic: Young People and the American Dream. The Declaration of Independence says our rights as Americans are the right to life, to liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? But today, Is the American Dream dead today? Are many disillusioned with it, as if it’s a false promise, especially our youth? The Publius National Post writes: […]
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October 18, 2023
A Clarifying Moment for the West
George Washington, the father of our country, envisioned an America where people of all faiths could enjoy peace. In 1790, he wrote to the synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island: “May the children of the Stock of Abraham, who dwell in this land, continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other inhabitants, while […]
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October 11, 2023
Armageddon? Not Too Fast
It seems that just about every time there’s a major conflict in the Middle East—such as the recent horrific attacks by Hamas on Israeli men, women, and children—someone raises the question: Are we on the way to Armageddon? Is the end of the world just around the corner? Armageddon is listed in the book of […]
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October 10, 2023
Podcast with Historian Bill Federer on Is There Any Hope for America?
Topic: Is There Hope for America? Large swaths of the population believe America is heading in the wrong direction? Is there hope for the nation? Bill Federer is a highly sought after public speaker and a best-selling author. Perhaps his best known book is America’s God and Country, an indispensable resource full of key […]
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October 10, 2023
Podcast with Dr. Ray Rooney, Jr. on the Not-So-United Methodists
Topic: The Not-so-United Methodists. At one time, the Methodists were quite prominent in the United States. I remember reading in one source that about as many as 75% of Americans in the 19th century were Methodists. But recently, leaders in the United Methodist Church have gone so far to the left on theological and social […]
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October 9, 2023
Podcast with Jewish Radio Host Mike Essen on Jewish-Christian Relations and Attacks on Israel
Topic: Jews and Christians. George Washington noted that here in America, people are free to worship as they see fit. He wrote letters to synagogues, noting how Jews here could dwell under “their own vines and fig trees, with none to make them afraid.” This was a quote from Micah 4:4. Should Jews be grateful […]
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October 5, 2023
Quoting Scripture Forbidden in Public?
What’s that book those presidents swear in on every four years? Of course, it’s the Bible. Is it just a prop or is there meaning to that tradition? One of the great religious liberty groups in our day is First Liberty, founded by Kelly Shackelford and based in the Dallas area. First Liberty is fighting […]
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October 5, 2023
Providence Today | "The Negative Impacts of Socialism"
D. James Kennedy Ministries writes: Although capitalism and free enterprise have proven to lift the quality of life for many in our country and all over the world, lately many young Americans clamor for socialism over capitalism. In this newest video, you’ll hear commentary from Dennis Prager of PragerU and from the late Dr. Walter […]
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October 4, 2023
Providence Today | "The Left's Ongoing War Against Religion"
D. James Kennedy Ministries writes: Why is it that whenever a group seizes a country and forces it to become socialist or Communist they always go after the Church? In this short video, Dennis Prager of PragerU and the late Dr. Walter Williams look at the Left’s ongoing war against religion.
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October 4, 2023
Podcast with Author Stephen Mansfield on the Bible and Lincoln's Speeches
Topic: The Bible and Lincoln’s Speeches. For anyone familiar with the Bible, it’s amazing to see how many echoes of the Scriptures that there are in the writings and speeches of Abraham Lincoln. Historian and author Dr. Stephen Mansfield is a New York Times bestselling author. One of his books is Lincoln’s Battle with God. […]
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October 4, 2023
Podcast with Wendy Wright on Threats to Religious Freedom Worldwide
Topic: Update on the Persecution of Christians. America was born for the most part by those seeking religious freedom. Tragically, around the world, religious freedom is still at risk in some places. Christians are being slaughtered in Nigeria right now. There are millions of Christians at risk in other places as well, such as China. […]
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October 4, 2023
Podcast with John Eidsmoe on an Important Religious Liberty Case
Topic: Religious Freedom at Risk. America was founded primarily by those seeking religious freedom. John Eidsmoe is a Christian law professor and author on the subject of church-state issues. Recently he wrote an article about a church-state case out of Louisiana, Spell vs. Edwards. He notes in that piece, “In 2011, Supreme Court Justice Clarence […]
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October 4, 2023
Podcast with Author T. Martin Bennett on a Story of Providence and Redemption in the Midst of Human Evil
Topic: Pearl Harbor and God’s Forgiveness. In the Providence of God, there was an amazing Christian conversion after the United States defeated Japan in World War 2. The man converted was named Mitsuo Fuchida. Because of the defeat of the Empire, he was disillusioned and lacking any hope. But he was given a Christian tract […]
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October 3, 2023
Robert Aitken Sign
From Jerry Newcombe’s column on Quoting the Bible (early October 2023): When Bibles that had been printed in England ran out during the 1770s, the framers even voted to recommend a Bible published by a Philadelphia-based printer. In the streets of Philadelphia, to this day, not too far from Penn’s Landing and Delaware River Waterfront, […]
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September 28, 2023
God's Rule Means We Rule Ourselves First
In scanning the headlines, it’s amazing how many of them chronicle the fall of those who have given themselves over into one temptation after another. We are all sinners. We all need the salvation Christ has provided for sinners through His atoning death. But when He enters a life and forgives the sinner who believes, […]
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September 25, 2023
Podcast with Attorney Peter Breen on the Right to Life and a Recent Pro-life Victory
Topic: Recent Pro-life Victory. In the Declaration of Independence, the founders said our rights come from the Creator, and the first of these is the right to life. But that is a right undermined by abortion in America. Recently there was a victory for the pro-life movement in Illinois. The state had passed a law […]
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September 25, 2023
Podcast with Dr. Greg Seltz on the Need for American Renewal
Topic: The Need for American Renewal. A large number of Americans today feel that our nation is in decline. A huge part of the problem is our plummeting morality. Dr. Gregory P. Seltz, the speaker emeritus of the Lutheran Hour, serves as the executive director of the Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty in Washington, D. […]
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September 25, 2023
Podcast with Virginia Prodan on Marxism Undermining America's Christian Heritage
Topic Marxism in America. About 30 years ago, Russia’s grip in Eastern Europe fell apart. One nation after another were able to flee Communism. Romania. Poland. East Germany. Even the Berlin Wall, which was 150 miles in length, was torn down. And then in 1991, the U.S.S.R. even imploded. Marxism, which tried to conquer the […]
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September 21, 2023
The Constitution---Worth Celebrating, Not Trashing
September 17th each year marks the historic moment in “the year of our Lord 1787” when the Constitution was signed in Philadelphia. This was a great milestone in world history. More of the constitutions around the world have been patterned after our nation’s governing document than any other frame of government. But today the Constitution […]
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September 21, 2023
Podcast with Dr. Craig A. Evans on the Reliability of the Bible, the "Book on Which Our Republic Rests"
Topic: Can We Trust the Bible? The Bible played a key role in helping to create the United States of America. Andrew Jackson called the Bible, “the book on which our republic rests.” But today there are many scholars who question the reliability of the Bible. Disagreeing with that sentiment are conservative scholars, like Dr. […]
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September 21, 2023
Podcast with Jeremy Dys of First Liberty on Recent Religious Liberty SCOTUS Decisions
Topic: A Review of Recent Religious Liberty Cases. America was founded primarily for religious freedom. Recent Supreme Court decisions have actually provided some important victories for religious freedom. So much so that some on the left are trying to impugn some of the conservative justices to force them off the court. Or they’re also proposing […]
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September 21, 2023
Podcast with Terri Hasdorff on Christian Involvement in Politics
Topic: Can Christians Impact Politics? Can Christians impact politics? Should Christians impact politics? There’s a new book out by Terri Hasdorff, who ran for Congress. The book is called, “Running Into the Fire: Why More Christians Need to be Involved in Politics.” We have had Terri on before. Today, we have her back on to address […]
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September 20, 2023
Communist Goals and America
Communists are burning flags in Chicago. If you will, they were “trying that in a large town” in their protests at a Jason Aldean concert in the Windy City. Aldean is best known for his hit, “Try That in a Small Town.” FoxNews.com reports, “The protesters were raising awareness of RevCom (Revolutionary Communist Party), which […]
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September 12, 2023
Podcast with Dr. Paul Kengor on Communism Versus God-Given Rights and Whittaker Chambers
Topic: Communism vs. God-given Rights—Whittaker Chambers. America’s founders said that our rights come from God. In contrast, the Soviets said there is no God. And they set out dominate the world. In fact, during most of the 20th century, the whole world was gripped in the struggle, sometimes hot, mostly cold, of the cold war—mainly […]
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September 12, 2023
Podcast with John Eidsmoe on Declaration of Independence Signer Rev. John Witherspoon, a Great Founding Father
Topic: Rev. John Witherspoon. A classic book on the Christian roots of America was first released in 1987 by law professor John Eidsmoe, entitled, Christianity and the Constitution. The book contains some great content showing that the Bible played a key role in the creation of our governing document. In the book there are several […]
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September 12, 2023
Podcast with Dr. Richard Land on Passing Our Heritage on to the Next Generation
Topic: Teaching Our Heritage to the Next Generation How important is it to teach our nation’s Christian heritage, and even basic civics, to the next generation? Dr. Richard Land, retired seminary president and the executive editor of the Christian Post, writes, “Let us tell our story to our young people and urge them to take […]
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September 12, 2023
Podcast with Dr. Marlene McMillan on American Liberty
Topic: American Liberty. America’s founders created a nation that recognized our God-given rights as the source of our liberty. Dr. Marlene McMillan has a website called whylibertymatters.com, wherein she contrasts the Tree of Liberty versus the Tree of Bondage and Tyranny. For example, with the Tree of Liberty, there are moral absolutes, principles of truth, […]
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September 8, 2023
A Metaphor of the Wrong View that the Constitution is Supposedly "Trash"
Today the U.S. Constitution seems to be unappreciated by many in our culture, including in academia, in the media, in entertainment, even in our government. A couple of months ago on a bike ride on the beautiful streets of South Florida, I came across something that seemed to me to be a metaphor for our […]
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September 7, 2023
True History Trumps Ignorance
By now, word has gotten out about a 12-year-old boy in a Colorado school getting in trouble, temporarily, because of a small patch seen on his backpack. That boy is Jaiden Rodriguez, and he attends a charter school in Colorado Springs, Vanguard Secondary School. The patch is a small reproduction of the Gadsden flag. This […]
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September 6, 2023
Providence Today | "A Wall of Separation Between Church and State"
D. James Kennedy Ministries writes: Scholars note that the religion clause in the First Amendment was radically reinterpreted in a 1947 Supreme Court decision that changed the idea of no national denomination to a “a wall of separation between church and state.” In this video, Judge Darrell White, the founder and president of Retired Judges […]
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September 5, 2023
Podcast with Bob Dutko on the Top Ten Proofs of America's Christian Heritage
Topic: America Christian Heritage. Does America have Christian roots and does it matter? Christian radio host Bob Dutko writes, we do and it does. He says, “America truly has a Christian heritage, but most of these facts are now being censored in our history books.” For example, “Did you know… •‘Separation of Church and State’ […]
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September 5, 2023
Podcast with Pro-Lifer Katie Daniel on Our God-given Right to Life, Chemical Abortions, and a Recent Ruling
Topic: Our God-given Right to Life, Chemical Abortions, and a Recent Ruling. The founders of America said our rights come from God the Creator, and the first right they listed was the right to life. But half a century of abortion rights have significantly undermined that right to life. One of the main ways abortion […]
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September 5, 2023
Podcast with Robert Spencer on Historic Revisionism Surrounding 9/11
Topic: Historic Revisionism Surrounding 9/11. Recently we have seen the phenomenon of historical revisionism being taught in our schools. The diligent student of American history can see this quite clearly today, where the history books have been rewritten, and God has been erased. But what about historical revisionism involving something in our own time? Such […]
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September 5, 2023
Podcast with Victor Avila on the Border Crisis and the Constitution
Topic: The Border Crisis. The Constitution says it exists to “insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty.” Do open borders for any nation help achieve such lofty goals? One man has served as a border agent is very disturbed with the trend of our […]
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September 1, 2023
A Meditation on Work---for Labor Day 2023
With another Labor Day upon us, sadly we have to admit that America’s work ethic appears to be in decline today. The work ethic has deteriorated in part because of the decline of Christianity in our culture and the push for socialism. Socialism constantly undermines the work ethic by rewarding inactivity and failing to reward […]
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August 30, 2023
Lessons from Lincoln for Our Current Crisis
This is a dark hour in our country. It is a time when cultural Marxists are trying to tear down our republic. The crisis revolving around Donald J. Trump may well impact the future of our country. Love him or hate him, since when do politicians in the United States of America get arrested and […]
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August 30, 2023
Podcast with Scientist Dr. Ann Gauger on Questioning Human Evolution, a Belief in Which Undermines the Creator
The Declaration of Independence says our rights come from the Creator. But what if there is no Creator? A few years ago in Kenya archaeologists found an ancient ape skull. They claimed that it is supposedly 13 million years old and that it may help us understand “a little-understood time when many species of ape […]
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August 29, 2023
Podcast with Rabbi Daniel Lapin on the Bible and the State of the Economy
Topic: The State of the Economy from a Biblical Perspective. Rabbi Daniel Lapin, President of the American Alliance of Jews and Christians, wrote recently, “It seems that in America we’re enduring a shortage of almost everything. Water, electricity, oil, paper, eggs, plastic, and trees. Don’t you think that with American ingenuity, resources, capital, and manpower, […]
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August 29, 2023
Listen to Interviews of Jerry Newcombe About America's Judeo-Christian Roots (or Attacks Against Judeo-Christian Values)
*Listen to Dr. Robert J. Pacienza, president of D. James Kennedy Ministries, and Jerry Newcombe on Point of View discussing the hard-hitting program, “The Gender Delusion.” *Listen to Roger Marsh interviewing Jerry Newcombe about the faith of George Washington *Jerry Newcombe was a guest on Cornerstone-TV, based in Pennsylvania, to discuss the George Washington film. […]
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August 29, 2023
Podcast with Tucker Carlson Biographer, Chadwick Moore, on Tucker and American Renewal (and Other Topics)
Topic: Tucker Carlson. America needs renewal. In April, just days before Tucker Carlson was let go by Fox News, he gave an incredible speech for Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. He noted, “there’s something about the American spirit represented best by [our] flag that ought to, tonight and every night, instill in us a hopefulness […]
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August 29, 2023
Podcast with Labor Expert Hugh Whelchel on Work and What the Puritans Called "the Calling"
Topic: Work, vocation, calling Many years ago, an arena filled with business people was asked this question: “If you went home tonight and found that a long lost relative had died and left you ten million dollars, would you be at work tomorrow?” “NO!” shouted the crowd. Meanwhile, a Gallup poll “found that 77 percent […]
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August 29, 2023
Podcast with Homeschool Expert Thea Shoemake on Turning American Education Around
Topic: Homeschooling If America is ever going to get turned around, one of the key areas that needs to be changed is education—including education in America’s true history. Homeschooling is one of the avenues that many concerned parents are beginning to pursue. Many of our founding fathers and key American leaders, like Abraham Lincoln, were […]
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August 23, 2023
Political Correctness, 1. American History, 0.
[Image of a Minuteman statue in Lexington, MA] Virtually every week there is some new attack on America as founded. Each one represents more chipping away at our nation’s Judeo-Christian roots. As a nation, we suffer from what I call “American Amnesia.” Here’s a recent example. There is a town about 30 miles away from San […]
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August 23, 2023
The Rules of Civility George Washington Made Famous
Last week, in scanning various headlines, I was delighted to see—among all the bad news—this story: “George Washington’s 110 Rules of Civility.” The link they have brings the reader to the Mount Vernon website. This isn’t advice George Washington doled out. Rather, it’s a series of aphorisms that he learned as a youth that greatly […]
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August 23, 2023
Podcast with Historian Dr. Mark David Hall on the Puritans and Pilgrims
Topic: Myths About the Puritans and Pilgrims. American muckraking journalist H.L. Mencken once described a Puritan as a man who was upset that somebody somewhere was happy. But if you know anything about the real Puritans and their spiritual cousins, the Pilgrims, you know that’s not true at all. The Puritans and the Pilgrims made […]
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August 23, 2023
Podcast with Dr. Robert Marks on Our God-given Rights and Artificial Intelligence
Topic: Artificial Intelligence. The founders of America said, “We hold these thrust to be self-evident, that all men are created equal and that all men are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights.” But materialists/atheist say, “Well what if there is no Creator? In fact, what if man is just a glorified computer?” There’s […]
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August 23, 2023
Podcast with Chelsey Youman with an Abortion Update in light of the Declaration's Right to Life
Topic: Abortion Update. Our founders said that our rights come from the Creator—and the first of these rights is the right to life. But for the last half-century, abortion has undermined the right to life in America. How can we recapture a culture of life? Chelsey Youman is involved with the pro-life organization, Human Coalition. […]
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August 23, 2023
Podcast with Dr. Richard Land on our Constitutional Crisis
Topic: Our Constitutional Crisis. Have we crossed the Rubicon in American politics? The unprecedented lawsuits against former President Trump are a new thing in American history. Never before has a leading candidate had to deal with major steps to prevent him from running for president, or to prevent him from winning the presidency. Are we […]
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August 23, 2023
Dr. Jerry Newcombe's Vlog on "Ashamed to be an American?"
D. James Kennedy Ministries writes: Secular culture today seems to be growing more and more ungrateful. Some American soccer athletes put their ingratitude on display recently before the watching world. How does their disdain for America compare to the glory years of our country? Dr. Jerry Newcombe comments in this “For God and Country.” Here […]
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August 22, 2023
Providence Today | From Covenants to Constitution
D. James Kennedy Ministries writes: Sir William Gladstone once said, “The American Constitution is, so far as I can see, the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man.” But what is the origin of this great document? In this short video, Dr. Jerry Newcombe shows […]
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August 21, 2023
Comments from Rev. Dan Fisher on Removing the Minuteman Image from Concord, CA School
Rev. Dan Fisher There is a town in the People’s Republic of California named in honor of Concord, Massachusetts, where the original “shot heard round the world” was fired. That town is about 30 miles away from San Francisco. Their school has the Minuteman, holding his rifle, as their logo. But now the school board […]
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August 14, 2023
Podcast with Dr. Carol M. Swain on Fighting Modern Day Slavery
Topic: Migrant Children and the Open Border. The recent movie, a surprising success at the box office, SOUND OF FREEDOM, starring Jim Caviezel, deals with the tragedy of child-sex slavery. Much of the plot centers around a little boy from Honduras and his older sister. Two children kidnapped into sexual slavery. Meanwhile, at our southern […]
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August 14, 2023
Podcast with Historian Dr. Paul Kengor on the Cold War, Oppenheimer, and Teller
Topic: The Cold War, Oppenheimer, and Edward Teller. America is predicated on the premise that our rights come from God—even if many of today’s intellectuals dismiss God, they have their rights because the founders believed it. During the Cold War, the Congress added the words “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance, and they adopted […]
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August 14, 2023
Podcast with Dr. James S. Robbins on the War on America's Founding
Topic: The War on America’s Founding. Has America forgotten its history? Is there a deliberate push to erase our history? Does it matter? A fascinating book is called “Erasing History,” and it’s by Dr. James S. Robbins. Dennis Prager once said: “There’s a book out, I’m happy to recommend, I didn’t write it, called Erasing […]
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August 14, 2023
We Need More Bible, Not Less
Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness, as the old saying goes. One man who is lighting many candles in our time—yea, even floodlights—is Kirk Cameron. The founders of America were very clear that for the American experiment to work, we the people need to be virtuous. And where does that virtue […]
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August 12, 2023
Comments from Dr. Peter Lillback on George Washington's "Rules of Civility"
Here are some comments from Dr. Peter Lillback on the “Rules of Civility” that were so important to the life of George Washington. Said Dr. Lillback (in an email to Jerry Newcombe, 8/11/23): “The Rules of Civility are a classic 110 point summary of principles for good conduct and high character that was used in […]
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August 8, 2023
Podcast with Scott Phillips on Appreciating Israel and Combatting Anti-Semitism
Topic: Anti-Semitism and Israel. Anti-Semitism is on the rise in America. And that’s ironic. For example, the father of our country, George Washington, a devout Christian, wrote a letter in 1790 to the oldest still operating synagogue in America, which is Newport, RI. He said, “May the children of the Stock of Abraham, who dwell […]
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August 8, 2023
Podcast with David Closson of FRC on the Importance of Having a Biblical Worldview
Topic: How Worldviews Impact Everything. Dr. Donald S. Lutz, the author of The Origins of American Constitutionalism, once noted that the founding fathers, all of them, even the few who may have not been committed Christians knew the Bible “down to their fingertips.” They had a thoroughly Christian worldview. Today, many professing Christians lack a […]
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August 8, 2023
Podcast with Anne (Paulk) Edward on the Transgender Agenda and the Laws of Nature
Topic: The Transgender Agenda. Founding father John Adams said, “Our Constitution was made for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” Today in America we are awash in immorality. One of those areas involves the LGBTQ+ agenda, which is at odds with natural law. Anne Edward, formerly […]
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August 7, 2023
Podcast with Dr. Mark David Hall on Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land
Topic: Does Christianity Promote Liberty? There’s a new book out that is described this way: “Contrary to many critics, Christianity has been a force for advancing, not restricting, freedom and equality for all Americans.” The name of the book is, Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land: How Christianity has Advanced Freedom and Equality for All […]
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August 2, 2023
The Greatest Story Ever Distorted
A powerful story of forgiveness is found in John 8, involving Jesus and the woman caught in adultery, wherein He famously said, “Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.” Her accusers quietly leave, one after another. Jesus then tells her that neither does He accuse her, “But go and sin no more”—a […]
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August 2, 2023
Podcast with Gary Varvel on How America Has Forgotten God
Topic: The War Against God. America’s founders spoke often of God as the source of our rights. Thomas Jefferson, said in 1781: “And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis: a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift […]
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August 2, 2023
Podcast with Chad Stewart on the Loss of Creativity in Much of Our Education Today
Topic: Cultivating Creativity in our Kids. Some have said, “Imagination rules the world.” I just heard of an interesting irony in history. A young man who worked at a newspaper was fired because he supposedly lacked imagination. That man was Walt Disney. The founding fathers of America imagined independence from Great Britain, while clinging to […]
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August 2, 2023
Podcast with Analyst Craig Huey on America at the Crossroads
Topic: America at the Crossroads. In America, do we have politics as usual or are we seeing the nation at a key crossroad? I like bananas. And I like republics. But I don’t like banana republics. And I don’t like the idea of turning America into a banana republic. When we see President Biden and […]
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August 2, 2023
Podcast with Frank Gaffney on National Security Concerns
Topic: National Security. The founders said that one of the chief purposes of our federal government is defense…it’s national security. But that security is at risk today. Consider this. Hamilton Strategies writes, “Which is worse, the World Economic Forum (WEF) or the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)? The WEF wants to confine you to living in […]
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August 2, 2023
Providence Today | Celebrating the Constitution
D. James Kennedy Ministries writes: The most durable and enduring charter of government in history is the United States Constitution. In this short video, Dr. Jerry Newcombe shows why Americans should celebrate this long-lasting document, instead of calling it “trash,” as some commentators say today.
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August 1, 2023
The Right-to-Life Is Threatened by Abortion---See Our TV Update on the Abortion Pill
The founders declared that our Creator has endowed us with the right-to-life. But clearly the abortion ethic undermines that God-given right. Here is a TV-feature for the Truths That Transform program dealing with the hidden dangers of chemical abortions, which now comprise more than half of abortions in America today. Guests include Ingrid Skop, M.D., […]
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August 1, 2023
Dr. Jerry Newcombe's Vlog on the Need for Christians to be More Engaged with the Culture---Onward, Christian Soldiers
See Dr. Jerry Newcombe’s vlog on “Onward, Christian Soldiers”—on the need for Christians to be more engaged with our culture, as salt and light.
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July 26, 2023
Providence Today | Church State Relations
D. James Kennedy Ministries writes: What did the founders intend in America when it comes to church-state relations? On this Providence Today video, Dr. Daniel Dreisbach, author on church-state issues and professor at American University, shares a few insights. You’ll also hear from attorney David Gibbs III, the founder and director of the National Center […]
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July 26, 2023
Ashamed to be an American?
This is the era of the ungrateful American. This is the time when some Americans pour contempt on their country—even before the whole world. For example, last week, at the opening of the World Cup of women’s soccer in Vietnam, all the Vietnamese players showed their pride for their country. But, as the New York […]
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July 25, 2023
Podcast with Terry Schilling on the Transgender Agenda and Natural Law
Topic: The Transgender Agenda. The founding fathers gave us a system of government where we are to have liberty under law. In the Declaration of Independence, they refer to “the laws of nature and of nature’s God.” That’s not window dressing. That gets back to the writings of Sir William Blackstone who wrote about how […]
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July 25, 2023
Podcast with Scott Powell on Turning America Around
Topic: Turning America Around. The founders of America laid on the line “their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor” in order that we could become a free country. But today we have many apathetic Christians and citizens who know little about the sacrifices of the founding fathers. In fact, some Americans today disdain the […]
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July 25, 2023
Podcast with Dr. James Spencer on How A.I. Potentially Threatens America
Topic: A.I. We keep hearing in the news about AI, Artificial Intelligence. When the founders of America established the country, they said that our rights come from God. Now, some humans in effect want exalt some computers to a god-like status. AI will one day replace God, according to some. Dan Brown, author of the […]
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July 25, 2023
Podcast with Eric Scheidler on a Right-to-Life Update
Topic: Abortion Update. America was born on July 4th 1776, when the founders accepted by voice vote to adopt the final wording of our Declaration of Independence, which was a statement of independence from Great Britain and at the same time, a declaration of dependence upon Almighty God, whom they acknowledged as the source of […]
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July 17, 2023
The War on Fathers
A British cleric created a stir recently by accusing Jesus of teaching something wrong. Jesus told us that when we pray, we should say, “Our Father…” But the Archbishop of York told his fellow clergymen: “I know the word ‘father’ is problematic for those whose experience of earthly fathers has been destructive and abusive, and […]
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July 17, 2023
Podcast with Dr. Matt Spalding of Hillsdale-DC on How to Pass on America's Founding Principles to the Future Generations
Topic: Teaching Children About America’s Founding Principles. Americans have been given a great gift. Freedom because of our God-given rights. But that freedom is sifting through our fingers because many of our cultural elites seem to be at war with America as founded. If we are to preserve our freedoms, it’s vital that we teach […]
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July 17, 2023
Podcast with Judge Darrell White on How America Went So Secular
Topic: How Did America Go Secular? The early charters of America reference God and the Christian faith. For example, in the Mayflower Compact, the Pilgrims state that they came “for the glory of God and the advancement of the Christian faith.” The founders said our rights come from God in our national birth certificate, […]
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July 17, 2023
Podcast with Movieguide Publisher Ted Baehr with an Update on "Sound of Freedom"
Topic: Movie Update. For good or ill, movies have a great deal of influence on us. They often impact how we feel about God and country. Recently, the (loosely) faith-based film, Sound of Freedom, a crime drama thriller exposing child sex-trafficking, surprised many at the box office. We spoke with Ted Baehr, the publisher of […]
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July 17, 2023
Podcast with Professor Nicholas Giordano on the Woke Agenda in Colleges
Topic: The Woke Agenda in College. James Madison of Virginia, a key architect of the Constitution, once said, “A well-instructed people alone can be permanently a free people.” But today, certainly at the college level, too often the students are not given a well-rounded education in the classics and history—but they are given a heavy […]
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July 11, 2023
Podcast with Scott Powell on the Topic---Does the 4th of July Ring Hollow Today?
Topic: Does the 4th of July Ring Hollow? Recently, Scott Powell, a senior fellow of the Discovery Institute and the author of Rediscovering America, wrote an article with this title: “Celebrating July Fourth Rings Hollow Without Fidelity To America’s Founding Ideals.” In that article, he notes that we should try and recommit ourselves to celebrating […]
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July 11, 2023
Podcast with Rachel Ehrenfeld on "The Soros Agenda" In Contrast to that of America's Founding
Topic: The Soros Agenda. There is a war on America as founded, and one of those who helps finance that war is billionaire George Soros, who recently handed over what has been described as “his Evil Empire” to his 37-year old son, Alex. Alex has recently visited the Biden White House about 20 times. Dr. […]
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July 11, 2023
Podcast with Ben Quine on the Topic---Is Affirmative Action in Line with Biblical Justice?
Topic: Is Affirmative Action Biblical Justice? How are we to respond to the recent Supreme Court decision that struck down affirmative action in the application process? Is justice color-blind or is it not? Are policies that favor one race over another race racist or are they not? Proponents of quotas argue that these policies, like […]
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July 11, 2023
Podcast with Author Mark Burrell on Celebrating American Freedom
Topic: Celebrating American Freedom. July 4th, 1776 marks the date when 56 men of the Continental Congress voted to adopt the final wording of the Declaration of Independence. In that document, the founders declared independence from Great Britain, while at the same time, they declared dependence upon Almighty God, whom they mentioned 4x in that […]
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July 6, 2023
Podcast with Judge Darrell White on the Bible and the Declaration of Independence
Topic: The Bible and the Declaration. Did the Bible have anything to do with the Declaration of Independence, our nation’s birth certificate? The Declaration mentions God four times. One of those references is to “the Supreme Judge of the Universe.” Some scholars note that that is a reference to Jesus Christ, since the founders recognized […]
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July 6, 2023
Jerry's Vlog on the Precious Gift of Liberty
D. James Kennedy Ministries writes: Liberty is a precious gift from God. But as Dr. Jerry Newcombe points out in his latest video blog, there is a war on America as founded. If we lose that war, this precious gift could be lost.
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July 5, 2023
"God's Children Are Not for Sale"
[Photo of Tim Ballard and Jerry Newcombe] Some people discount America as founded because of slavery. However, the founders created the framework by which it could be uprooted one day; and it was, at a cost of about 700,000 men who died in the Civil War. Meanwhile, slavery was not unique to America, as the […]
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July 1, 2023
"Endowed By Their Creator"
Soon another 4th of July will be upon us. On July 4, 1776, 56 men voted to adopt the final wording of the Declaration of Independence. This was a milestone in history. Today there is a war on America as founded. But those who engage in that fight are attacking the very source of their […]
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July 1, 2023
Podcast with Ted Baehr on "Sound of Freedom"---New Movie on Modern-day Slavery
Topic: Sound of Freedom. Some people discount America as founded because of slavery. However, the founders created the framework by which it could be uprooted one day—and it was, at a cost of about 700,000 men who died in the Civil War. Meanwhile, slavery was not unique to America. In fact, what is unique were […]
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July 1, 2023
Podcast with Faith-Based Movie Promoter Stan Goldenberg on the Fight Against Modern Slavery--"Sound of Freedom"
Topic: New Movie on Sex-Trafficking Kids. Many critics of America today blame the founding fathers for not uprooting slavery right then and there. When they said, “all men are created equal,” the question arises, “What about the slaves”? Thankfully, chattel slavery ended in America after a bloody civil war. But some experts estimate that with […]
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June 29, 2023
Podcast with Marjorie Dannenfelser on the Right to Life and Anniversary of "Dobbs"
Topic: The Overturning of “Roe.” America’s birth certificate, the Declaration of Independence, says that the Creator has endowed us with the right to life. But abortion is at war with the right to life. Since Roe v. Wade was overturned in the Dobbs v. Jackson decision of last year, what has been the outcome? Marjorie […]
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June 28, 2023
Podcast with Dr. Richard Weikart on God-Given Rights Vs. State-Run Tyranny, Such as the Nazis
Topic: God-given Rights Vs. State-run Tyranny. America is predicated on the notion of God-given rights. America’s founders said they expected the people needed to be virtuous for the Constitution to work. They also said that religion, by which they meant Christianity, was the primary means to sustain virtue among the people. That was then. Fast […]
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June 28, 2023
Podcast with Jim Harden on the Right to Life and Attacks on Pro-Life Ministries
Topic: Attacks Against Pro-lifers. The Constitution of the United States is predicated on the Declaration of Independence, which says our rights come from the Creator and the first of these rights enumerated is the right to life. But abortion rights are at war with the right to life. In the last year, there have what […]
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June 28, 2023
Podcast with Bill Federer on God and American Liberty
Topic: God and American Liberty. Can we have American liberty without God? The founders of America said our rights come from the Creator. Well, in the 20th century, we saw the deadly effect of atheism and unbelief ruling nations repeatedly in Communist countries and under the National Socialists in Germany. As the great British historian […]
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June 26, 2023
Jerry's Vlog on How Ben Franklin Saves the Day
D. James Kennedy Ministries writes: Ben Franklin, among the most respected of the founding fathers, was not completely orthodox in his religious views. Yet he gave an impassioned speech calling for other delegates to pray and ask for God’s help. Find out what happened next in this commentary by Dr. Jerry Newcombe. You can see […]
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June 21, 2023
Onward, Christian Soldiers
America is going to Hades in a handbasket. A large portion of Americans agree we’re headed in the wrong direction. But when Christians try to get more involved in the culture and in politics, they are often told to cease and desist—sometimes even by fellow professing Christians. In fact, if a pastor were to preach […]
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June 20, 2023
Podcast with Mike Farris on Religious Liberty in America, Past and Present
Topic: Religious Liberty in America Past and Present. It is ironic that religious liberty would be at risk in America ever. The nation was settled and founded primarily by Christians of different denominations, but when they created the federal government and the Constitution, one concern was that there be guarantees of religious freedom in our […]
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June 20, 2023
Podcast with Neil Mammen on America and Wokeism
Topic: America and Wokeism. America was founded on the premise of self-evident truths. The founders pledged to each other, with God’s help, everything they had for the support of their Declaration of Independence. But today a form of cultural Marxism has infiltrated the halls of government, the military, the schools, the media, the corporations—even some […]
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June 20, 2023
Podcast with David Richardson, Jr. on Recognizing the Importance of Assumptions
Topic: Understanding Assumptions Versus Truths. Is there a difference between truth and assumptions about what is true? The founders of America said they believed in “self-evident truths,” and among those truths are that the Creator has endowed us with our rights. But many people today deny the existence of God. They assume that atheists like […]
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June 20, 2023
Podcast with Terri Hasdorff on Christians Getting Involved in Politics
Topic: Christians Getting Involved in Politics. Dr. D. James Kennedy, the ultimate founder of this radio outlet once said, “Religion has left all of the public spheres and retreated within the stained glassed walls of the church or the prayer closet. We have left government, we have left politics, we have left media, and we […]
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June 14, 2023
Is Teaching Patriotism Bad?
There is a vital battle over education in our day. And if we lose it, we could ultimately lose the country. It would seem that the left views the idea of teaching children a love of country as an undesirable goal.  In the Federalist, Joy Pullman called attention recently to a critique from the left […]
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June 14, 2023
Podcast with Bill Federer on Appreciating America
Topic: Appreciating America. Previous generations of Americans had a greater appreciation of our nation and its founding. Today, large portions of our population view America as founded with a jaundiced eye. Does this matter and if so, how do we turn all this around? Bill Federer is a highly sought after public speaker and a […]
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June 14, 2023
Podcast with Author on the Need for Christians to Be More Active in Politics and the Culture
Topic: Christians Needed for Our National Survival. Can Christians make a difference in our country when we show up and live out our faith? It’s interesting to note that the classic 19th century hymn “Onward, Christians Soldiers” has been removed from some church hymnals because it’s viewed as too jingoistic. Cheryl Chumley of the Washington […]
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June 14, 2023
Podcast with Author of "Britfield" Series on Teaching Values to Children
Topic: Teaching Good Values to Children. The founders of America said that in order for our constitutional republic to succeed, the people would need to be virtuous. They also said through voluntary promotion of religion, including to our young people, virtue would increase. Fast forward to today. There is a great deal of negative influences […]
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June 8, 2023
Embracing the Gift of Life
Every beat of the human heart is a gift from God. Our founders said in the Declaration of Independence, America’s birth certificate, that it is “self-evident” truth that we have been endowed by our Creator with unalienable rights. The first right they listed, of course, was the right to life. But in our day, abortion […]
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June 7, 2023
Podcast with Virginia Prodan, Survivor of Communism, on Our Founders Versus Socialism
Topic: Our Founders Versus Socialism. Would the founding fathers have agreed with the current direction of modern America? Even about 70% of the population feel that we are heading in the wrong direction. Critics note that Marxism, a view founded in atheism, has gained major inroads in modern America. The founders spoke often of the […]
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June 7, 2023
Podcast with Author about America: Melting Pot or Multi-Culturalism?
Topic: The Melting Pot. There’s an interesting new book called Out of the Melting Pot, Into the Fire: Multiculturalism in the World’s Past and America’s Future. The book is described thusly: “As it absorbs record numbers of new immigrants, the U.S. faces critical questions: is it better to promote a unifying, shared identity that transcends […]
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June 7, 2023
Podcast with Alex McFarland on American Renewal and the Battle Over the Youth
Topic: American Renewal: The Battle for the Youth. Dr. Alex McFarland is an author of many books and a speaker. He’s also a radio host. His ministry is Truth For a New Generation. He has a heart for reaching millennials for Christ. One of the books that he co-wrote is called, Stand Strong America. The […]
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June 7, 2023
Podcast with Peter Lillback on Forgetting Our History
Topic: Forgetting Our History. Dr. Peter Lillback is the president of Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He teamed up with Jerry Newcombe in 2006 and together they produced the 1200-page volume, George Washington’s Sacred Fire, which ended up becoming a bestselling book in 2010 (thanks to Glenn Beck insisting that every American should get this […]
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June 7, 2023
George Washington and Valley Forge
 We are free in modern America because of the sacrifices of those who went before us, such as the sacrifice our troops endured at Valley Forge. In this short video with Dr. Jerry Newcombe, we see how God used George Washington and his troops to help forge a great nation.
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June 6, 2023
The Founders and Religious Freedom
Thanks to a misreading of the Constitution, America is becoming more and more of a secular wasteland. All sorts of ideas and ideologies are allowed in the public square. But not Christian ones. That exclusion does not comport with what the founders of America intended. I thank God for people like Kirk Cameron, the actor […]
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June 1, 2023
Podcast with Dr. Richard Land on Critical Race Theory
Topic: Critical Race Theory. Like many nations, America has a checkered past when it comes to race relations. However, in the 1960s, Dr. Martin Luther King said that America’s promise as found in our Declaration of Independence that all men are created equal is good and sound. We just haven’t lived up to that ideal. […]
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June 1, 2023
Podcast on Trying to Force the Military to Go All Electric by 2030
Topic: The Military Wants to go All-electric by 2030? Is America as constituted being threatened these days in the name of fighting the supposed issue of climate change? For example, is the military going to be made at risk because of the insistence by some on the left to make the military all-electric by 2030? […]
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May 31, 2023
Podcast with Dr. Mike Licona on Jesus' Divinity
Topic: The Deity of Jesus. Our nation’s founding document mentions that we are endowed by the Creator with our rights. It also says that they appealed to the Supreme Judge of the World. The Scriptures, a book the vast majority of the founders (but certainly not all) knew and believed in, says that Jesus is […]
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May 31, 2023
The Mayflower Compact and the Constitution
 In a very real sense, the United States was born in the cabin of the Mayflower in 1620 when the Pilgrims made a Biblical-type covenant. In this video Leo Martin, the founder of the Jenney Center in Plymouth, comments on the foundational link between the Mayflower Compact and the Constitution.
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May 29, 2023
Is America Still Worth Fighting For? A Memorial Day Reflection and our Woke Military
Recently we celebrated Memorial Day. But we have to wonder: Is America still worth fighting for? On November 21, 1864, President Lincoln wrote to a Mrs. Bixby of Massachusetts, who had lost five sons in the Civil War. He penned, “I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave […]
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May 29, 2023
Podcast with Scott Powell on Memorial Day
Topic: Memorial Day. We are free in large part because others sacrificed on our behalf that we might be free. Memorial Day is an annual reminder of the debt we owe to those who died while serving our country. Scott Powell of the Discovery Institute has recently written a book on America’s special days, Rediscovering […]
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May 29, 2023
Podcast with Paul Kengor on Cancel Culture vs. Free Speech
Topic: Cancel Culture. The founding fathers enumerated many freedoms in the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Included in those rights are the right to a free press, the right to assembly, and free speech. But today critics note that cancel culture in effect nullifies those Constitutional rights. One of […]
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May 29, 2023
Podcast with Richard Land on "Morality and Religion" vs. Gender Insanity
Topic: Morality and Religion vs. Transgender insanity. Our founding father John Adams said, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadiquate to the government of any other.” Jumping ahead to 1864, when President Lincoln received a gift copy of the Holy Bible, he said “In regard to this […]
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May 27, 2023
Podcast with George Grant on God's Design for Virtually Everything
Topic: God’s Design for Society. The Bible played a key role in the founding of America. Virtually all the founders knew the Scriptures, as one scholar put it, “down to their fingertips.” Dr. George Grant is a best-selling author of many Christian books, a pastor, and a Christian educator. He notes that in the first […]
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May 26, 2023
Podcast with Kirk Cameron on the Need for a New Awakening
Many believe America is overripe for a genuine, widespread revival. Even many secularists today believe that our nation is heading in the wrong direction—but, of course, they wouldn’t say that is because we have forgotten God. The website, American Campfire Revival notes: “Kirk Cameron is a television/film actor and producer, noted for his work in […]
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May 24, 2023
George Washington: Liberating Boston
 In his Providence Today commentary, Dr. Jerry Newcombe explains how George Washington managed to liberate Boston from the British military, essentially without firing a shot.
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May 19, 2023
Podcast with Dean Nelson on an Abortion Update---Abortion, Which Undermines the "Right to Life"
Topic: Attacks Against Pro-life Groups. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal and are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, and among these are the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” so states our nation’s birth certificate, the Declaration of Independence. But abortion undermines […]
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May 19, 2023
Podcast with Wesley J. Smith on the Current Administration and Threats to Religious Liberty
Topic: Religious Liberty at Risk. Ensuring religious liberty was one of the main goals of the founders in framing the First Amendment to the Constitution. Religious liberty is indeed our “first liberty.” But fast forward to today. Recently President Biden said that he is seeking re-election. If he won, what would a second Biden-term mean […]
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May 19, 2023
Podcast on the War Against the Church, Even in the U.S.
Topic: Hostility Against Churches…in the U.S. Is there a war against the church today, even in the United States, a nation founded largely for religious freedom? The Family Research Council in Washington, D.C., has issued a report entitled, “Hostility Against Churches Is on the Rise in the United States.” Now the FRC has also issued […]
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May 18, 2023
Politician Caught Trying to Hide the Bible---Not a Good Move for Society
An interesting event occurred last month without receiving much attention. An Arizona state representative was caught on video swiping Bibles in a House-members only lounge and hiding them, presumably so that others could not read them. A local TV reporter approached her and asked her why she had been taking the Bibles. But she walked […]
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May 18, 2023
Podcast with Bill Donohue on Today's Battle Over Education
Topic: America’s Educational Elites. In the early years of America, there was a great deal of literacy, and the Bible or Biblical principles were widely taught. But, notes Dr. Bill Donohue, the president of the Catholic League, “We live in sick times when sick members of the ruling class are on a tear, ripping up […]
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May 18, 2023
George Washington: Victory at Yorktown
 By God’s grace, George Washington was able to successfully lead a ragtag group of farmers and merchants to victory over the strongest army and navy in the world at that time. Dr. Jerry Newcombe dives into Washington’s victory at Yorktown in his commentary.
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May 10, 2023
George Washington: Commander-in-Chief
 In search of independence, the American Colonists went up against the most powerful army and navy in the world with only a group of ragtag farmers and merchants. In this short video, Dr. Jerry Newcombe discusses how Washington proved indispensable as the military leader, who, with God’s help, made independence become a reality.
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May 10, 2023
The Bible and the Coronation
Millions worldwide tuned into the coronation of King Charles III at Westminster Abbey on Saturday. The full name of Westminster Abbey, where kings and queens of England have been crowned since 1066, is the Collegiate Church of St. Peters at Westminster. When St. Paul’s Cathedral was built in the 1600s, they ran out of funds. […]
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May 9, 2023
Podcast with a Noted Ob-Gyn on Threats to the Right to Life from the Abortion Pill
Topic: Controversy Surrounding the Abortion Pill. The Declaration of Independence notes that the Creator has endowed us with the right to life. But abortion undermines that right to life. And now abortions are being administered more by the abortion pill than by surgical abortions. Is the abortion pill safe? Some people have actually said that […]
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May 9, 2023
Podcast with Historian Stephen Mansfield on Lincoln and God
Topic: Lincoln and God. “Lincoln’s Battle with God” is the intriguing title of a new book by New York Times bestselling author, Dr. Stephen Mansfield. The book is described this way: “Abraham Lincoln is, undoubtedly, among the most beloved of all U.S. presidents. He helped to abolish slavery, gave the world some of its most […]
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May 8, 2023
Podcast with Author Ian Prior on Education and Today's Woke Agenda
Topic: Education and the Woke Agenda. Founding father James Madison, a key architect of the U.S. Constitution, once said, “A well-instructed people alone can be permanently a free people.” Thomas Jefferson noted, “If a nation expects to be ignorant & free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was & never will be. […]
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May 6, 2023
Podcast with FRC Author on God's Design for Gender, Which Was in Line with the Founders' View
Topic: The Transgender Movement. If the founding fathers knew that today we’re allowing biological men who relate as female to freely use the lady’s room and locker room, I’d think they’d be rolling over in their graves. Dr. Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, wrote recently: “The Bible begins with the creation […]
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May 3, 2023
Israel at 75
May 2023 marks an important historical milestone. 75 years ago, in May 1948, the modern nation of Israel was born. After having been scattered virtually around the world, Jews from around the earth were able to return to their homeland and create the modern state of Israel. Much of the land they came to was […]
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May 3, 2023
“A Biblical Premise to the Constitution”
 In this short video, Dr. Peter Lillback, the founder of Providence Forum, comments on a Biblical premise to the U.S. Constitution. Dr. Lillback explains the significance of the Latin meaning of the word “federal,” as in the federal government.
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May 2, 2023
Podcast with Nicole Hunt on the Undermining of the Right to Life Through the Abortion Pill
Topic: The Abortion Pill. The founding fathers acknowledged that our Creator has endowed us with the right to life. But that right to life in America has been greatly undermined by the abortion ethic. The Supreme Court gave us abortion on demand in 1973 with Roe v. Wade. But in 2022, after some 64 million […]
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May 1, 2023
Podcast with Mike Keas on the Creator and Science
Topic: Christianity and Science. The Declaration of Independence declares that the Creator is the source of our rights. But we are often given the impression today that science has somehow disproved the existence of God or that the Christian faith is opposed to modern science. But many scholars note that modern science was born in […]
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May 1, 2023
Podcast with ADF Attorney on a New Religious Liberty Case
Topic: Religious Liberty Case in Arizona. Although religious liberty is the first freedom listed in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, there are constantly threats to it. Recently, the Alliance Defending Freedom (the ADF), one of the good guys, filed a lawsuit on behalf of Arizona Christian University (ACU). The ADF notes that in […]
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April 26, 2023
Basic Fairness in Women's Sports
What would the founders say? As a general principle: Apply the Golden Rule to the situation at hand. In October of last year, in a “girls” high school volleyball game in North Carolina, a student was injured painfully. The ball was spiked by a member of the opposing team—only it wasn’t by a biological female […]
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April 24, 2023
Podcast with Alex McFarland on Teaching American History
Topic: Teaching American History. Does American History Matter and if so, why? Evangelist and author Alex McFarland argues there are dangers in ignoring the true history of the United States and its Christian founding: American youth are being taught that the founding fathers were evil and that Christianity has no part in “progressive” America due […]
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April 24, 2023
“Incubator of Freedom”
 America’s creation was the combination of many providential forces, but that history is often retold now without the central role Christian faith played in our founding. Here are several comments on the Bible and the creation of America.
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April 24, 2023
Podcast with Dr. Bill Donohue on "The War on Virtue"
Topic: The War on Virtue Founding father John Adams once said, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” But today, tradition morality and virtue are mocked by our leading elite. Author Dr. Bill Donohue the president of the Catholic League, has written a […]
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April 22, 2023
Podcast with Susan Michael on 75 Years of Modern Israel
Topic: Israel at 75 Years Old. May 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the birth of modern Israel. In 1988, on its 40th anniversary, Uri Dan wrote a book called, To The Promised Land: The Birth of Israel, and the book notes, “In July 1947 nearly 5000 Jewish survivors of the Nazi Holocaust boarded a […]
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April 21, 2023
Podcast with Dr. Danny Yamashiro on Early Traumas in the Lives of Modern Presidents
Topic: Trauma in the Early Lives of Some Presidents. Recorded:4/11/23 Is there any link between early trauma in their childhood and the lives of U.S. presidents? This was the subject of a Ph.D. candidate, particularly beginning with FDR through Donald J. Trump. The Ph.D. candidate was Dr. Danny Yamashiro. In a previous radio segment, to […]
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April 19, 2023
We Substitute God’s Foundations for America at Our Peril
[This is a photograph by Jerry Newcombe in NYC of the actual Bible that George Washington used when he was sworn in as the first president of the U.S. under the Constitution, April 30, 1789] The left seems to delight in chipping away at our nation’s Judeo-Christian foundation. A recent example occurred when President Biden’s […]
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April 19, 2023
"God, Mend Thine Every Flaw"
 We continue to work for that “more perfect union” mentioned in the Constitution. Commenting are Evangelist Alveda King, the niece of Dr. King, Jr., and Mark Reed, Former Nat. Rep. for American Indians in Film and Television.
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April 16, 2023
Podcast with Dr. Mark Beliles on Jefferson's Faith (or the Lack Thereof)
Topic: Doubting Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson was a key founding father. But to hear many describe him today you would think he was a virtual atheist who wanted to ban God from the public arena. Then others seem to almost imply, Oh, no, he was a born again Christian (a minority opinion). When dealing with […]
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April 15, 2023
Liberty Versus Power
Every day that goes by we are seeing an America we don’t recognize. But is there a point where it could go too far? Of course. Nowhere is it prophesied that America will last forever. In Fiddler on the Roof, Reb Tevya, the patriarch of a devout Jewish family, is severely tested when one of […]
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April 15, 2023
Podcast with Tom DeRosa on the Creator's Handiwork
Topic: Social Impact of Darwinism. America’s founders said that our rights come from the Creator. But belief in the Creator has been significantly undermined by the acceptance of Darwinism. Meanwhile, some scholars note that the social impact of Darwinism on humanity has been disastrous. For example, is there a link between evolution and Hitler? We […]
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April 13, 2023
Podcast with Mark Beliles on the War on America's Past
Topic: The War on America’s Past. In Communist China, in the 1960s they underwent the cultural revolution, where they sandblasted virtually anything from the past. They also killed nuns and priests and pastors and destroyed churches. Here in America, to a far lesser degree, we are seeing a cultural revolution of sorts. There is a […]
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April 11, 2023
Podcast with Rev. Bill Cook on the Black Robe Regiment
Topic: “The Black Robe Regiment.” During America’s War for Independence, the preachers of the day, especially those of New England, helped proclaim liberty. So much so that some British sympathizers derisively called these patriotic pastors “the black robed regiment,” because these ministers wore black robes in the pulpit. Today, there are some ministers of the […]
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April 11, 2023
A Republic, Not a Democracy
 In much political discourse, we keep hearing about “our democracy” as opposed to our republic. In this short video, we hear insights from Dennis Prager of PragerU and the late professor, Dr. Walter Williams, on our republic and why the electoral college safeguards our republic and the will of the American people.
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April 10, 2023
Podcast with Abraham Hamilton III on the Importance of a Christian Worldview
Topic: Having a Christian Worldview. There are dangers inherent when youth lack a biblical worldview. The American Family Association (the AFA) notes: “According to new research from the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, 9 out of 10 parents of children under age 13 embrace a muddled worldview that mixes a variety of alternative […]
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April 8, 2023
Podcast with Dr. George Grant on the Nashville Tragedy
Topic: The Nashville Tragedy. George Grant, Christian educator and pastor based in the Nashville area, wrote about the recent shooting at a Christian school on March 27, 2023 in an article, entitled “Light to Dispel Darkness”: “Our worst fears were realized. A disturbed young woman armed with assault weapons and seething hate shot her way […]
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April 7, 2023
Podcast with Wendy Wright for an Update on Anti-Christian Persecution
Topic: Persecution of Christians. America was born for the most part by those seeking religious freedom. Tragically, around the world, religious freedom is still at risk in some places. Recently Focus on the Family wrote this: “Sadly, so many Christians are being persecuted all over the world. From Sudan where Islamic extremists are attacking Christians […]
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April 7, 2023
Podcast with ADF Expert on Religious Liberty and Corporations
Topic: Religious Freedom and Corporations. America’s founders said our rights come from God, and religious freedom is one of those key rights. But the woke mentality, which dominates many workplaces today, undermines religious freedom. The Alliance Defending Freedom (the ADF) writes: “Over 3,000 employees were surveyed, with a key takeaway that 3 in 5 American […]
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April 6, 2023
Podcast with Eric Scheidler for an Update on the Right-to-Life (per our Declaration of Independence)
Topic: A Pro-life Update. America’s founding document was radical in its day. It’s radical in our day. It declares that our rights come from the Creator, and among these rights are the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Recently, Vice President Kamala Harris spoke in favor of abortion rights and she referenced […]
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April 5, 2023
The Morning that Changed the World
Death and mayhem and bad news are nearly all we hear these days, or so it seems. It’s easy to lose hope. An acquaintance emailed me recently: “I am completely broken by witnessing my beloved America commit suicide right before my eyes; it is painful to watch, as an old man who remembers her when […]
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April 5, 2023
Does Truth Matter?
In our time, millions of Americans have shed many traditional values, including religious faith. FoxNews.com reports, “The importance of traditional American values has plummeted in the U.S. in recent decades, according to a new poll from The Wall Street Journal….The poll found that just 39% of Americans say their religious faith is very important to […]
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April 4, 2023
Podcast with Author Johnny Teague on George Washington During the War Years
Topic: George Washington. Author Johnny Teague writes, “[George Washington] kept a diary throughout his life except during the war years…When he resumed his diary in May of 1781, his first entry expressed his regret that he had not kept a diary during those crucial years in the fight for the nation’s independence. To this end, […]
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April 4, 2023
Christianity and the Constitution
 We’ve been led to believe that our founding fathers intended a secular Constitution. In fact, a book used in many law schools is called A Godless Constitution. Several Constitutional scholars rebut this notion in this Providence Today video.
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April 4, 2023
Podcast with Bill Federer on America's Population c. 1776
Topic: The American Population in 1776. According to author Ben Hart, writing in 1988, at the time of American independence, 98.4% of the American population were professing Protestant Christians. 1.4% were professing Catholic Christians. That means that 99.8% were professing Christians in America around 1776. Many of these were from England, of course. They were […]
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April 3, 2023
A Walking Miracle
George Washington said our nation was born because of a series of miracles. He said as a nation, we must be grateful to God because of that string of Providential events. Recently I met a man who is a “walking miracle.” A survivor of a horrible accident, 55-year-old Danny Yamashiro, a pastor’s son and native […]
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April 3, 2023
Podcast with Wallace Henley on "Revival or Ruin?"
Revival or Ruin? Large swaths of Americans today feel that our nation is headed in the wrong way. Much of that has to do with the way God has been systematically drummed up out of American education. And yet Sam Adams, one of America’s greatest founding fathers, said that young people in school should learn […]
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April 1, 2023
Podcast with Dr. Paul L. Maier on the Historicity of the Gospels
Topic: The Historicity of the Gospels The founders used the Bible in many ways to found our nation. But many critics today cast needless doubts on the Bible. For example, like clockwork, around Christmastime and Easter time, we see many TV specials are articles that aim to undermine the historical nature of Christmas and […]
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March 31, 2023
Podcast with Dr. Peter Lillback on Part 2 on Sam Adams
Topic: Samuel Adams, Part 2 Sam Adams is without doubt one of the most important founding fathers. But he’s often overlooked. He is often called the lightning rod of the American Revolution. He certainly was one of the first to call on the American colonies to declare independence from Britain, while maintaining dependence upon God. […]
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March 30, 2023
Podcast with Focus on the Family Expert on Abortion vs. the Right to Life
Topic: The Battle for Life. The founding fathers acknowledged that our Creator has endowed us with the right to life. But that right to life in America has been greatly undermined by the abortion ethic. The Supreme Court gave us abortion on demand in 1973 with Roe v. Wade. But in 2022, after some 64 […]
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March 26, 2023
Webster-McGuffey
 Early North America was well-educated, and the Bible was the chief textbook in one way or another. Two Christian educators, Noah Webster and Rev. William McGuffey, profoundly impacted widespread literacy in America. Noah Webster created Webster’s Dictionary, and Rev. William McGuffey produced the McGuffey Readers.
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March 22, 2023
Education in Early America
 Early America was amazingly well-educated, especially in the places where Christianity had sway. Dr. Jerry Newcombe looks at why the settlers and founders believed an educated populace was required for the American experiment to succeed.
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March 18, 2023
Our Cultural Whitewashing
Not too long ago Mr. Potato Head was in trouble. In a day when even a sitting Supreme Court justice claims not to know how to define a woman, the hubris of calling any toy “Mr.” is just too much for our present culture. Even Piers Morgan was upset about this tempest-in-a-teapot because the “Mr.” […]
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March 15, 2023
Does Our Christian Heritage Matter?
 The essence of America as the founders saw it is this: the consent of the governed, in other words, self-rule, under God. Take out the God part, and suddenly the question is: Where do our rights come from? In this short video, Dr. Os Guinness, a prolific author, speaker, and Christian thinker, answers the […]
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March 13, 2023
Podcast with Bill Federer on the Real St. Patrick
Topic: St. Patrick. On March 17th, many Americans celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Alas, in some cases they celebrate by getting drunk that day. But the real St. Patrick was a strong Christian who brought the faith to Ireland. One historian, Thomas Cahill, wrote a classic book about the impact of St. Patrick and his movement, […]
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March 13, 2023
Podcast with Professor Daniel Dreisbach on the Bible and the Constitution
Topic: The Bible and the Constitution. What role, if any, did the Bible play in the creation of the Constitution? Recently, author and professor at American University, Dr. Daniel Dreisbach, wrote an article recently about the Constitutional convention and how its story of what happened in that summer of 1787 is captured in a famous […]
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March 13, 2023
Podcast with Dr. Peter Lillback on Sam Adams, Part 1
Topic: Samuel Adams, Part 1. Sam Adams is without doubt one of the most important founding fathers. But he’s often overlooked. He is often called the lightning rod of the American Revolution. He certainly was one of the first to call on the American colonies to declare independence from Britain, while maintaining dependence upon God. […]
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March 13, 2023
Podcast with Dr. Gregory Seltz on the State's Attack on Marriage
Topic: The Assault on Marriage. America’s founders empowered “we the people” through our legislature, our duly elected officials. We are not a democracy—we’re a republic. And our Congressmen and Senators are supposed to represent us. About 20 years ago, we the people got to vote in various state amendments on the subject of marriage. Should […]
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March 13, 2023
Podcast with Professor Daniel Dreisbach on the Bible and the Gettysburg Address
Topic: The Bible and the Gettysburg Address. One of the top speeches in all of American history is Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, delivered to commemorate that battlefield in rural Pennsylvania. Dr. Daniel Dreisbach, professor at the school of public affairs at American University in Washington, DC, is the author of “Reading the Bible with the Founding […]
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March 12, 2023
Podcast with Author on the Recent Asbury Revival and Awakenings in America
Topic: Asbury Revival. Publius PR writes, “The Asbury Revival is something that has sparked a great deal of attention within the past few days. Viewed as a reconnection with the divine after a period of spiritual drought, “revival” goers witnessed a sudden and enthusiastic restoration of religious vigor at Asbury University in Kentucky. One of the cascading […]
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March 10, 2023
Parents and Education
Parents will be held responsible by God for their children’s education, says the Bible. This was a view shared by the majority of America’s founders. But today there is a great defiance against this on the part of many in our educational establishment. Many leaders in the educational system seem to think they know better […]
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March 10, 2023
The Historical Jesus
America was founded for the most part by professing Christians seeking religious freedom. The Separatists (the Pilgrims), the Puritans, the Quakers, the Presbyterians, all had a strong belief that the Bible was the Word of God and that Jesus was the Savior, Lord, and Judge.  But what if Jesus were just a myth? Every once in […]
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March 7, 2023
Podcast with Newsmax Founder on Viewpoint Censorship in the Media
Topic: Free Speech. Censorship of Newsmax. The First Amendment recognized the freedom of religion and also the freedom of speech and a free press. But today, when it comes to the media, broadcast and satellite programming, as well as social media, the left seems to have a stranglehold on the flow of information. We see […]
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March 6, 2023
America and the Bible
 We are often told today that America did not have any religious origins—or certainly that the founders didn’t want any religious expression in the public arena. Here are two comments on religion and early America from two Christian scholars: 1) author Dr. Art Lindsley, and 2) Dr. Peter Lillback, founder of the Providence Forum.
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March 6, 2023
The War Against the Past
There is a growing war against the past. Our heroes of yesteryear, even George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, are under attack. I was disheartened to see ads for Hulu presenting a series based on the discredited 1619 Project. As I’ve noted in a column many months ago, the 1619 Project postulates that America began in […]
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February 27, 2023
Origin of the Name “America”
 Why is our nation, and even our hemisphere, named “America” and is there possibly any spiritual connection to that name? In this short video Dr. Peter Lillback, the founding president of Providence Forum, comments on the surprising spiritual origins of the name “America” – and, in the providence of God, its potential significance.
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February 23, 2023
Podcast with Former NYU Professor on "The Great Reset"
Topic: The Great Reset. There is a mantra from some of the globalists about the future IF they get their way with so-called “great reset”: The mantra is You will have nothing, and you will be happy. Here is information on a new book on this overall topic: “The Great Reset and the Struggle for […]
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February 23, 2023
Podcast with Col. John Eidsmoe on Samuel Adams
Topic: Sam Adams. One of the founding fathers that doesn’t get the attention he deserves is Sam Adams, who has often been called the lightning rod of the American Revolution. Many people today know his name because of Sam Adams beer, but according to some the image on the beer is not even his mug, […]
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February 22, 2023
In Defense of the U.S.Constitution
Sir William Gladstone, a British Prime Minister during the time of Queen Victoria, once observed, “The American Constitution is, so far as I can see, the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man.” The Constitution needs no defense. Its durability is a testimony to its […]
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February 22, 2023
Podcast with Bill Federer on the Battle Over Free Speech
Topic: The Battle Over Free Speech. There is a battle over free speech in our time. It seems the left has a monopoly over the mainstream media, but also social media. What did the founders of America think about free speech? They even recognized free speech and a free press in the First Amendment. William […]
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February 22, 2023
Podcast with Noted Psychologist on the Dangers of "Social Emotional Learning"
Topic: Social Emotional Learning. For the first 200 years or so, American education was Christian-based, and it helped propel the nation into excellence and great achievement. But in the last few decades our school systems too often falls way short of preparing children well. One of the things in schools that continues to cause children […]
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February 21, 2023
Washington, The Churchman
 All his life, George Washington was a regular church-goer. Even when it was difficult to attend, he found a way. He also held lay leadership in some churches. In this short Providence Forum video, we explore the issue of Washington and his relationship to the church.
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February 20, 2023
Podcast with Dr. Cal Beisner on Freedom-Restricting Measures Based on Climate Alarmism
Topic: The False Promise of Electric Cars. Is it possible that in some ways our whole constitutional way of life is threatened by misguided attempts to fight against climate change? Some countries in Europe are demanding that the whole nations shift over from gas-powered cars to electric-cars, in order to fight climate change. Critics of […]
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February 20, 2023
Podcast with Tim Head of Faith and Freedom Coalition on Christians and Politics
Topic: Christians and Upcoming elections.Recently Nikki Haley officially launched her presidential campaign, and it perhaps we may hear of some other potential candidates in the running alongside Haley and former President Trump. What issues will really matter to conservative Americans next November? Some conservatives note: In light of President Biden’s pro-abortion and anti-freedom administration, is […]
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February 16, 2023
Deep Dive on the Battle Over Free Speech
Free speech and a free press. It’s American as apple pie…or so it used to be. In 1875, President Ulysses S. Grant, declared: “Let us all labor to add all needful guarantees for the security of free thought, free speech, a free press.” But today the left seems to have free speech in America by […]
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February 14, 2023
Podcast with Jarrett Stepman on Open Borders
Topic: Open Borders. How can we have a country with open borders? Do the principles of the Constitution get undermined by allowing massive groups of illegal immigrants to pour in without common sense restraints on the part of our government? Meanwhile, some Republican governors have been shipping illegals, with their signed permission, to “sanctuary” cities, […]
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February 13, 2023
Podcast with Dr. Jeff Myers on Transmitting Our History to the Next Generation
Topic: Transmitting on Our History and Values. When Jesse Watters goes on the street and asks basic questions of civics…just like Jay Leno did years ago…the answers are shocking. The ignorance is appalling. For examples, questions like: “When we celebrate the 4th of July, from whom did we declared Independence?” The answers are things like: […]
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February 13, 2023
Podcast with Bill Federer: Is God Essential to the American Experiment?
Topic: Is God Critical to the American Experiment? Is God critical to the American Experiment? Vice President Kamala Harris recently quoted the Declaration of Independence, and she conveniently left out the “right to life,” the first right enumerated there. But she also left out the Creator—the source of all our rights. One can’t help but […]
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February 11, 2023
Podcast with Focus on the Family Expert on Developing a Christian Worldview
Topic: Developing a Christian Worldview. We all have a worldview. It’s important for believers to have a Christian worldview. The founders of America had a Christian worldview—even the few among them who may have been unorthodox in their theology. A Biblical worldview helped give birth to America. As Christians we are to be the salt […]
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February 10, 2023
Remarks by Providence Forum Founder Dr. Peter Lillback at World News Group D.C. Office Dedication
World Magazine has been an important source for a few decades of current events from a Christian perspective. Recently, Dr. Peter Lillback, the founding president of Providence Forum, gave a speech at the opening of the Washington, D.C. office of the magazine and the news entity it has spawned, World News Group. Here is his speech. […]
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February 9, 2023
Washington’s Home Life
 In our time, Washington has gone from being a hero to being a villain—at least in the minds of many. Why the change? Washington was a slave-owner, at a time when much of the world practiced slavery. What do we know about Washington’s home life, including his marriage and the issue of slavery? To […]
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February 9, 2023
Podcast on Climate Change Laws Possibly Undermining Constitutional Authority
Topic: Climate Change Hysteria. At Davos recently, Al Gore said that we’re at a crisis because of climate change. He said, we’re “boiling the oceans.” Is the earth really at risk the way Al Gore of Greta Thunberg or John Kerry says it is? Gregory Wrightstone is a geologist with more than 35 years “of […]
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February 8, 2023
The Battle Over Free Speech
In a free society, why should only one political side dominate the media? Yet social media, the networks, the cable channels, newspapers, and satellite programming are all completely dominated by the left. Recently, we saw quite a kerfuffle when DirecTV, owned by giant AT&T, decided to ignominiously drop Newsmax-TV from their lineup. AT&T did the […]
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February 8, 2023
Podcast on Threats to Free Speech in the Name of Supposedly Curbing Hate
Topic: Hate Speech Laws and the First Amendment. How do we square hate speech laws with the First Amendment? Tyler O’Neil of the Heritage Foundation writes on topics like this. He authored a book on the Southern Poverty Law Center (the SPLC) which explicitly lumps in conservative Christian groups, like D. James Kennedy Ministries, the […]
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February 7, 2023
Podcast on Being Salt and Light in Society
Topic: Christians Being Salt and Light. Our 30th president Calvin Coolidge once said, “If good men don’t hold office, bad men will.” And yet we find that many times many Christians avoid politics or the law profession, and the like because it’s too world. But there’s a new effort by the group Christians Engaged to […]
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February 6, 2023
Washington’s Education
 George Washington was indispensable to the creation of our nation. Although he accomplished much in his lifetime, his formal education was rather limited because it was abruptly cut short. But, Washington was able to be well educated in the Holy Scriptures and in Biblical principles for life.
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February 6, 2023
Podcast with Bill Federer on Religious Freedom Today
Topic: Religious Liberty Today. The First Amendment to the Constitution begins, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” What did the founders mean by that, and is it being distorted in our day? We are seeing many scenarios where Christian people are treated as virtually 2nd […]
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February 5, 2023
Podcast with Pro-Life Leader Whose Center was Firebombed in the Name of "Choice"
Topic: Assaults on Pro-Life Ministries. The Constitution of the United States is predicated on the Declaration of Independence, which says our rights come from the Creator and the first of these rights enumerated is the right to life. But abortion rights are at war with the right to life. War is a good word because […]
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February 2, 2023
No God, No Rights
When Vice President Kamala Harris gave a speech on the 50th anniversary of “Roe v. Wade” about a week ago, she infamously left out the Creator—when talking about our rights. One wag told me, “Hey, at least Kamala didn’t say, we ‘are created by … you know, the thing,’” as did her boss on the […]
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February 1, 2023
Podcast with Kerby Anderson-Cancel Culture Goes After Founding Father John Witherspoon
Topic: Woke Culture Targets Witherspoon. Woke culture never sleeps. These days it is targeting Witherspoon—as in John Witherspoon, a very important founding father in America. Rev. Dr. John Witherspoon, a devout Presbyterian from Scotland, was the president of Princeton—at the time a very devout and patriotic school. Witherspoon is best known as the founding father […]
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January 31, 2023
Podcast on a Major Assault on America (and Beyond)---the Radical Transgender Agenda
Topic: Transgender Issue. John Adams once said, “Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” Jump ahead to today—and who would have thought that our morality has so plunged in America that we can’t even tell the difference between a boy and […]
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January 29, 2023
Podcast on an Update of Abortion in the News
Topic: Prolife Update. Abortion is constantly in the news because it’s such an important topic. America’s founders said our first right granted us by our Creator is the right to life. But abortion is at war with that right. Lifenews.com is a steady source of information regarding abortion, and Micaiah Bilger writes many of the […]
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January 28, 2023
What Hath Roe Wrought?
The Declaration of Independence says we’re endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights and among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. When Vice President Kamala Harris gave a speech promoting abortion over the weekend, she cited our nation’s founding document, and the right to liberty and the pursuit of happiness. But […]
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January 27, 2023
Podcast on Renewing America by Renewing Marriage in America
Topic: Investing in Your Marriage.   Renewing America by renewing the American family is a great long term goal. How do we strengthen our own marriages? Even in the church we do find many divorces. Perhaps part of the reason for that is no fault divorce laws, which means that if one partner wants out […]
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January 26, 2023
Podcast with Dr. Peter Lillback on George Washington and Chaplains
Topic: George Washington and the Chaplaincy. Dr. Peter Lillback is the president of Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He teamed up with Jerry Newcombe in 2006 and together they produced the 1200-page volume, George Washington’s Sacred Fire, which ended up becoming a bestselling book. This broadcast is part of an ongoing discussion between the 2 authors. Dr. […]
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January 26, 2023
"Amazing Grace" and the Abolition of Slavery
This month, January 2023, marks the 250th anniversary of the classic hymn, “Amazing Grace.” The Museum of the Bible writes: “It was January 1, 1773. John Newton led his congregation down the road from the parish church in Olney, England, to Lord Dartmouth’s Great Hall to sing…and the hymn he wrote for this day was […]
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January 25, 2023
Podcast with Dr. Richard Land on the Spiritual State of the Nation
Topic: Spiritual State of the Nation. What is the spiritual state of the nation? In his Farewell Address, George Washington said, “Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports.” But today, it seems that our cultural elites are doing everything they can to subvert religion and […]
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January 12, 2023
Podcast with Eric Scheidler on the Right to Life Threatened by Chemical Abortions
Topic: Chemical abortions. The founders of America said that our rights come from God. And the first right they listed was the right to life. But today, people are putting that right in jeopardy because of the widespread promotion of abortion. The abortion ethic has undermined the right to life significantly. Now that the Supreme […]
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January 12, 2023
Podcast with Focus on the Family Counselor on Celebrating Thanksgiving As a Way of Life
Topic: How Gratitude Changes Us. America has an annual holiday which reminds us of our need to be grateful. Thanksgiving reminds us to thank God for all of His blessings. If you want to change your life, consider being more grateful. Why is gratitude important? Does gratitude change us? Even modern science shows that gratitude […]
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January 12, 2023
Podcast with ADF Attorney on Religious Liberty and Corporations
Topic: Religious Liberty and Corporations. America was founded initially for religious liberty, but now even corporations are often undermining our first liberty listed in the Bill of Rights. Here’s an example: As a company, Walt Disney was built on traditional family values. For decades, the whole Walt Disney enterprise, movies and theme parks promoted wholesomeness. […]
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January 12, 2023
Podcast with Author on a New Narrative Edition of the Gospels of the Bible---the Book that Helped Form America
Topic: The Jesus Gospel. The Bible played a critical role in the founding of America. In the first 200 years, beginning in Jamestown in 1607, of America’s history, no book was to be found more frequently as the Bible. The Bible or Biblical teaching was the first textbook in our nation’s schools—again, for about the […]
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January 12, 2023
Podcast with Author of "The Lost Diary of Anne Frank"---Reminding us of the US's Goal to be a Safe Haven
Topic: Anne Frank. One of the great legacies of the founding fathers of America, such as George Washington, the father of our country, is the safe haven provided here for people of all religions, including Jews. Washington even wrote classic letters to 3 synagogues saying in effect, here in America, there will be no sanction […]
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January 4, 2023
Studies Show Religion is Good for Society
Is religion good for society? One man who would answer in the affirmative is Gourverneur Morris, the founding father who spoke at the Constitutional convention more than anyone else. He originated the phrase “we the people of the United States.” He once said something that virtually all of the founding fathers would have agreed with: […]
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January 3, 2023
Podcast with Dr. Paul Kengor on Marxism and U.S. Education
Topic: The Battle Over Education. Our founding fathers were very well-educated and with a Biblical worldview. But today much of education is opposed to the very ideas that gave America birth. The battle over education continues unabated in our time. Recently, NYT bestselling author Dr. Paul Kengor wrote an article entitled, “The Left’s Continuing Corruption […]
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January 3, 2023
Podcast with Dan Fisher on Ministers and America's Founding
Topic: Did Ministers Play a Key Role in America’s Founding? Rev. Dan Fisher, a pastor and the author of Bringing Back the Black Robed Regiment, once said this: “The pastors in revolutionary America in the eighteenth century were critical to the effort to secure liberty in the colonies. They were the ones who found all […]
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January 3, 2023
Podcast with Dr. Alveda King on the Right to Life
Topic: Abortion. America’s birth certificate, the Declaration of Independence, says that our rights come from the Creator, and the first such right listed is the “right to life.” The founders didn’t bestow that right—they merely acknowledged it. But for the last 50 years, abortion has undermined that right. Thankfully, the “Roe v. Wade” supreme Court […]
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January 3, 2023
A Resolution for 2023...to be More Grateful
Well, it’s that time of year again, when many of us consider turning over a new leaf. Losing that extra weight, reading the Bible more, being kinder and gentler. Here’s a worthwhile New Year’s Resolution. In 2023, I resolve to be….more grateful. I resolve to make thanksgiving a year-round proposition. Ingratitude is deep in our […]
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January 3, 2023
The Positive Impact of Jesus---Including the Creation of America
Two years ago a doctoral student in “religious studies” at a major public university in California was asked what he would do if he had a time machine. He answered that he would “assassinate Jesus of Nazareth.” Somehow, in his thinking, the world would be better off without Jesus and the movement He has spawned. […]
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January 3, 2023
Surviving the Winter
 What price are you willing to pay for what you claim to believe? The Pilgrims who founded Plymouth, Massachusetts, sacrificed all for their mission to worship Jesus in the purity of the Gospel. This short video from Providence Forum, produced by Jerry Newcombe, shows how brutal their first winter was in the New World.
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December 19, 2022
The Pilgrims’ Progress
 The Pilgrims risked everything to come to a new world with all the uncertainties and dangers so they could live out their Christian faith fully. This short video shows how they were able to create a permanent settlement, despite many difficulties.
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December 18, 2022
Some Presidential Reflections on Christmas
Some past presidents have made interesting Christmas observations worth sharing. I acknowledge my thanks to author/speaker Bill Federer and his book, America’s God and Country, which has been quoted by the Supreme Court (Greece v. Galloway, 2014). When he was very young, George Washington wrote out the following Christmas poem in his own handwriting, apparently […]
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December 15, 2022
Podcast with Paul Blair on Liberty Pastors and American Renewal
Topic: Pastors and American Renewal. Major portions of America’s populace believes that as a nation we are on the wrong course. We are in serious need of major American renewal. We need today what Lincoln spoke of in his Gettysburg Address, “a new birth of freedom” as one nation under God. Rev. Paul Blair is […]
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December 15, 2022
Podcast with David Closson on Christians and Politics
Topic: Christians and Politics. The essence of America as a nation as defined by our founding fathers is this: self-rule under God. Both of those phrases apply if we are to truly remain as a free nation. But what happens when many professing Christian misguidedly think it’s the spiritual thing to do to not get […]
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December 14, 2022
Rabbi Daniel Lapin on the Christian Roots of America
 Rabbi Daniel Lapin, the founding director of the American Alliance of Jews and Christians, has often remarked on how well Jews have fared in America because of, not despite Christianity. In this short video, Rabbi Lapin comments on the Christian roots of America.
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December 13, 2022
Who Really Cares About the Poor?
If you were a casual observer of our culture, you’d assume that the “progressives” are the ones full of compassion. But is that really the case? Here we are with our politicians wrangling back and forth on the economy, the deficit, taxes, tax cuts, entitlements, and so forth. Much of the debate really gets back […]
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December 13, 2022
Words of Advice from George Washington
On occasion after occasion, our nation’s first president consistently sought for Americans to obey God. This was true even before he became president. Here are three examples from him. Our first president George Washington was once asked by the Indian chiefs of Delaware if their sons could be taught by the American colonists. George Washington […]
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December 12, 2022
Podcast with Former Cold-Case Detective on Christ's Incredible Impact on Our World
Topic: The Social Impact of Jesus. America is what it is because of our Judeo-Christian heritage. No Jesus, no America. Has Jesus made a difference in world? Of course, He has. Monumental differences. I had the privilege about 25 years ago to write a book with Dr. D. James Kennedy highlighting those changes. It was […]
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December 8, 2022
The Right-to-Life Versus Climate Alarmist Extremists
What is the end-game of some extremists who believe in the threat of catastrophic, man-made climate change? The end of humanity. In contrast, the founders of America operated out of a Judeo-Christian framework. The Bible was by-far the most widely read and studied book during America’s founding. The framers declared that it is self-evident that […]
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December 8, 2022
Podcast with Rabbi Daniel Lapin on the Need for American Renewal
Topic: American Renewal. Is there any hope for America? We’ve gone from the vision of a “city on a hill” to a secular wasteland in about 200 years. America was founded for religious freedom, yet religious freedom is in danger. There’s a great deal of violence in the land. Furthermore, after almost 50 years of […]
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December 8, 2022
Podcast with Dr. Craig A. Evans on the Jewish Backdrop of the Gospels
Topic: The Jewish Roots of the Gospels. The founding fathers knew the Bible. The Bible was extraordinarily important during the settling and founding eras of the United States. It’s important to understand the Jewish backdrop in our Judeo-Christian heritage. Dr. Craig Evans of Houston Baptist University writes, “According to the Gospels, Jesus was very much […]
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December 8, 2022
Podcast on the Battle Over American History
Topic: The Battle Over U.S. History. Does U.S. history matter? My good friend Bill Federer once said that a nation that does not remember its history is like an adult that has lost his memory—like an Alzheimer’s patient. A lot of people treat the teaching of history as if it’s just a bunch of boring […]
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December 6, 2022
Sacrifices for Independence
 Becoming a free nation was not an easy venture for the founders of America, who felt led by God to declare independence from Great Britain. In this short video, author and pastor Rev. Dan Fisher comments on some of the sacrifices the founders made for our independence.
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December 5, 2022
A Christmas Meditation on Christ as “The Prophet”
When it comes to prophesies and predictions, have you ever noticed how often the “experts” get it wrong? Winston Churchill quipped, “I always avoid prophesying beforehand, because it is much better policy to prophesy after the event has already taken place.” Predictions are dangerous. Consider these “prophecies” made by various people: “There is not the […]
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November 22, 2022
400 Years of Thanksgiving in America
“We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessings…” So opens a great hymn of thanksgiving that is often sung at Thanksgiving, the 400th anniversary of which is this year. The Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving in 1621. We have had 400 years of Thanksgiving in America, and thanks to Presidents Washington (who declared the first […]
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November 10, 2022
“A City on a Hill”
In eight years, America will celebrate a major milestone—the 400th anniversary of Boston. I passed through Boston’s airport in 2021 and noticed that they seem to be gearing up for this milestone with lots of signs and images celebrating major events in Boston’s history. Alas, they grossly underplayed the role of the Puritans in this […]
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November 8, 2022
The Pilgrims and the Indians
 Critics of the Pilgrims accuse them of mistreating the Native-Americans. But this short video includes commentary from an Indian author and pastor who shows that the Pilgrims were exemplary in their relations with the Indians.
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November 3, 2022
The Pilgrims and Socialism
 Some think socialism is a new idea. But the Pilgrims actually practiced socialism at first (because it was required by those who funded their colony). This short video shows it proved disastrous, causing them to abandon it.
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November 2, 2022
Is It a Sin Not to Vote?
In 1629, the first American balloting for an election occurred in Salem, Massachusetts. The issue? Choosing a minister and choosing a Christian teacher for the colony. “Such is the origin of the use of the ballot on this continent; [Samuel] Skelton was chosen pastor and [Francis] Higginson teacher.”  So writes George Bancroft, an early American […]
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November 2, 2022
What's on the Ballot in 2022?
Recently, during a debate, a U.S. Congressional candidate was asked, in effect, if he was an “election denier”—that is, did he have any questions about who was the duly elected president in 2020? His answer was brilliant: “Sir, Joe Biden is the president of the United States. If you don’t believe me, go to your […]
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November 2, 2022
Podcast on Attacks Against Prolifers and DOJ Inaction on Same
The Federalist (10/19/22) reports: “The FBI Has Announced Indictments Of 22 Pro-Life Protesters And Zero Pregnancy Center Firebombers.” Meanwhile, respected pro-life leader, James Harden writes of a recent development where several congressmen, including Ted Cruz, are trying to petition the FBI to consider this double standard and rectify it. Jim Harden is the president of […]
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November 2, 2022
Podcast with "Christians Engaged" on Mobilizing Christian Voters
Can Christians make a difference if we show up at the polls and vote and vote our Biblical values? Gregg Wooding writes, “Christians Engaged, a Texas-based non-partisan civic group whose program is already operating in 110 U.S. churches, has launched a national push to get apathetic believers fired up to vote….The organization’s founder Bunni Pounds […]
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November 1, 2022
Podcast with Columnist Neil Patel on American Renewal
Syndicated columnist Neil Patel wrote these words recently: “It’s hard not to worry about America’s future these days. Warning signs are everywhere. Trust in institutions is at all-time lows. Inflation is out of control. The nation’s long-term finances are in shambles. People are at each other’s throats. Drug overdoses are booming. Suicide is booming. Growing elements […]
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October 31, 2022
Election Day Sermons
 In Colonial America, elections were generally held annually, and sermons were even preached on those days. Author and retired seminary professor Dr. Cal Beisner comments on these “election day sermons.”
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October 27, 2022
A Christian View of the Death Penalty
There is a debate today over capital punishment. And that debate is taking place right now in Florida, particularly after the Parkland school shooter received a sentence of life, not death. Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, who in my book has done a fantastic job keeping the Sunshine Street free, called for the death penalty […]
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October 27, 2022
Answering 8 Common Myths About Abortion
The Creator has endowed us with “the right to life.” Abortion undercuts that right. And abortion rests on many myths. The Dobbs Supreme Court decision in June which overturned Roe v. Wade, notes Ob-gyn, Ingrid Skop, “has sent abortion advocates and their allies in the media scurrying to strike fear into the hearts of women.”  […]
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October 27, 2022
Podcast with Pro-lifer on Abortion and the Elections
The founders said that our God-given rights include “the right to life.” That’s why the issue of abortion—the deliberate taking of preborn humans—is so important. Abortion is an important issue in every election, including those coming soon at the time of this recording. We’re often given the impression that if you’re pro-life as a candidate, […]
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October 27, 2022
Podcast on Crime, Including Voter Fraud
One media group writes this: “With midterm elections right around the corner, voters are being granted the opportunity to use their voice and weigh in on major domestic issues. Considering violent crimes have increased nationwide by 4.4% since the start of the pandemic, rising crime rates are understandably on the minds of all voters and […]
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October 21, 2022
No More “City on a Hill”?
 A little known tension between England and her North American colonies was the plan to nullify the colonies’ charters. As this video shows, this would have meant that all the sacrifices of the Pilgrims, Puritans, Quakers, and others to create a “City on a Hill” in the New World would have been dashed to […]
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October 20, 2022
Podcast with Conservative Editorial Cartoonist Gary Varvel on Cancel Culture
Topic: Cancel Culture. The founders of America acknowledged in the First Amendment to the Constitution the rights to free speech and to freedom of the press. But today, Marxist cancel culture is at war with free speech. We see widespread leftist censorship of Christian and conservative speech, for example, in many newspapers (a dying breed […]
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October 14, 2022
Prayer Helps to Weather the Storms of Life
My wife stitched a needlework for our home that says, “Life is fragile. Handle with prayer.” But to many with a secular mindset, prayer is meaningless. In our politically correct age, the notion of “thoughts and prayers” is old-fashioned—maybe even offensive to some. Consider some alternatives, declares one website: “It’s a lovely sentiment that may […]
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October 14, 2022
Podcast with Ted Baehr on Redeeming Hollywood
The founders said in essence we are one nation under God. Sadly, in recent years Hollywood has been out of step with America as the founders envisioned it. Is there any hope? Topic: Redeeming Hollywood. The Golden Age of Hollywood was an era in which some of the best movies ever made were made. What […]
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October 14, 2022
Podcast with Curtis Sliwa on "Crime and No Punishment"
Topic: Crime and No Punishment. Many places in America, which are run by the left, are seeing record crime. And in many cases, we have crime and no punishment. The founders of America said that the most important function of government is the protection of the citizens. But it seems as if many today want […]
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October 14, 2022
Speech by Dr. Jerry Newcombe on Myths About Abortion
The right to life is listed as the first of our God-given rights mentioned in our nation’s Declaration of Independence. But the abortion ethic which has been so active in the last half-century has undermined that right to life. One of the ministries to help provide loving Christian alternatives to abortion is Love Life. Dr. […]
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October 14, 2022
Podcast with Political Cartoonist on America's Direction At Present
Topic: Reflections of a Conservative Cartoonist. Is there a need for American renewal? Of course there is. A vast majority of Americans , even many on the left, think that we are not headed in the right direction as a nation. Gary Varvel is an extraordinary political cartoonist, whose works can be seen nationally. He […]
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October 14, 2022
Podcast with ChristianPost Writer on CRT
When it comes to American history, yesterday’s heroes are often today’s villains. And often the issue boils to slavery and concerns about racism. And yet cultural Marxists today often use legitimate concerns about racism in America’s past to in effect undercut the American experiment in ordered liberty under God. Critical race theory (CRT) claims to […]
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October 14, 2022
Podcast with Author Michelle Gallagher on Pilgrim Prayers
The largest granite statue in America is in Plymouth, MA. It’s called the Forefathers Monument. Kirk Cameron made a movie about it a decade ago—“Monumental.” The statue was unveiled in August 1889. In August 1989, Dr. D. James Kennedy spoke to commemorate the 100th anniversary of this amazing faith-promoting statue. Jerry Newcombe was there. Michelle Gallagher […]
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October 14, 2022
Podcast with Dr. Jeff Myers on "We Hold These Truths"
America’s birth certificate, the Declaration of Independence, says, “We hold these TRUTHS to be self-evident that all men are created equal and are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights….” But many today say, What is truth? Who says that there is such a thing as truth? Dr. Jeff Myers trains young people in […]
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October 14, 2022
Myths About Abortion
Our founding fathers said our rights come from the Creator—and chief among these is the “right to life.” But today abortion has blurred over the right to life. And much of the abortion debate centers around myths that the advocates of abortion propagate.  The Dobbs Supreme Court decision in June which overturned Roe v. Wade, […]
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October 14, 2022
“Father Abraham…”
 The great preacher of the First Great Awakening was Rev. George Whitefield of England, who visited America repeatedly. Here are some video highlights of his incredible impact, including excerpts from his sermons.
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October 7, 2022
The Great Awakening
 One of the most significant movements in American history to help us become a nation was the Great Awakening. Watch now to see the impact of this mid-1700s spiritual movement.
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October 6, 2022
Hear Dr. Dobson Interview Jerry Newcombe on Family Renewal for National Renewal
Family Talk with Dr. James Dobson writes: The Essential Legacy of Fathers: A Conversation with Jerry Newcombe – I Family Talk on Oneplace.com Christianity Listen on Apple Podcasts    Christian fathers have an obligation to raise their children on the principles of God’s Word. On today’s edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson and Jerry Newcombe, […]
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October 6, 2022
Hear Dr. Dobson Interview Jerry Newcombe on America's Christian Roots
The Evidence of America’s Christian Origins: A Conversation with Jerry Newcombe – II Family Talk on Oneplace.com You can hear it here. Family Talk with Dr. James Dobson writes: Contrary to what is believed by unchurched America, our nation was founded on Judeo-Christian morals and principles. On today’s edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson […]
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September 30, 2022
We Pray for the Victims of Hurricane Ian
[File image] Hurricanes can be devastating, as we in Florida know all too well. Please pray for and help any way you can the victims of Hurricane Ian. In 1719, Isaac Watts the great hymn writer wrote these words based on Psalm 90:                         […]
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September 28, 2022
Podcast with John Eidsmoe on One Nation Under God?
America’s motto is “In God We Trust.” We often hear the phrase that we are “one nation under God.” But are these just meaningless phrases? Especially we ask that when we see so much rampant and vocal skepticism. The founders said our rights come from the Creator. That’s quite significant because it means they don’t […]
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September 28, 2022
Podcast with Chuck Donovan on Abortion Statistics
America’s founding document declares that the right to life has been given to us by the Creator. It is unalienable. But the abortion ethic undermines that most basic of rights. The Charlotte Lozier Institute, a pro-life group headed by Chuck Donovan, provides data that shows that 96% of abortion are done for birth control. They note, […]
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September 28, 2022
Podcast with First Liberty Attorney on School Choice
First Liberty, which fights for religious freedom, writes about an important win for religious liberty out of the state of Maine in a piece called “First Liberty partners with the Institute for Justice to end religious discrimination and vindicate parental liberty”: “On behalf of three Maine families, the Institute for Justice (IJ) and the First […]
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September 28, 2022
Podcast with Christian Educator on Homeschooling
Pinkston Communications writes: “Public school enrollment fell by 2 million students in two years, according to a recent poll. More parents are pulling their kids out of schools rather than have them be indoctrinated by ideologues. Educator Chuck Wolfe why some concerned parents are choosing online, faith-based learning programs for students whose parents are concerned about the agendas in public […]
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September 28, 2022
Podcast with Dr. Gregory Seltz on the US Constitution
“The American Constitution is, so far as I can see, the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man.” So said Sir William Gladstone, a 19th century British Prime Minister. Did you know Christianity helped play a role in the frameing of the Constitution? Dr. Gregory […]
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September 28, 2022
Podcast with Columnist Laura Hollis on Attacks on Judeo-Christian Values
“Attacks on Judeo-Christianity Are Attacks on Western Civilization” is the name of a recent article by syndicated columnist Laura Hollis, who teaches at Notre Dame business school, but her opinions are her own. She writes, “Among the most persistent and insidious attacks are those against the Judeo-Christian heritage that is inseparable from the advances of the West, […]
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September 28, 2022
Podcast with Writer Scott Powell on American Prosperity
Does our work matter? Scott Powell a writer with the Discovery Institute says we should celebrate not denigrate American prosperity and encourage it among our people. Recently, Powell wrote an article about the importance of labor, in which he notes: “Colonial America certainly benefited from the fact that early settlers were a self-selecting people willing to […]
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September 28, 2022
Podcast with Rebecca Oas on Undermining the God-given Right to Life
The founders of America said our rights come from the Creator. That which God has endowed us with is non-negotiable. And yet there has been a wholesale slaughter of the unborn in America and in the Western world for the last several decades. Rebecca Oas is the Director of Research for the president of C-Fam, […]
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September 27, 2022
Does America Have a Prayer?
As we survey the headlines, it seems like the bad news goes from bad to worse. Not to make light of the matter, but it’s like the story where the doctor tells his patience, “I’ve got bad news for you and really bad news.” The patient says, “Well, what’s the bad news?” “You only have […]
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September 27, 2022
The Sons of Liberty
 American independence did not just happen. Dr. Jerry Newcombe points out the Bible’s pivotal role in the push for liberty, including the lives of the freedom-loving men and women known collectively as “the Sons of Liberty.” Sam Adams was the quintessential “son of liberty.”
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September 20, 2022
Hear Dr. Jerry Newcombe's Talk on the Constitution at South Florida Bible College
On Monday, September 19, 2022, Dr. Jerry Newcombe spoke on how the Bible influenced the U.S. Constitution. This was a chapel message for the South Florida Bible College.  Jerry’s talk begins at 15:07 from the beginning of the video. You can watch it here.
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September 16, 2022
A Model of Christian Charity
 The Puritans contributed a great deal to American freedom. Their leader, Rev. John Winthrop, the virtual founder of Boston, preached a sermon wherein he quoted Jesus, saying that they should be like “a city on a hill,” a metaphor for America.
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September 15, 2022
DOJ Tramples on the Constitution
The United States under the Biden administration is using the force of government to harass the late Phyllis Schlafly’s group in Alabama. In recent months, the Eagle Forum of Alabama has helped write legislation in that state to protect children with gender confusion from receiving “treatment” that could permanently damage them. In his End of […]
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September 13, 2022
The Mayflower Compact
 The American constitutional system did not begin in Philadelphia in 1787 but rather in the cabin of the Mayflower in 1620. Find out how the Mayflower Compact led to the creation of America’s two key founding documents.
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September 12, 2022
Podcast with Paul Kengor on Gorbachev and the USSR
Sadly many Americans today have less positive things to say about our nation’s founders than they do some of the Communist dictators of recent decades. “Mikhail Gorbachev Meets His Maker” is the title of an interesting article recently, written by best-selling author Dr. Paul Kengor. Dr. Kengor writes, “First, most of the world will focus on Gorbachev’s […]
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September 12, 2022
Podcast on New Film- "Whose Children Are They"
The battle over the classroom is the battle of our time. Perhaps this is where conservatives have been blowing it….but Lord-willing the tide may be turning. There is a new film out that includes commentary with Dr. Carol Swain and others, and it’s called, “Whose Children Are they?” Their website, whosechildrenarethey.com, notes: “WHOSE CHILDREN ARE THEY? […]
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September 12, 2022
Podcast with Tim Goeglein on the Impact of Fatherlessness on the US
Tim Goeglein used to work at the Bush White House. Today he runs the D.C. chapter of Focus on the Family, and he wrote an article recently entitled, “We’re Re-living Lord of the Flies,” referring to the 1954 novel by William Golding. Goeglein notes: “The novel…deals with a group of British boys who find themselves stranded […]
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September 12, 2022
Podcast on Important First Amendment Case in Alabama
Recently, the Alabama state legislature passed a law to protect children suffering from gender dysphoria from treatments that could harm them in the short run and especially the long run. But the Biden administration doesn’t agree with this law. Not only have they sued to stop the law, but the Department of Justice is going […]
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September 12, 2022
Podcast with Dr. Jonathan Wells on "Zombie Science"
The Declaration of Independence says our rights come from the Creator, while evolution says there is no Creator—or if there is one, He is just superfluous. Many assume that evolution is somehow proven. But noted biologist Dr. Jonathan Wells says that a lot of the major arguments for evolution have already been disproved—and yet, like […]
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September 8, 2022
The End of the USSR
Last week, the death of the final leader of the Soviet Union marked the end of an era. “Mikhail Gorbachev Meets His Maker” is the way professor and author Dr. Paul Kengor entitled his article on this milestone. Gorbachev died on August 30, 2022 at the age of 91. He was the last head of […]
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September 6, 2022
The Voyage of the Mayflower
 Of all the voyages in world history, surely that of the Mayflower in 1620 was among the most significant. Dr. Jerry Newcombe highlights how much the Pilgrims endured on that voyage so they could come to America and worship Jesus in peace.
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September 6, 2022
The Founders on Responsible Fiscal Spending
My wife just came back from a routine grocery store run. She said, “These people are destroying the country.” She wasn’t talking about the store—she was talking about our elite political class that are spending our country into great inflation. And now they are poised to spend even more. They have recently passed a bill […]
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September 6, 2022
“Under God” Under Attack…Again
In 2002, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals created a firestorm by declaring that the Pledge of Allegiance was supposedly unconstitutional—because of the phrase, “under God.” At the time many on both sides of the aisle were upset by this decision. Republican President George W. Bush noted, “this ruling is ridiculous.” He added that this […]
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September 6, 2022
A Baby Reflects the Glory of God
Publisher’s Note: The founders of America said our rights come from the Creator, and the first of these rights is the right to life. But in America in the last half century, the abortion ethic has undermined that right. Several years ago, at the time of the birth of my first grandchild, I wrote what […]
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September 5, 2022
Make "1984" Fiction Again
Well, as of last week, it’s official. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has dissolved (at least for now) its “disinformation board.” Some critics have called this the “Ministry of Truth,” as in George Orwell’s classic novel about a dystopian, totalitarian future, 1984. The agency was to be engaged in “countering disinformation that threatens the […]
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September 5, 2022
Podcast with Judge Darrell White on Oaths
Topic: Oaths and Our Christian Heritage. “An oath is a solemn affirmation that is an appeal to God for the truth of that which is affirmed and an imprecation of God’s vengeance on oath breakers.” So says Semi-retired Judge Darrell White. He adds, “In other words, if I give an oath and/or if I give […]
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September 5, 2022
Podcast with Bill Federer on Why to Keep America as One Nation Under God
Topic: One Nation Under God. America’s motto is “In God We Trust,” and it’s been that way since 1956. I remember seeing a sign in an ice cream shop as a kid that said, “In God We Trust…All others pay cash.” Ronald Reagan said that America is one nation under God, but if we ever […]
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September 5, 2022
Podcast with Linda Harvey on Educational Reform
Topic: Education and the Radical Agendas. Today’s schools are not the same as it was when we were in school. Well, perhaps that depends on when you were in school. But the Zoom learning, in response to COVID, opened the eyes to a lot of parents as to what is being taught in many of […]
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September 5, 2022
Podcast with Bill Federer on Pastors and Politics
Topic: Pastors and Politics. Should pastors get involved in politics? Best selling author and popular speaker Bill Federer that early America was founded in part by ministers. Bill Federer is the author of America’s God and Country, which has been cited by the U. S. Supreme Court in Greece v. Galloway (2014). Bill Federer joins Jerry Newcombe to discuss […]
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September 5, 2022
Podcast with Author Scott Powell on Rediscovering America
Dr. Clay Christiansen, a late professor at Harvard Business School, speaking for himself, hosts a superb video on the importance of religion and morality among the people in our republic. And yet most of our cultural elites work overtime to undermine religion and morality in our society. For example, a North Dakota school board has just decided […]
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August 26, 2022
Preparing for the Mayflower Voyage
 The Pilgrims who settled in Plymouth changed world history for the better. This Providence Today video highlights the massive preparations they had to make before embarking on their journey to America.
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August 23, 2022
The Comeback of God in Some Texas Schools
Is God making a comeback in some of the public schools of Texas? A news item last week gives a glimmer of hope that it may be so. 60 years ago this summer, the Supreme Court effectively banished God from the public schools. They did this in the first anti-school prayer case. On June 17, […]
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August 23, 2022
Podcast with Ken Blackwell on the Raid on Mar-A-Lago
Is the left trying to turn America into a banana republic? On Monday, August 8th in the year of our Lord 2022, history was made when the FBI raided the home of a former president of the United States. Was it justified? Perhaps what has been most disturbing is to see some of the left gloating […]
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August 23, 2022
Podcast with ADF Attorney on School Choice and Religious Schools
Should school choice include religious schools? Recently, the Supreme Court said that it should. The Alliance Defending Freedom (the ADF) declared at the time of this victory in favor of the religious schools: “The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in Carson v. Makin that the state of Maine cannot exclude students who attend religious schools from a […]
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August 23, 2022
Podcast on Military Chaplains Under Fire
Chaplains in America are older than the nation. This includes military chaplains and legislative chaplains. America’s first great historian George Bancroft said during the time of the Revolutionary War: “Eloquent chaplains kept alive the custom of daily prayer and weekly sermons.” Also during the war, some were encouraged to serve as chaplains, if they were […]
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August 23, 2022
Podcast with Dr. Stephen Meyer on the "God Hypothesis"
We are often given the impression that science has somehow disproved God or the Christian religion. But Dr. Stephen Meyer of the Discovery Institute holds that the more scientific discoveries that come out, there is actually more reason to believe in God. The issue over God is not some small point since our nation’s founders […]
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August 23, 2022
Pilgrims on the Move
 Religious freedom is a great gift. But it did not come easily. It came through the sweat, blood, toil, and tears of many Christians through the centuries. Dr. Jerry Newcombe highlights one such group of believers, the Pilgrims, who settled in New England in 1620.
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August 17, 2022
Podcast with Dr. Peter Lillback on the Story of Liberty
What is the story of Liberty? It is a story that endures through the centuries, beginning among the Hebrews. This discussion includes liberty among the ancient Greeks, Romans, during the Medieval period, and the Reformation. Dr. Peter Lillback is the founder and president emeritus of the Providence Forum, an organization dedicated to teaching Americans about […]
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August 17, 2022
Podcast with Retired Judge Darrell White on the First Amendment Distorted
The First Amendment to the Constitution begins, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” But beginning in 1947, the Supreme Court took an obscure letter from Thomas Jefferson that he had written to a group of Baptists in Connecticut, and he quoted the first amendment and […]
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August 17, 2022
Podcast with ADF Attorney on Religious Freedom vs. Same-Sex Marriage
What’s wrong with same sex marriage? Hasn’t that ship already sailed? Can same sex marriage co-exist with religious freedom? Matt Sharp is the senior counsel and as the “State Government Relations National Director” for the Alliance Defending Freedom. The ultimate founder of this radio station, Dr. D. James Kennedy, was one of the co-founders of […]
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August 17, 2022
Podcast with Pro-Life Attorney on the Abortion Battle
Our founders acknowledged that the first right the Creator has endowed us with is “the right to life.” For years, the pro-life movement worked against the Supreme Court’s 1973 abortion decision, Roe v. Wade. One pro-life legal group is called the Justice Foundation. Their website notes: “The Justice Foundation, founded in 1993, seeks to protect the […]
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August 17, 2022
Podcast with Lutheran Leader on Gender Confusion
The founders understood that God the Creator has made us male and female. But today there is much contrary teaching on this biological reality. In this age of gender confusion, God declares His pronouns are He/Him. A Lutheran theologian (Dr. Jason D. Lane of Concordia) wrote recently: “The confession that God is Father and has […]
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August 17, 2022
Podcast on Abortion as a Spiritual Battle
Does the issue of abortion matter? Before we even became a country, the Declaration of Independence declared that “the right to life” is an unalienable gift to us by our Creator. Tom Brejcha is the founder and head of the Thomas More Society based in the Chicago area—but doing the Lord’s work all over the […]
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August 17, 2022
Podcast with Tim Head of the Faith and Freedom Coalition on Abortion and the States
The founders created America as a new nation that was a union between 13 separate states. The states produced the federal government. In our times, for nearly a half-century, the Supreme Court took the contentious issue of abortion out of the hands of the states (out of the hands of “we the people”) through Roe […]
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August 15, 2022
Podcast with Columnist Laura Hollis on Anti-Pro-Life Attacks
The rule of law was very important to the founders of America. In fact, because he was committed to the rule of law, founding father John Adams took the unpopular stance in 1770 to defend some British soldiers who were involved in the Boston Massacre. At that trial he famously said, “Facts are stubborn things.” […]
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August 15, 2022
Podcast with Christian Attorney Peter Breen on Abortion in the States
Our founders said that our rights come from the Creator—and the first of these rights is the right to life. But for the last half-decade, abortion has undermined the right to life in America. How can we recapture a culture of life? The Tomas More Society is on the cutting edge of fighting for the […]
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August 10, 2022
Lincoln Down the Memory Hole?
Just about every week seems to bring some new attack on American history. Now at Cornell, an Ivy League School, a bust of Abraham Lincoln has been removed from the library, along with a display of his Gettysburg Address. Writing for The College Fix (6/28/22), editor-in-chief Jennifer Kabbany notes, “Someone complained, and it was gone.” […]
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August 10, 2022
Madison on the Chopping Block?
Tragically, slavery has been around from the beginning of time. It is still practiced even today in some places where Christianity is not dominant or has not been dominant. But while slavery was a fact of life in the 1700’s—not only in colonial America, but all over the world—it was the system put in place […]
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August 10, 2022
Most of the U.S. Founders Were Trinitarian Christians
It is often stated that America’s founding fathers were mostly Deists. But that contradicts the facts. John Eidsmoe, law professor and author of the classic 1987 book, Christianity and the Constitution, documents in his book the various churches that the members of the Constitutional Convention were members of. More than 50 of the 55 men who attended […]
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August 10, 2022
Attacks on Pro-Life Centers
Did you read in the news about the three mosques in the U.S. that were set on fire just the other weekend? Did you hear in the mainstream media about the scores of attacks, including some firebombings, of the Planned Parenthood facilities by pro-life extremists? Did you hear about the harassment of the pro-abortion politicians […]
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August 5, 2022
Jefferson and Slavery
JEFFERSON AND SLAVERY by Jerry Newcombe, D.Min. Looking back at  17th, 18th and 19th century American slavery, there is no justification from a moral and biblical perspective for “the peculiar institution.” Sadly, Thomas Jefferson was caught up in it, even though as a younger man, he did make some attempts to fight it. In 1770, Jefferson’s religious […]
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August 2, 2022
State-Mandated Atheism
 Many schools in America have largely become secular wastelands. Virtually any idea under the sun seems to be allowed—but not anything having to do with God or the Christian faith. This television segment hosted by Jerry Newcombe notes the irony of state-mandated atheism in a country founded for religious freedom.
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August 1, 2022
Podcast with Mark Beliles on Thomas Jefferson's Reputation
Until a few years ago, Thomas Jefferson was an American hero. He was the chief author of the Declaration of Independence. He was our third president. In his administration, the United States gained its largest single land acquisition in the Louisiana Purchase. He founded the prestigious University of Virginia. He had questionable views when it […]
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August 1, 2022
Podcast with Dr. Carol M. Swain on Turning Education Around
If America is going to be ever turned around to get back on the right track, then surely there must be major changes in our educational system—at virtually every level. To talk about that right now is Dr. Carol M. Swain who used to teach at Vanderbilt Law School and at Princeton. Dr. Swain is one […]
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August 1, 2022
Podcast with Austin Ruse on the Battle Over Abortion
The Declaration of Institute says that we are endowed by our Creator with certain inalienable rights, and the first of these rights is the “right to life.” The Supreme Court recently overturned “Roe v. Wade,” the Supreme Court decision of 1973 that legalized abortion. Austin Ruse is the president of the pro-life organization, the “Center […]
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August 1, 2022
Podcast with Dr. Bill Donohue on School Choice
The Supreme Court made some rulings of interest to conservative Christians in the most recent term. And there are many quite upset about it. Dr. Bill Donohue, the president of the Catholic League, wrote an article recently on the Supreme Court’s ruling on school choice. Donohue is also the author of a couple of landmark books on […]
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August 1, 2022
Podcast with Dr. Jeff Myers on Worldviews in Conflict
We have worldviews in conflict. Many who claim to be Christians essentially have a worldly worldview. The founders of America, although not all of them being orthodox Christians, had a Christian worldview. Today’s prevailing ethos is a secular humanist worldview, argues Dr. Jeff Myers, president of Summit Ministries and author of the book, Truth Changes Everything. Sadly, […]
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August 1, 2022
Podcast with Allen West on Turning America Around
A large percentage of Americas, on both sides of the aisle, feel today that our nation is heading in the wrong direction. How can things be turned around? Hon. Allen West is a former U.S. Congressman, who is now involved with the American Constitutional Rights Union and Rick Greene’s Patriot Academy. Allen West joins Jerry […]
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August 1, 2022
Radio Host Mark Taylor Interviews Jerry Newcombe on the Founding Fathers
Mark Taylor, host of the radio program Crosspoint on KNEO, interviewed Jerry Newcombe recently on the subject of the founding fathers—specifically Jerry’s book, In the Footsteps of Giants (the initial title was Answers from the Founding Fathers).  Here is the audio of this interview. Special thanks to Mike Schlote of www.voicehangar.com for his technical help to make this available.
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July 28, 2022
The Christian and Civil Disobedience
Recent events have called into question the issue of obeying the government in all ways—even in all circumstances. In the 13th chapter of Romans, Paul says that God has given us the government as a minister of righteousness. It is our duty to obey it. But we also see in Scripture that on occasion, when […]
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July 27, 2022
When Schools Changed
 Initially, the Bible was the chief textbook in colonial America, and there was widespread literacy, especially among the Puritans. In this brief television segment, Dr. Jerry Newcombe shows how the schools eventually came to banish the Bible, with predictable results.
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July 19, 2022
Princeton and Christianity
 Except for Cornell, all the great Ivy League schools were founded by Christians for Christian purposes. In this short video, Dr. Jerry Newcombe shows how Princeton was founded by Presbyterian elders to train future ministers. [Pictured: Rev. John Witherspoon, president of Princeton at the time of American Independence]
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July 18, 2022
Podcast with Ob-Gyn, Shattering the Myths About Abortion
The founders said that our rights come from the Creator, and the first of these rights they listed is the right to life. But the abortion ethic undermines that right. Does the recent Supreme Court abortion decision (“Dobbs v. Jackson”) overturning “Roe v. Wade” put women’s lives at risk, as some are now claiming? Recently […]
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July 18, 2022
Podcast with Virginia Prodan on the Victims of Communism
There’s a new museum in Washington, D.C. that has opened up in June 2022, and it has been 30 years in the making. This is called the Museum Dedicated to Victims of Communism. Quite frankly, many museums today are given over to political correctness. They engage in a lot of historical revisionism. But this museum […]
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July 18, 2022
Podcast with Dr. Paul Kengor on Communism's Victims
Lee Greenwood sang a catchy song, declaring, “And I’m proud to be an American, where at least I know I’m free.” In contrast, there are tens of millions of victims of Communism just in the 20th century alone. But if you went to public schools and universities today or you just watched the mainstream American media, […]
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July 13, 2022
Podcast on Attacks Against Pro-Life Centers
We look back in horror at previous generations that defended the “right” to slavery—even sometimes by using the Bible. How will future generations look at us, in light of big push for abortion? We’ve seen recently an unprecedented number of attacks against crisis pregnancy centers, after the Supreme Court overturned “Roe v. Wade” the 1973 pro-abortion […]
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July 13, 2022
Podcast on Defending the Pro-Life Position
The founders enshrined “the right to life” in our national birth certificate. But if you looked at the news in the last few days, you would think that all of America is aghast at the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn its early ruling (in 1973) of “Roe v. Wade.” Why should we be prolife? […]
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July 13, 2022
Podcast with Wendy Wright on Anti-Christian Persecution
America has been an experiment of hundreds of years of religious liberty. But religious liberty is a precious commodity anywhere in the world.  It has been said that since the end of the cold war about 30 years ago, the number one human rights violation around the world—consistently—is the persecution of Christians. This is particularly […]
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July 11, 2022
Harvard and Christianity
 The Puritans were very concerned that their ministers and their populace be well educated. Dr. Jerry Newcombe shows in this short television segment that within months of their arrival in 1630 they made plans for founding a college in order to train ministers of the Gospel. That school was Harvard. [Pictured: Rev. John Harvard]
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July 6, 2022
Podcast with Doug MacKinnon on the 56 Declaration Signers
Topic: The Declaration of Independence. There’s a new book out, just in time for July, when we celebrate America’s birthday. It’s called “The 56.” The subtitle is: “Liberty lessons from those who risked all to sign the Declaration of Independence.” The sub-sub title says, “Before they and the 4th of July are banned.” The author is Douglas […]
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July 5, 2022
Podcast with Mary Szoch on Abortion
The right to life is the first Creator-given right listed in the Declaration of Independence. But in 1973, with a bang of gavel, seven men in black robes decreed abortion on demand in the Supreme Court decision of Roe v. Wade and its companion of the same day, Doe v. Bolton. Today, nearly half a century later, the […]
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July 5, 2022
Podcast with Ryan Foley on Attacks on Pro-Life Groups, Churches
The Declaration of Independence says the Creator has endowed us with “the right to life.” But abortion has undermined that right for decades now. Conflicts about abortion continue to dominate the headlines. Recently, Dr. Jerry Newcombe, executive director of Providence Forum, wrote about the violence against pro-lifers in the name of Jane Roe. Meanwhile, the […]
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July 5, 2022
Podcast with Father Frank Pavone on the Overturning of "Roe"
The founders said our “right to life” is the first “inalienable” rights given to us by the Creator. But abortion has undermined that right. Father Frank Pavone of Priests for Life declared, “The Anti-life Tyranny of Roe v Wade is Over! But the battle for the soul of America is just beginning…This is a day […]
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July 5, 2022
Widespread Literacy in America
Because the Bible was the chief textbook in one way or another, there was for the most part widespread literacy among the Americans. Dr. Jerry Newcombe shows in this television segment how even by 1863, when Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address, it drew on Biblical themes and his hearers knew it.
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July 4, 2022
The God Factor---America's Key to Success
The God Factor is the key to America’s success. But alas that lesson is often forgotten (or was never learned in the first place). On July 4, 1776, our founding fathers voted to affirm a revolutionary document—the Declaration of Independence. Since that time to the present, there have been numerous other political revolutions. Most have […]
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June 24, 2022
Podcast with Danielle D’Souza Gill on Myths About Abortion
The founders of America said that our rights come from God, and the first such right named was the right to life. But today many people think of abortion as a Constitutional right. Thankfully, “Roe v. Wade” has been overturned. How are we to understand abortion? Danielle D’Souza Gill, the daughter of Dinesh D’Souza, has […]
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June 24, 2022
Podcast with Jarrett Stepman on the Ongoing War on History
There is an on-going war on American history. What George Orwell described in his novel, “1984,” was never supposed to happen. It was a type of warning to try and prevent a totalitarian state with no freedom from taking place. Jarrett Stepman has written many articles for the Heritage Foundation through their on-line publication, The […]
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June 24, 2022
Podcast with Chaplain Gordon Klingenschmitt on Challenges Chaplains Face
Podcast with Chaplain Gordon Klingenschmitt Topic: Christianity and the Military Today. Historically in America, the military in its various branches, has been friendly to Christianity. For example, before we even became a country, Commander-in-Chief George Washington insisted on chaplains for the military. But in recent times, especially after the repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t […]
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June 21, 2022
Meaninglessness In Art
A recent visit to a museum of modern art got me thinking about how much of it is meaningless. Ecclesiastes begins with these famous words: “Vanity of vanities…All is vanity.” All is meaningless. As a book in the Bible, Ecclesiastes is a terrific precursor to the Gospel of Christ. It shows us how life apart […]
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June 20, 2022
Abortion and the Almighty
As the debate over abortion rages, with the Supreme Court poised to possibly overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 pro-abortion ruling, I find myself wondering: How can anybody claim that God is in favor of abortion? But some do. Or how can they claim that the issue is important, but not really that important? Francis X. Rocca wrote […]
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June 20, 2022
The Bible and the Founders
We are often told today that America’s founding fathers were unbelievers—men of the enlightenment, who had outgrown any need for the Bible. Dr. Jerry Newcombe shows that this view is historically inaccurate.
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June 20, 2022
Further Attempts to Defrock George Washington
First, they came for the George Washington mural in a school in San Francisco—because our first president had been a slaveowner.  Later they came for his name on the same school, and as of last count, the name survived. Then, they came for the statues of the father of our country during the summer of […]
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June 14, 2022
Podcast with Dr. Peter Lillback on the Flags of Freedom
How well do we understand the flags that were developed during America’s War for Independence, including the Betsy Ross flag. Some of the flags had Christian overtones—particularly, the flag George Washington had hanging on the masts of six schooners to aid in battle. This flag was called “An Appeal to Heaven.” Dr. Peter Lillback is […]
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June 14, 2022
Podcast with Attorney Erick Kaardal on Curbing Voter Fraud
If anyone dare says today that not all of the voting in the 2020 election was on the up and up, you are suddenly accused of promoting what is called “the big lie.” But Dinesh D’Souza has presents a credible case in his new movie, “2,000 Mules,” that the left took advantage of the COVID-19 […]
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June 14, 2022
Podcast with Scott Powell on Remembering the Fallen
We are free in large part because others sacrificed on our behalf that we might be free. Memorial Day is an annual reminder of the debt we owe to those who died while serving our country. Scott Powell of the Discovery Institute has recently written a book on America’s special days, Rediscovering America: How the National […]
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June 14, 2022
Podcast with Dr. Mark David Hall on America's Spiritual Roots
America’s founding and religion are often debated. Dr. Mark David Hall is a professor of politics at George Fox University in Oregon. Hall has written a book entitled, “Did America Have a Christian Founding?” The subtitle says: “Separating Modern Myth from Historical Truth.” Chapters in the book deal with such things as: •the Myth of […]
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June 14, 2022
Podcast with (Ret'd) Judge Darrell White on the First Amendment
The First Amendment to the Constitution begins, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” Historically, it was understood that this meant #1, there would be no national church at the national level, like the Church of England, which was by law established in some of the […]
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June 14, 2022
Podcast with Dr. Joe Loconte on American Renewal
Does America’s first president have something to say for today? History professor (at King’s College in NYC) and Heritage Foundation fellow, Dr. Joe Loconte wrote an article which including warnings from George Washington for future generations. In his Farewell Address (1796), the father of our country had much to say—that applies to us. Loconte writes: “When […]
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June 14, 2022
Podcast with Dr. Michael Brown on the NYT Op-Ed to Kill Off God
Our founders said that our rights come from the Creator. But what if we reject the Creator? Just in time for Passover and Good Friday 2022, the New York Times issued an article saying it’s time to give up the Judeo-Christian God. A former orthodox Jew wrote this article, entitled, “In This Time of War, I Propose […]
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June 14, 2022
Down to Their Fingertips
Today’s public education is so godless it’s hard to imagine that virtually all the education in early America was Bible-based. But as one scholar noted, the founding fathers knew the Bible “down to their fingertips.” Watch now!
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June 8, 2022
Early American Colonies
America began as a place of refuge for many fleeing religious persecution in Europe. This Providence Today video looks at the role Christianity played in the founding of most of the colonies.
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June 8, 2022
Podcast with Rhonda Thomas on "Truth in Education"
Topic: Problems in Education Today. What has gone wrong in the classroom? The Atlanta-based organization, Truth in Education, notes on their website: “Rhonda Thomas is the Founder and President of Atlanta-based Truth In Education. Truth In Education is dedicated to protecting students from questionable education practices that are overtaking our classrooms. She advocates for the […]
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June 6, 2022
The Importance of Marriage
George Washington once observed, “I have always considered marriage as the most interesting event in one’s life, the foundation of happiness or misery.” Marriage is much more important than our society seems to think. Many years ago, TIME magazine (6/13/16) had a cover story entitled, “How to Stay Married (and Why).” Marriage does matter, despite […]
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June 1, 2022
Anti-Semitism on the Rise
Anti-Semitism is increasing in modern America—as we continue to jettison our Christian past and move further down the road of secularism and socialism. Gary Bauer notes: “Sadly, anti-Semitism is on the rise in New Jersey and in New York City. The Times of Israel reports that anti-Semitic incidents in New York City, which is dominated […]
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May 30, 2022
Memorial Day Meditation on Vietnam
Another Memorial Day is upon us. Interestingly, President Obama just visited Vietnam to help solidify our formerly strained relations. The Vietnam War still brings up many painful memories for those who served. No doubt it all turned out tragically, but there is a side of that war we rarely hear about—and that is, a word […]
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May 25, 2022
Our Open Borders Crisis
Biden’s border crisis is dangerous enough already, and it may soon get worse. But his Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandra Mayorkas, paints a rosier picture, “We are preparing for the end of Title 42….We continue to enforce the laws of this country.” Title 42 from the Trump era stipulates that until potential immigrants are tested […]
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May 19, 2022
The Last of the Von Trapp Family ("Sound of Music") Dies
The West’s Judeo-Christian heritage rejoiced in the contributions of the Von Trapp Family Singers, made famous in the 1965 movie, “The Sound of Music.” The report came out that the last of the family members (who had not been one of the singers) has just died at age 93.  I once wrote about the Von […]
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May 18, 2022
Podcast with Jeff Myers on the Worldview that Gave Birth to America
Topic: The Christian Worldview that Birthed America. What is the worldview that helped give birth to America? And how can we get back to that worldview? Dr. Jeff Myers is an author and the director of Summit Ministries, which helps give young people a Christian worldview. Dr. Myers has an upcoming book on a Christian […]
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May 16, 2022
Biden's claim about children: I WISH it were a gaffe
President Biden has more than his share of gaffes. But he made a remark last week on education, as he and his wife Jill hosted a Teacher of the Year event at the White House.  It was not a gaffe. Biden said to teachers: “They’re not somebody else’s children. They’re yours when you’re in the […]
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May 13, 2022
Podcast with Paul Kengor on Reagan's Advice for Conservatives in Exile
Topic: Advice from Reagan for Conservatives in Political Exile. Ronald Reagan had quite a wit. He said such things as: •“Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.” •“Government’s first duty […]
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May 13, 2022
Podcast with Christian Native-American Leader, Rev. Huron Claus
Topic: Revival Among Native-Americans? Is there a special of God at this time among the Indians? Are Native-Americans experiencing a spiritual revival? One man who believes that may well be the case is Rev. Huron Claus, the president of CHIEF.org (CHIEF is Christian Hope Indian Eskimo Fellowship). Among the nearly 10 million Native-Americans, there are […]
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May 12, 2022
So Much for the Rule of Law
[Generic image of pro-abortion protest] These days it seems that Saul Alinsky has taken over the Democrat Party. This is no longer the party of JFK—not even close. JFK said in his Inaugural Address, “the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God.” There is no […]
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May 2, 2022
Podcast with ADF's Emilie Kao on Parental Rights in Education
When it comes to education: Who is responsible, the parents or the state? Traditionally, it was understood that the teachers and the schools were acting in loco parentis, in the place of parents. But lately, it seems that many involved in the education establishment see themselves as the arbiters of what should be taught our children—not […]
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April 29, 2022
Schools As "Religion-Free Zones"?
The Supreme Court is considering a new case related to school prayer. This story began in 2015 when high school football Coach Joe Kennedy got on his knee at mid-field after a game and thanked God quietly. Some of the players voluntarily joined him in this huddle. Kennedy was fired for this act by his […]
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April 26, 2022
Podcast with ADF Attorney Jeremiah Galus on a Recent Victory for Christians
Recently, the Alliance Defending Freedom sent out a press release, declaring, “Case closed: Catholic nonprofit can keep its doors open to serve thousands of vulnerable Michigan children.” The case is called, Catholic Charities West Michigan v. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Here’s a 2-minute film on this story. Jeremiah Galus, Senior Counsel for ADF, […]
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April 26, 2022
Podcast with Brigitte Gabriel on Appreciating America
Brigitte Gabriel, originally from Lebanon, had a dream to come to America—and she was able to do so about 30 years ago. But she notes that the America she came to was not the same as today’s America.  Brigitte Gabriel, author of the book, Rise, is the Chairman of ACT for America, which has chapters throughout […]
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April 25, 2022
Podcast with David Barton on Churches Helping to Shape America
Did churches have anything to do with the founding of America and do churches hole the key to long term American renewal? Do the churches of America hold up for our nation? How can we turn things around? David Barton is a walking encyclopedia on America’s Christian roots. The organization he founded, WallBuilders, has some […]
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April 21, 2022
The Hope of America
If you were to travel around the nation, what one thing would you find repeatedly? The answer may surprise you—especially in light of the violence rocking our nation, the disintegration of common values, the rampant crime, and the breakdown of morals. Fox News reports (4/18/22): “A New York man who has been cycling to all […]
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April 21, 2022
Podcast with Scott Powell on Free Speech at Risk
Many scholars note that we have free speech rights in America because we have freedom of religion. Of course, in our time, both of these freedoms are under attack. America’s story, including its Judeo-Christian heritage, can be told through an exploration of many of the nation’s holidays. Scott Powell of the Discovery Institute has recently […]
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April 19, 2022
Podcast with Michael Medved on Providence and American History
Is America exceptional and does God have anything to do with its founding? Michael Medved, a New York Times best-selling author and also a syndicated radio host, wrote the book, The American Miracle: Divine Providence in the Rise of the Republic. Medved notes, “Those who deride the notion of American exceptionalism must confront an inconvenient truth about […]
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April 19, 2022
Podcast with Mike Farris on Religious Liberty
D. James Kennedy, Bill Bright, Marlin Maddoux, James Dobson, Larry Burkett, and others joined forces nearly 30 years ago to create a legal organization to fight for our religious freedom. That organization is the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). Their website notes, “Alliance Defending Freedom is the world’s largest legal organization committed to protecting religious freedom, […]
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April 18, 2022
Understanding the Pilgrims
The Pilgrims cast a long and positive shadow on the nation to come—the United States. And as Dr. Jerry Newcombe explains, they began in a day when King James I punished any religious non-Conformists, including the Pilgrims.
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April 13, 2022
The Resurrection of Jesus Was a World-Changing Event
Every week the whole world is reminded of what happened on the first Easter 2000 years ago. Jesus Christ, who was crucified by the Roman Empire, rose from the dead. The atheist who sleeps in each Sunday morning pays indirect homage to the fact that Jesus Christ rose from the dead that first Easter. Through […]
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April 12, 2022
Podcast with Dr. Samuel Lamerson on the Resurrection of Jesus
Topic: The Resurrection of Jesus Christ. In Mount Vernon, behind the stone coffins of George and Martha Washington are important words from Jesus Christ from the Gospel of John, chapter 11, where the Lord says that He is the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Jesus shall live, even though he dies. This […]
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April 12, 2022
Podcast with Dr. Richard Land on the Spirit of 1776: Is It Dead Today?
Topic: Are Americans Willing to Defend Our Nation? Recently, Dr. Richard Land, president emeritus of Southern Evangelical Seminary, wrote an op-ed for the Christian Post, a major Christian website for which Dr. Land serves as the Executive Editor. The article was asking if the spirit of 1776 is imperiled, in our day? Dr. Land noted, “I have […]
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April 7, 2022
Podcast with Dirk Smith on the Bible and Ukraine
The Bible can make a big difference in society—as seen in its influence in the making and shaping of America. Meanwhile, as the tragedy continues to unfold in Ukraine, is God at work in the midst of the Ukrainian people? Eastern Europe Mission writes: “With a 61-year history delivering spiritual encouragement to the people of […]
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April 7, 2022
4 Christian Reflections on "the Slap Heard Round the World"
[Pictured: Alexander Hamilton, discussed in this piece] The world is still reflecting on “the slap heard ‘round the world”—when Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock at the Academy Awards in front of millions of witnesses for telling a joke about his wife. Perhaps the most disturbing element of the whole story was the standing ovation […]
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April 7, 2022
Podcast with Bill Federer on Appreciating America
We live in a day where millions of Americans do not seem to appreciate their own country. One commentator even said on national television that the Constitution is “trash.” How do we change this mentality? William J. Federer is a best-selling author and highly sought after public speaker. One of the books he put together […]
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March 31, 2022
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and Abortion
As Americans, we look back at slavery with horror. How could anyone have justified that? I predict that future generations will look back at us and wonder the same thing about abortion, an evil the highest court of the land unleashed upon us. With a bang of a gavel in 1973, 63 million fellow Americans […]
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March 29, 2022
The Constitution: Beacon of Freedom Or Piece of "Trash"?
These days all kinds of ridiculous things are said against America, the Pledge of Allegiance, the flag, and our history. Now, one leftist reporter calls the Constitution “trash.” It should be thrown away and replaced with something “more inclusive.” Elie Mystal who is the “Justice correspondent” for The Nation, said on “The View” recently, “The […]
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March 16, 2022
Our Creator and Science
The founders recognized that our rights come from the Creator. Some people today think that science has somehow disproved that there is a Creator and that religion has nothing to do with science. But nothing could be further from the truth. Several years ago, a picture from outer space was posted that some thought looked […]
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March 16, 2022
Crime and No Punishment
In modern America, mostly in places run by leftists, we are experiencing an unprecedented surge in crime. A major factor is liberal prosecutors letting criminals free—to carry on more crimes. Dr. Jerry Newcombe points out how this contrasts greatly with the founders’ vision and the rule of law.   In the classic sitcom from the […]
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March 16, 2022
The Solution to America's Crime Problem
When Jesus transforms the human heart, He can help prevent crime. This is very helpful for society. One of America’s greatest liabilities is crime, not only in the cost of property loss and damage but the lives impacted by lawless acts.  The best solution for America’s crime problem can be seen when a criminal is […]
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March 16, 2022
A Battle in Seattle Underscores Misunderstanding of Church-State Relations
A Seattle rescue mission for the poor and homeless has been serving Christ for about 90 years. But, as Dr. Jerry Newcombe observes, now a court order against them says they must deny their Christian principles which motivate them or close up shop. We have all seen the horrible violence in Seattle in the last […]
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March 16, 2022
10 Reasons State-Sanctioned Atheism Is Out of Step with Our American Traditions
The University of Miami has now announced a chair for the study of atheism. In another recent story, an atheist group is suing a sheriff because of his pro-God statements on his Facebook page (Constitution.com, 5/19/16). No one can deny the rise of the shrill atheistic voices of our time. But dare I say that […]
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March 13, 2022
Will the Music Go Silent in Kiev?
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that “the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the [20th] century” was the collapse of the Soviet Union. Today Putin is moving hard to “reclaim,” as he would see it, an important part of Russia—neighboring Ukraine. Thus, the fallout from the Communist atheists’ disastrous takeover of Russia in 1917 continues to this day. […]
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March 11, 2022
Providence Today: 12 Score & Three Years Ago (Full Series)
Dr. Peter Lillback: Welcome to Providence Today. We’re here at valley forge. We remember when Washington came here, he had to clear the land and build all those huts for his men. In the same way, our friends at Mercury One are clearing the land so that America will relearn the story of American history […]
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March 11, 2022
The Old Deluder Satan
Jerry Newcombe: Education lays the foundation for the next generation in each society. In early America, the Bible was the key to education, even in how children learned their ABCs. The Puritans set the tone for this and ended up creating a society which was among the best-educated societies in the history of the world. […]
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March 11, 2022
Virginia and Slavery
Jerry Newcombe: American history has been under close scrutiny recently. The original sin of America, its birth defect, if you will, was the allowance of slavery, which began in 1619. In fact, some on the left are saying that America’s real birth year is 1619, not 1776. Although to my knowledge, no reputable historian believes […]
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March 11, 2022
The Beginning of Wisdom
Jerry Newcombe: Anybody who investigates the origins of the colonies of British North America will see that the Christian faith played a major role in why these colonists came over to America in the first place. Education was front and center primarily for one reason which was so that men and women, boys and girls […]
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March 11, 2022
The Constitution State
Jerry Newcombe: Have you ever noticed a license plate from Connecticut which says the Constitution State? Why is that? We know the Constitution was written in Pennsylvania, not Connecticut. But the first fully developed Constitution written on North American soil was written in Connecticut. As we shall see, that Constitution was inspired by a sermon […]
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March 11, 2022
A Haven for Conscience
Jerry Newcomb: Throughout history, many governments have not respected the right of conscience, yet god alone is to be the Lord of one’s conscience, says the Westminster Confession of Faith written in the 1640s. One of the very first outpost anywhere to honor the right of conscience was the Puritan colony in the new world […]
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March 11, 2022
Providence Today: Religion Begat Prosperity
Speaker 1: Religious freedom is a precious gift from God, but it has not always been the norm, even among Christian rulers. The early settlers of America were seeking religious freedom when they came here, and they ended up creating a land religious freedom ultimately spilled over into other freedoms. Our story begins in England […]
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March 11, 2022
An Errand Into the Wilderness
Jerry Newcombe: Imagine leaving your home, in some cases, your family, your home church, your livelihood in order to create a new life in a completely uncultivated land. Such was the case for thousands, upon thousands of Puritans from England in the 1600s who came to America. The Puritans were dedicated Christians who chose to […]
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March 11, 2022
Providence Today: Mikveh Israel
Dr. Peter A. Lillback: This is Providence Today. We’re so glad you’re taking time to learn more about how faith shaped the story of America’s founding, and the story of liberty and how it works together with the Judeo-Christian heritage. Dr. Peter A. Lillback: Here in Philadelphia, we’re in front of the Congregation Mikveh Israel, […]
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March 11, 2022
Providence Today: Yale
Jerry Newcombe: Education today has gotten so sophisticated and skeptical when it comes to religion, that one would think that colleges were the creation of an enlightened elite. That for the most part did not believe in God, but actually when you look at the early schools in America, you see that it was often […]
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March 11, 2022
Providence Today: Betsy Ross House
Dr. Peter Lillback: Welcome to Providence Today. We are standing at a very historic place in America. This is the house in upholstery shop of a single mother by the name of Betsy Ross. And as you can see, I’m holding a flag that’s called the Betsy Ross flag. It has the red and white […]
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March 11, 2022
Providence Today: Covenantal Beginnings
Dr. Peter Lillback: This is Providence Today and we’re standing in front of this historic statue of Religious Liberty that is a symbol of the Jewish people’s gratitude to America for the religious freedom that they found in this land. Remember Philadelphia, named by William Penn, was a place where brothers would love each other […]
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March 11, 2022
Providence Today: National Museum of American Jewish Museum
Dr. Lillback: This is Providence Today. We’re here in Philadelphia, and we’re right outside of the Jewish History Museum. That’s right on Liberty Mall, just a block away from Independence Hall. Right behind me is the Jewish Museum. Across the street in the Wells Fargo building is where the American Bible Society has moved back. […]
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March 11, 2022
Providence Today: Trouble in the “New Jerusalem”
Jerry Newcombe: The Puritans who settled Boston and other parts of New England set out to create the new Jerusalem in the New World. Of course, in that they failed to create the New Jerusalem, but they did succeed in laying out much of the framework for what became the United States of America. Right […]
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March 11, 2022
Can the American Revolution Be Justified In Light of Romans 13
Dan Duncan: Good afternoon. This chandelier creates a glare on that clock, so Peter, you’re not going to know where you are on the time, so maybe that’s good. And it’s good to have all of you here. Before I introduce our speaker, let me just welcome all of you. Some of you I know […]
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March 10, 2022
What is Providence Today?
Dr. Peter Lillback: This is Providence Today and we’re in the city of Philadelphia, the birthplace of the United States. There’s so many great stories that are here to tell about how our founding fathers gave us the nation we enjoy every day, as well as the great documents that shape how we govern ourselves […]
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March 10, 2022
Pennsylvania Spiritual Heritage The State House
Peter Lillback: The state capital of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, is along the mighty Susquehanna River. And in the midst of this capital city, is one of the most magnificent state houses in America. It was dedicated by President Teddy Roosevelt. When he came, he saw it as an extraordinary building, representing the power and growth of […]
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March 1, 2022
Peaceful Protests, RIP?
Is peaceful dissent to be shut down merely because it is politically incorrect and goes against the elite’s view of what is just and unjust? In his End of the Day Report, Gary Bauer often notes that the left doesn’t want to win the debate. The left wants to shut the debate down. We can […]
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February 2, 2022
1619 Project Author Gets Historical Facts Wrong
Nikole Hannah-Jones is the New York Times Magazine reporter who wrote the 1619 Project which is being used in many schools across the country. The 1619 Project postulates that America began in 1619, when the first black slaves were brought here—not 1776, when the founders declared independence. Hannah-Jones made an historical faux pas in a […]
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February 2, 2022
“Giving Thanks for the Source of Our National Greatness” by Jerry Newcombe, D.Min.
Why do people from many other countries try to come to America—even in some cases, risking their lives to do so? What is the source of this nation’s greatness? I think the single biggest thing that makes this country so great is that our founding document—the Declaration of Independence (upon which the Constitution is predicated)—says […]
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February 2, 2022
What's In Your Wallet?
Virtually not a week goes by without some sort of lawsuit or complaint against a reference to God or Jesus in the public arena. Oftentimes these lawsuits or complaints run along the lines of, “I’m offended,” and that settles it. So the Ten Commandments have to go. God has to be chiseled out. Yet our […]
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February 2, 2022
10 Reasons I’m Grateful to be an American by Jerry Newcombe, D.Min.
I’m not proud to be an American—I’m grateful. I didn’t do anything to become a citizen of this country. I was just born. But in appreciating America today, I feel like I’m a freak or something. So many Americans hate America. Why? There’s so much to love. Some would-be immigrants risk their lives to get […]
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January 28, 2022
Abortion Is a Spiritual Problem
America’s founders said in our national birth certificate, the Declaration of Independence, that our rights come from the Creator—and the first of these is the right to life. But, of course, abortion undermines that God-given right. A national group of Satanists is putting their cards on the table.  They are opposing abortion restrictions and adamantly […]
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January 28, 2022
The Foundation of American Liberty Film Series
Post on the Foundation of American Liberty Series by Jerry Newcombe “Who controls the past, controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.” —George Orwell, 1984 In our time, the history books have been rewritten, and our Judeo-Christian heritage has been erased. This has frightening implications as we continue to see riots in […]
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January 27, 2022
George Washington-A Film in the Foundation Series
DON’T MISS THE NEW FILM ON THE LIFE AND FAITH OF GEORGE WASHINGTON At Providence Forum, we are committed to educating Americans on America’s Judeo-Christian roots, which is the foundation of our liberty. Dr. Jerry Newcombe, executive director, has been working on a series of many films in the Foundation of American Liberty, which are […]
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January 26, 2022
TV Segment on the Spiritual State of the Union 2022
D. James Kennedy Ministries (which now includes Providence Forum) writes: The Spiritual State of the Nation Every January, the President of the United States delivers his State of the Union address. But what about the spiritual state of our nation? We provide some analysis in this “Truths That Transform” special report. Dr. Frank Wright is […]
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January 15, 2022
Jesus Is the Answer to Our Racial Divide
Dr. Peter Lillback, the founder and president emeritus of Providence Forum, once wrote a book on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s classic letter from the Birmingham Jail. Meanwhile, Dr. Jerry Newcombe, executive director of the Providence Forum, wrote a column about five years ago on how Jesus is the real solution to all our racial conflicts—which, […]
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January 13, 2022
1619 Project Author Gets Historical Facts Wrong
Nikole Hannah-Jones is the New York Times Magazine reporter who wrote the 1619 Project which is being used in many schools across the country. The 1619 Project postulates that America began in 1619, when the first black slaves were brought here—not 1776, when the founders declared independence. Hannah-Jones made an historical faux pas in a tweet the other day, […]
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January 5, 2022
Ben Franklin’s Advice for a Better Year
Many of us still write up New Years’ Resolutions. Lose those extra ten pounds, read the Bible more, remember people’s names better. A friend told me, “I used to have a problem with remembering names until I took the Dale Carmichael course.” One American who has been a font of timeless and timely advice was […]
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December 17, 2021
The Incredible Impact of Jesus Christ
The Incredible Impact of Jesus Christ More than twenty-five years ago, D. James Kennedy and I came out with a book called, “What if Jesus had Never Been Born?” It ended up becoming a best-seller. The message is very simple: Because Jesus was born, look at all these incredible blessings we have throughout the world. […]
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December 17, 2021
The Back Story Behind Handel's Messiah
A Christmas favorite of many is Handel’s Messiah. I have even heard that the opening lines of its Hallelujah Chorus are the most recognizable piece of music the world over. One time I was with some friends in London. We saw an historical placard on an old house, and it said that George Friedrich Handel […]
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December 17, 2021
A Worthy Goal for a New Year
Apparently fewer Americans are reading the Bible daily. A Barna study on behalf of the American Bible Society came out last year (during the time of COVID-19) that showed a drop in the number of Americans who claim to read the Bible every day—from 14 percent to 9 percent. That seems strange since you would […]
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December 5, 2021
Disputing the Pagan Roots of Christmas
If Jesus had never been born, to borrow a phrase from C. S. Lewis, it would be “always winter, but never Christmas.” But some Christians, even today, think of the celebration of Christmas as a pagan holiday. When the Pilgrims and the Puritans had the opportunity to assert their influence, they did not celebrate Christmas. […]
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November 22, 2021
Adam McManus Interviews Jerry Newcombe on THE PILGRIMS Film
Hear this interview by radio host Adam McManus of Dr. Jerry Newcombe in reference to Jerry’s documentary,  THE PILGRIMS. This program is now a part of Providence Forum, for which Dr. Newcombe serves as the executive director. (Providence Forum was founded by Dr. Peter Lillback and given to D. James Kennedy Ministries). This is a […]
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November 17, 2021
The Pilgrims Gave Thanks—Despite a Multitude of Difficulties
With the holiday of Thanksgiving upon us, it’s good to consider what the Pilgrims endured and how they thanked God through it all. I read a phenomenal book on the group of dissident Christians who founded Plymouth in 1620. Historian Rod Gragg wrote “The Pilgrim Chronicles: An Eyewitness history of the Pilgrims and the Founding […]
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November 3, 2021
The Pilgrims and Socialism
Socialism, one of history’s worst ideas, has been disproved repeatedly and without exception. Yet it keeps rearing its ugly head—constantly being rebranded as a good idea. Socialism only benefits the ruling class who implement this form of government theft. Amazingly, early America had an experiment in socialism. The Pilgrim settlers tried socialism for two years–and […]
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October 29, 2021
Major Cable and Satellite Outlets for "Truths That Transform"
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October 28, 2021
Providence Today - "A Model of Christian Charity"
In 1630, hundreds of Puritans sailed to America to go on to create the city of Boston. This was the first major wave of Puritans coming to the New World. Plymouth in 1620 created by the Pilgrims, who were separatists, created a toehold in the New World in what would become New England. The Pilgrims […]
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October 25, 2021
A Hymn for Our Time
“Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,” wrote Yeats in “The Second Coming.” He penned those words in 1919, but as David Lehman once observed in the Wall Street Journal, those words provide a “summary of the present age.” Yet through it all, God is at work even when things look bleak—perhaps especially when things […]
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October 19, 2021
The Primary Stakeholder in Schools: Parents or Educrats?
The history books of America has been rewritten. And God has been erased. But alas, historical revisionism is just one of the major problems today with many of our schools. Someone I know from California told me recently that he has decided to pull his child out of public school and enroll him instead into […]
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October 18, 2021
George Washington’s Admonition to America
Last year we saw the incredible phenomenon of statue-toppling. The images of several historical figures in our history were toppled, usually by mobs. They even did this with statues of the father of our country. For example, in Grand Park near Los Angeles, mobs toppled the statue of George Washington, just after they defaced it. […]
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October 11, 2021
Is the American Church Dying?
One often hears dire reports in the media about the impending doom of the Christian church. But Glenn Stanton of Focus on the Family wrote an article in the Federalist that showed such reports may be premature. Stanton notes, “Religious faith in America is going the way of the Yellow Pages and travel maps, we […]
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October 4, 2021
Where Have All the Bold Pastors Gone?
During election times, when there are clear moral choices involved between the leading candidates or the leading parties, it is amazing to see how often the pulpits are silent. And yet the lives of potentially millions of unborn babies may well hang in the balance. And abortion is just one issue. There are other important […]
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September 27, 2021
An Overlooked Controversy in California
The Babylon Bee has done it again. After the California governor’s blowout victory in the recall election, the Christian satirical site had a meme noting the large-scale exodus underway in California, with the headline, “Gavin Newsom Named U-Haul Salesperson Of The Year.” But there’s a largely-overlooked religious controversy in California right now that is no […]
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September 21, 2021
Short TV Segments Highlighting Our Christian Heritage
Be Sure to Watch “Providence Today” and to Share These Short TV-segments with Friends! Thanks to the hard work of Dr. Peter Lillback, Rob Westman, Dr. Jerry Newcombe, and others, Providence Forum has produced many short TV segments that are ready-made to share with friends and family. In this age of short-attention spans, these PROVIDENCE […]
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September 20, 2021
The Gods of Egypt
The founding fathers were very aware of the Exodus story in the Bible, where God through Moses led His people out of bondage into freedom. Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson even suggested that perhaps the American seal could show the parting of the Red Sea in the Exodus since this was an apt symbol of […]
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September 14, 2021
The "Black National Anthem" and Jesus
Recently, two different anthems were used at the NFL pre-game series—the traditional National Anthem and also the song, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” (often called the “Black National Anthem”). America is undergoing its cultural revolution right now, obliterating as much of the past as possible. We saw last year a whole spate of statue toppling […]
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September 14, 2021
Protesting the National Anthem
First it was a football quarterback, then it was a woman’s soccer star, and now it’s a fencer. And others in-between. These are American athletes protesting the National Anthem. TIME magazine (8/11/19) notes that a 26-year-old male fencer representing Team USA at the Pan Am Games decried America because of “the multiple shortcomings of the […]
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September 13, 2021
God and the Constitution
Some skeptics today like to argue that the founding fathers purposefully left God out of the Constitution. They say that a “Godless Constitution” was the intended design of the document—and they’re wrong. First of all, the authors of the Constitution not only mention God, they even mention that Jesus is God. They do this in […]
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September 6, 2021
What Makes the Taliban Tick?
America’s birth certificate, the Declaration of Independence, declares that our Creator has endowed us with certain inalienable rights. They include life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. But what happens when a nation is based essentially on the teachings of Mohammed and the Qur’an? We get a glimpse in Afghanistan, despite twenty years of American […]
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September 3, 2021
God and the Inaugural Addresses
Every four years, with a new inaugural address from the president of the United States, it is remarkable how every president has mentioned God in one way or another. And yet all the usual suspects from the militant atheist crowd have been trying to block the Bible from being used—a tradition that began with President […]
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September 1, 2021
Does Your Work Matter to God?
America’s settlers and founders worked very hard and were blessed with great prosperity by the grace of God. They were blessed by what is known as the Protestant work ethic, where they worked hard and saved well. They delayed gratification, and they reinvested their earnings for future gains. Ben Franklin grew up in Puritan Boston, […]
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August 24, 2021
Don't Miss These Recently Added Podcasts
Don’t Miss These Podcasts that Have Been Recently Added to the Providence Forum Website >The founders of America spoke often of natural law. What does that mean? And how does that relate to God? John Eidsmoe is a renowned scholar of the Constitution and of the law and has written books on the development of […]
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August 23, 2021
Free Speech for Thee---But Not for Me?
“Liberal censorship” is technically an oxymoron. But today liberal censorship is a common reality. Where once free speech reigned on college campuses and in other secular institutions (or at least it was so thought), today you have the totalitarianism of political correctness. Say the wrong thing, and you may be fired. Dissenting Justice Samuel Alito […]
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August 16, 2021
Riots in the Streets---the New Normal?
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] One of the greatest milestones in world history was March 4, 1797. Why? What happened then? America, under the guidance of the Constitution, transitioned from our first president to our second. George Washington stepped down, and the recently-elected John Adams stepped in. No bloodshed. No rioting in the […]
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August 13, 2021
The Founders Acknowledged the “Right to Life”: Consider Shakespeare and “Death with Dignity”
The founders declared in our national birth certificate, the Declaration of Independence, that we have been endowed by our Creator with certain inalienable rights—and the first such right is the “right to life.” Usually, discussions on the “right to life” center on the early stages of life, such as dealing with abortion or infanticide. But […]
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August 11, 2021
Washington Taught Us To Remember Christ's Humility
After we won the War for Independence, by God’s grace, George Washington, the General who led our troops, wrote a famous letter called the Circular to the States. He wrote this letter in June 1783 to all the governors of the 13 states, encouraging them with his advice. He closes that letter with an invocation […]
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August 2, 2021
Ten Reasons Why the Church Should Not Abandon Politics
Recent events have raised the issue, Should the pulpit always avoid politics? It depends on what we mean by “politics;” it demeans the pulpit to use it for partisan politics. But here are ten reasons why I don’t think politics and religion should (or even can) be completely separate: 1)          The […]
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July 30, 2021
A Nation in Need of Repentance and a Third Great Awakening
Recent events on all sorts of fronts remind us virtually every day how sorely our nation needs the gift of repentance and a Third Great Awakening. Satan must be having a field day with what is going on in modern America. It seems like every week that goes by there’s some new tragedy unfolding in […]
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July 21, 2021
School Choice---Education as the Founders Wanted It
The founders of America would be aghast at what the left has done with education today. There is essentially state-mandated secularism in our schools today. At this point, Is not the most fair and logical conclusion but to have school choice, especially for the poor parents who cannot afford private or Christian education? An old […]
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July 19, 2021
"Free" Government Money?
In his book Was Jesus a Socialist? author Lawrence W. Reed writes, “Almost everybody wants to help those in need. The crucial question is how to help. Let’s not make the mistake of arguing that to use force, plunder, and dependency is somehow ‘the Christian thing to do.’” [Emphasis his] Today we see the party […]
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July 12, 2021
Revolutionary War Statues Trigger Some Leftists
The English poet Steve Turner once observed, “History repeats itself. It has to. No one is listening.” I think this applies very well to American history. The average American today is grossly ignorant of our history and we fall prey too often to those cutting us off from that history—for whatever reason. Here is a […]
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July 5, 2021
"Progressive" Is a Misnomer
It has been said that he who frames the debate wins the debate. I think the “progressives” were brilliant to coin this term. But in reality, it’s one big lie. Progress is a good thing, but many of the policies of the so-called “progressives” is anti-progress. “Progressive” is a misnomer. As my boss, Dr. Frank […]
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June 30, 2021
The Flag Under Attack
As America approaches another birthday on the 4th of July, we find that there are many in our society that want to tear the flag down. This is obviously a small, vocal minority. But they certainly speak for many Americans today who hate America. Here are a few examples of the flag under attack: Gary […]
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June 21, 2021
How Do You Leave God Out of Prayer?
First, the good news. President Joe Biden recognized the National Day of Prayer last week. Now, the bad news. Although he marked the day with a written proclamation, as all presidents have done for decades, the reportedly “devout” Catholic left God out of his pronouncement. How do you do that if you’re sincerely emphasizing the […]
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June 16, 2021
"One Nation Under Allah"?
Recently, a student of Justice High School in Fairfax, Virginia led the graduation ceremony in the Pledge of Allegiance. In this public school setting, when she got to the part about “one nation under God,” she said, instead, “one nation under Allah.” This was apparently without any permission from school officials. The idea of “one […]
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June 14, 2021
Has Socialism Harmed No One---As One Lawmaker Claims?
Has Socialism Harmed No One—As One Lawmaker Claims? by Jerry Newcombe, D.Min. George Santayana famously said that those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it. That was demonstrated when a Florida representative made a remarkable claim last week on the floor of the state House of Representatives. He claimed socialism never killed anyone. […]
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June 7, 2021
The Importance of Fathers
Fathers are extremely important for their children. But tragically, as we move away from the faith of our Founding Fathers, we also see a breakdown of earthly fathers even being present from their families. Indeed, much of the mayhem we see today is linked to fatherlessness. Around this time we celebrate Father’s Day. But fathers […]
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May 31, 2021
The Sabbath---A Gift from God
One of the saddest things I saw on Easter Sunday were commercial delivery trucks on the road. Having to work on Sunday is bad enough, but Easter? Violating the Sabbath principle is not healthy for society nor for us as individuals. God rested after His creation. He commands us to rest for a day a […]
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May 24, 2021
“Freedom Is Not Bought Cheaply”
Freedom, of course, is not free. It has been bought and paid for. The freedoms we enjoy in America are ours because of those who laid down their lives in service to our country. During this time around Memorial Day, it’s good to be reminded of the debt we owe to their sacrifice. On Memorial […]
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May 11, 2021
The Assault on the "Right to Life"
One of the great blessings of the United States is that written into our national birth certificate, the Declaration of Independence, is the acknowledgement that we are endowed by our Creator with the right to life. But the right to life is under assault today through the widespread practice of abortion—and has been for decades. […]
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May 10, 2021
Christians Need Not Apply?
Should being an active Christian bar you from public service? Yes, say many pundits today. It would seem that the left wants to impose a religious test to bar anyone who truly believes in Jesus from serving in government. For example, in the fall of 2020, the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg left a […]
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May 7, 2021
Racist Indoctrination?
If there are riots now in America, what will it be like 20 years from now if the New York Times gets its way? The New York Times sponsored the 1619 Project, which postulates that America’s real beginnings as a nation are when the first African slaves were brought over….to Jamestown in 1619. Many historians […]
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May 3, 2021
American History Down the Memory Hole?
There is a war on American history. We have seen radical groups take to the streets and topple historical statues. For example, in the most recent Thanksgiving last year, many mobs defaced and brought down historical statues. Tyler O’Neil of PJ Media (11/28/20) describes the extent of this vandalism, which included the spray-painting of anti-Thanksgiving […]
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April 30, 2021
1619 vs. 1776
We are in trouble in America because we have millions of uneducated young people who think they are “woke”—who believe America is basically evil—and always has been. If the New York Times gets their way, there will be more such Americans. The NYT has initiated, along with the Pulitzer Center, something called the 1619 Project. […]
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April 21, 2021
The Myth of America as a Godless Void
The contentiousness of the recent elections underscores how there are conflicting visions of what our nation should be. Are we a brave new world in a secular mold or are we endowed by our Creator with inalienable rights? Secularists have tried to change America into a godless void. And they have recruited a caricature of […]
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April 15, 2021
Promoting Hate or Love?
While America has unquestionably had deep racial problems and an agonizing history of oppressing Black people through slavery, Jim Crow, and other outrages, it seems that there are some among us who do not ever want to see the problems solved—or to admit progress in any form. There are those who make enormous profits, both […]
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April 7, 2021
George Washington Believed in the Resurrection of Jesus
Job in the Bible once asked, “If a man dies, will he live again?” The Biblical answer is, Yes, through faith in Christ. One of the greatest miracles of Jesus was when He raised Lazarus from the dead—after the latter had been buried for four days. At that time, Jesus said, “I am the resurrection […]
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March 30, 2021
Why Do So Many Americans Hate America?
So many Americans hate America. Why? There’s so much to love. Besides, people sometimes die in the process of trying to get here, so they might have a chance to enjoy the freedom we take for granted every single day. The hatred against America is often fostered by our schools and our media. It’s cool […]
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March 24, 2021
The Curse of Cancel Culture
Every day seems to bring new examples in the news of our cancel culture. Cancel culture is a cancer to our culture. The examples border on the ridiculous: Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller “Psycho” is sexist. The Muppets require a disclaimer from Disney. Dr. Seuss, the famous children’s author, becomes radioactive for reportedly having engaged in racist […]
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March 19, 2021
Distorting the First Amendment
Distortion of the First Amendment is nothing new. But here’s a glaring example of misreading “the separation of church and state.” This glaring example is out of the Golden State. In California schools, it would seem that Jesus is out, but worshiping human-sacrifice-requiring Aztec deities may soon be in. In a 1996 book I wrote […]
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March 17, 2021
The War on Western Civilization
[Winston Churchill is cited in this piece] During one of the darkest periods of World War II, Winston Churchill asked aloud, “Will Britain surrender too?” Never. At the time, in the summer and fall of 1940, the great leader of the U.K. declared, “I expect that the Battle of Britain is about to begin. Upon […]
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March 9, 2021
Vlog on Yesterday's Heroes, Today's Villains?
[Pictured: Thomas Jefferson] Here is a video blog (vlog)—a video commentary—by Dr. Jerry Newcombe on how George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln used to be heroes in our culture. (They still are to millions of Americans). But with today’s woke crowd, they are somehow villains.   https://www.djameskennedy.org/?play=2110fgac-yesterdays-heroes-todays-villains
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March 3, 2021
Washington's Character-a Video Blog
Washington’s Character Today’s cancel culture is working overtime to destroy George Washington’s good name. Dr. Jerry Newcombe, executive director of the Providence Forum, shares the truth about our first president’s sterling character.   https://www.djameskennedy.org/?play=2109fgac-washingtons-character
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March 3, 2021
George Washington Worshiped Here
[Pictured: Christ Church, Arlington, Virginia] It used to be a joke to see signs in historic places boasting “George Washington slept here.” But I think in a very real sense, a handful of churches could legitimately have a sign proclaiming, “George Washington worshiped here.” His active Christianity reflects a key aspect of our nation’s founding—the […]
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February 25, 2021
Frittering Away Our Grandchildren’s Future?
Ronald Reagan once observed, “Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.” I thought of that quote when I read some of the details of the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill that is touted as “COVID relief.” Critics have called this […]
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February 22, 2021
Video Blog on Revisionist History
America has never been perfect. Injustices have happened. But now, tens of millions of young Americans are brainwashed into thinking that America is evil and always has been. Dr. Jerry Newcombe, Executive Director of Providence Forum, looks at what this war on our history means for the future. https://www.djameskennedy.org/?play=2103fgac-down-the-memory-hole
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February 19, 2021
Yesterday's Heroes, Today's Villains?
Just in time for Presidents Day comes the announcement from the school board of San Francisco that they are renaming 44 of their public schools (about one-third of the total) in order to conform to today’s politically correct standards. Among the names on the way out the door are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham […]
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February 16, 2021
Is Church Good for Society?
Some leftist government officials, in the name of trying to fight the spread of COVID-19, have come down hard on churches. One of the governors implied that he wanted churches to be closed during the pandemic because he wanted to avoid “high risk, low reward” behavior. He has defined abortion clinics as essential. But churches […]
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February 11, 2021
Won't Know Much About History
The old song said, “Don’t Know Much About History.” If Joe Biden gets his way, we could revise the title to “Won’t Know Much About History.” One of the last things outgoing-President Trump did was to sign an executive order to acknowledge America’s special history. This is the 1776 Commission initiative. It is geared toward […]
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February 11, 2021
The Trump Impeachment II
Maybe it’s just me, but I am starting to come to the conclusion that Nancy Pelosi just doesn’t like former President Donald Trump. She seems to have been the driving force behind Trump Impeachment II. Jeff Charles of Red State calls it: “the Democrats’ new production of ‘An Impeachment Story Part II: Maybe It’ll Work […]
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November 5, 2020
Reviving the Spirit of Liberty Together
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July 3, 2020
Times that Try Men's Soul
Written by: John Kenyon, Ch. Lt Col, USAF (ret.) “These are the times that try men’s souls.” In reading this, you may now be thinking back over the last few weeks trying to pin-point which news agency or politician was responsible for this quote. To accurately reference it, you need to look to 1776 and […]
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June 14, 2020
Burning Flags and Burning Cities
Protest is as American as baseball and apple pie.  Protesting by burning the flag may be un-American, but it is nevertheless constitutionally protected free speech according to the Supreme Court.  But what about protests that turn destructive, torching police cars, blazing public property and igniting buildings with anarchist glee?
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May 23, 2020
Memorial Day and the Rule of Law
MEMORIAL DAY AND THE RULE OF LAW Written by: John Kenyon, Ch. Lt Col, USAF (ret.) Memorial Day is once again before us. When this time of remembrance comes my thoughts return to Arlington National Cemetery where I served as a military chaplain. My duty was to conduct funerals for military families that chose Arlington […]
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May 14, 2020
Providence Today: The Beauty of Nature's God
Speaker 1: Welcome again to Providence today. We’re at the National Constitution Center here in Philadelphia, and we’re standing right by the Pennsylvania Liberty tree that the Providence forum had the joy of helping to plant some years ago. If you look at it, you can see, it seems to be very happy here. It’s […]
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April 1, 2020
Crisis, Christ, and Confidence Episode 2: Fear
This series is brought to you by Westminster Theological Seminary. In this episode of “Crisis, Christ, and Confidence,” Drs. Gregory Poland, David Garner, and Peter Lillback discuss updates on the COVID-19 outbreak and how believers should navigate their fear. Following COVID-19 safety precautions, we recorded Drs. Garner and Lillback in separate locations. Although you can […]
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March 25, 2020
Crisis, Christ, and Confidence Episode 1: Wisdom for the Church about Gathering
This video was created by Westminster Theological Seminary. In this first episode of “Crisis, Christ, and Confidence,” Dr. Poland joins Drs. David Garner and Peter Lillback to discuss the recent COVID-19 outbreak and wisdom for the church about gathering. “Crisis, Christ, and Confidence” is a weekly video series featuring Drs. Gregory A. Poland, David Garner, […]
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March 12, 2020
Pandemic disease, World-view, and Government
I recently saw an article concerning the Coronavirus that caused me to pause and reflect upon a mind-set that is extremely persuasive across the cultural landscape of America.
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February 26, 2020
Providence Today: Preserving History
Dr. Peter Lillback: We’re standing outside a wonderful building called the Second National Bank, which has now become a great museum of early American paintings, and we want you to take a look at that as part of the work of Providence Today. We’re here in this place in Philadelphia and we remember that history […]
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February 17, 2020
Fettering the Feet of Presidents:  Washington, Presidents’ Day and Impeachment
This year’s celebration of America’s presidents highlights the name of Clinton for another reason—impeachment. He is among that unenviable circle associated with the dubious honor of presidential impeachment composed of Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon and now Donald Trump.
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February 12, 2020
Providence Today: Museum of American Revolution
Speaker 1: Welcome to Providence Today. We’re so glad that you’re here. We’re standing inside the American Revolution Museum and right next to this great representation of the Liberty Tree that was in the Boston Common in 1765, an old tree that was identified by the Sons of Liberty as a place of meeting, as […]
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January 20, 2020
The Ministry of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The ministry of Dr. Martin Luther King is an excellent example of how one man’s Christian faith and ethic translates into pubic theology and public action.
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January 16, 2020
Providence Today: Americas Symbols
Dr. Peter Lillback: Here at the National Constitution Center in the big open vestibule that welcomes you, there’s this marvelous display of flags that take you all the way around from a panorama of the Philadelphia skyline to Independence Hall on the far side. And what we have here are the flags that take us […]
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December 18, 2019
Providence Today: the Liberty Tree
What is the Liberty Tree? Do you know its legacy within American history? Dr. Lillback teaches us the importance of the Liberty Tree and what its historic symbol represents.
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November 28, 2019
Can Americans Still Give Thanks?
This Thanksgiving I am profoundly grateful for freedom, faith, family, and this our freest, most Blessed nation on the face of the planet. I am thankful too for you, dear friends!
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November 20, 2019
Providence Today: The Bible
Speaker 1: This is Providence Today, and we’re standing here at Christ Church in Philadelphia. One of the great places of our Founding Fathers, where they worshiped as members and also as representatives of the American people and they came to the Continental Congress. This particular marker is very impressive to me because it reminds […]
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November 13, 2019
Providence Today: William Penn & Christ Church
Dr. Peter A. Lillback: This is Providence Today. We’re here in Philadelphia, and we’re standing by the historic Christ Church. Christ Church is a historic Anglican Church, and it’s the birthplace of the modern Episcopal Church. It was hard to be a church of England after the American revolution, as you can well understand. And […]
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November 10, 2019
Veterans Day: To Support and Defend
The First Amendment of the Constitution was put there by our founding fathers that freedom of speech would be guaranteed because it is so crucial to freedom itself. Why is the debate being driven to the level of the individuals’ ‘sense’ or ‘feel’?
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November 6, 2019
Providence Today: Second National Bank
Speaker 1: This is Providence today, and we’re in the city of Philadelphia, the birthplace of the United States. There’s so many great stories that are here to tell about how, our founding fathers gave us the nation we enjoy every day, as well as the great document, that shape how we govern ourselves and […]
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October 29, 2019
Providence Today: Liberty & Order
Speaker 1: This is Providence Today, and we’re in the city of Philadelphia, the birthplace of the United States. There’s so many great stories that are here to tell about how our founding fathers gave us the nation we enjoy every day, as well as the great documents that shape how we govern ourselves and […]
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October 23, 2019
Providence Today: George Washington & Slavery
Speaker 1: You are here in Philadelphia. And this spot that you’re now viewing is where Robert Morris had a magnificent home that he gave to General Washington, who had now had become President Washington, as the government moves from New York, where Washington was inaugurated to Philadelphia, where the government would operate for the […]
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October 16, 2019
Providence Today: Ben Franklin
Dr. Peter Lillback: This is Providence Today. Welcome to Philadelphia, where we’re looking at some of the great places where faith and freedom have come together behind me is an extraordinary statue of Benjamin Franklin. As you look at it, you can see close up that it has images of keys. These keys were collected […]
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October 9, 2019
Providence Today: We the People
Speaker 1: Welcome to Providence today. We’re standing in front of the National Constitution Center. And if you take a look at the wall, you’ll see the opening of the Constitution, the Preamble. These words are remarkable because they begin with the three words, “We, the People,” and this reminds us that America’s government is […]
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October 3, 2019
Providence Today: Independence Hall
Speaker 1: I’m standing in front of the wonderful place of the birth of American constitutionalism and our American independence. This is called Independence Hall today. That’s not what it was originally called. It was called the Pennsylvania State House and my understanding is that the name of Independence Hall was actually result of Lafayette […]
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September 26, 2019
Providence Today: Vine and Fig
Dr. Peter A. Lillback: We’re standing by the Liberty Bell exhibit here in Philadelphia. The Liberty Bell, of course, represents the aspiration of freedom, going back to the Pennsylvania Provincial Council that used Leviticus 25:10, proclaimed liberty throughout the land to all the inhabitants thereof to celebrate the Jubilee Year, 50 years of William Penn’s […]
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September 20, 2019
12 Score & Three Years Ago (Full Series)
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September 18, 2019
Providence Today: Covenantal Blessings
Dr. Lillback teaches us about the covenantal bond that was established by our Founding Fathers in the inception of our country.
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September 11, 2019
Providence Today: National Museum of American Jewish History
Dr. Lillback talks to us about the religious liberties of American Jewish peoples through the symbolism of the intricate "Religious Liberty" statue outside the museum in Philadelphia, PA.
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September 4, 2019
Providence Today: the Liberty Bell
Peter Lillback: This is Providence Today. Thank you for being with us again in historic Philadelphia as we talk again about some of the impact of the Providence Forum and our efforts to understand the role of Providence in the founding of America. Today, though, I’m going to take you from Philadelphia, a hop, skip, […]
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September 4, 2019
Labor Day Revisted
Though (Labor Day) may seem a less exciting a subject than some of our other holidays, we must have a clear “theology of work” so that we can fully embrace the significance of honoring those who work.
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August 29, 2019
Providence Forum: Betsy Ross
Chat with Dr. Peter Lillback about the inception of the American Flag and Betsy Ross’ invaluable measures in creating the well known 5 pointed star.
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August 26, 2019
Providence Today: Tour of the Dollar Bill
Dr. Peter Lillback: This is Providence Today. We are on the Independence Mall by Independence Hall, right behind it. And as we’re here, we remember the extraordinary role that George Washington had as the head of the Constitutional Convention. Also, the one who went out and defended the newly adopted Declaration of Independence up in […]
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August 21, 2019
Providence Today: A Chat with David Barton
Speaker 1: This is Providence today and welcome to Valley Forge. We’re finishing the third of our studies on the popup museum called 12 Score and Three Years Ago. It’s a very exciting program through Glenn Beck. And in the process of telling that story, we caught up with a very important and exciting historical […]
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August 21, 2019
Providence Today: A Chat with Glenn Beck
We chatted with Glenn Beck of the pop up museum “12 Score and 3 Years Ago” about how we can partner with them at Mercury One to help abolish modern day slavery.
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August 12, 2019
Providence Today: 12 Score & 3 Years Ago
Peter Lillback: Welcome to Providence Today. We’re here at Valley Forge. We remember how, when Washington came here he had to clear the land and build all those huts for his men. In the same way our friends at Mercury One are clearing the land so that America will relearn the story of American history […]
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July 2, 2019
A Tale of Two Revolutions: Who Is the ‘Supreme Being’?
Written by: John Kenyon, CCO Today is Independence Day, the 4th of July. Even with our present-day historical amnesia, most know today is the nation’s birth date and that the document that established it is called the Declaration of Independence; now 243 years old. As we mark this anniversary, there is no debate that America […]
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June 10, 2019
A Flag Day Refresher:  Are You Still True to the Red, White and Blue?
Some of the most famous colors in all the world are red ,white and blue. The American flag is known everywhere from the surface of the moon, the gold-medal stand at the Olympics, as well as to places of military victory and political leadership. All this, of course, raises the questions, why does it matter, and who should care?
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May 27, 2019
Memorial Day: A Day of Remembrance
Written by: Steven Grant, Board Member I have had Memorial Day very much on my mind lately, partly because the American Memorial Day observance always has a tremendous emotional impact on me. As a passionate student of American history, I have become intimately aware of the American story, the sacrifices that went into the making […]
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May 2, 2019
A Tree Rooted in History
Written by: Steven Fisher, Board Member The Providence Forum has the honor and privilege of preserving the legacy represented by America’s Liberty Tree. The Liberty Tree was identified in 1765 by the Sons of Liberty in Boston in the context of their protest against the Stamp Act. As tensions mounted in the years leading to […]
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February 17, 2019
What is Presidents' Day About Anyways?
On this Presidents' Day let’s take a moment to thank God for the lives of these two presidents in particular. They were providentially used to establish not a perfect union, but a more perfect union where freedom and flourishing abound.
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January 21, 2019
Faith Community in Action: Doers of the Word
The ministry of Dr. Martin Luther King is an excellent example of how one man’s Christian faith and ethic translates into pubic theology and public action.
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January 7, 2019
Declaring Liberty throughout 2019 and Beyond
Written by: Steven Grant, Executive Director One of the things I love most about the city of Philadelphia is how many original historic sites a person can visit. Independence Hall for one, which stands as the iconic symbol of America’s founding. Perhaps less widely known but also essential to America’s story is Carpenter’s Hall, only […]
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December 19, 2018
Christmas Is Coming: The Birthday of the Savior and the Birthday of America
Two of our biggest national holidays are July 4th and December 25th.  The first is the birthday celebration of the United States of America and the second is the birthday celebration of Jesus Christ.  Do they have anything more in common than that they both give federal employees a paid day off from work? One […]
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November 21, 2018
A Thanksgiving Reminder of God's "Daily Bread"
In this season of Thanksgiving there is much to be recalled as blessings with a grateful, humble heart and express our thankfulness to God and to each other; it is time to be grateful for Providential supply, abundance, the atonement with the sure record of the Resurrection, and for family support.
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November 11, 2018
A Better Way to Thank a Veteran
Written by: John Kenyon Today, on 11 November our nation will observe Veterans Day to honor those who served this nation. As a veteran, who served over 30 years, I am often thanked because of that service. I can say it is appreciated, particularly when we realize this has not always been the case, as […]
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November 5, 2018
Ballots, Bullets and Ballistic Missiles: It’s Election Time Again
So, here’s what’s at stake in this election and most national elections.  Either we choose the peace of ballots or we face the danger of bullets. Either we vote with wisdom to sustain national and international order or we allow the chaos of conflict to devolve into more than bullets, perhaps even to ballistic missiles.
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October 11, 2018
The Facts of Christopher Columbus: Successful Sailor, Murderous Mariner, Providential Pathfinder?
The famed Italian voyager who stood 6' tall unwittingly discovered America as he intended to discover a westerly route to India. The mariner in our day bears a split historical personality.  Is he an intrepid explorer or a greedy exploiter? This much we agree upon, “In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue...”. But should October 12th be Columbus Day or Indigenous People’s Day?  Was he a successful sailor or a murderous mariner?
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August 31, 2018
The Redemption of Work as Worship
This doctrine of calling and God-centered work ethic would greatly influence the following generation as they sought to form a new nation where “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
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August 14, 2018
Were the Founders Counter Cultural or Do We Have it Wrong?
Every Lord’s Day, as people of faith, we gather on the absolutes of what Christ has done for us. We must never lose sight of that because if we do, we lose our spiritual foundation, and great will be our destruction. Jesus taught this in the parable of the house built upon sand and the other on a rock.
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July 3, 2018
Let's Thank The Other Founding Fathers
It is often said that the greatest things that George Washington achieved is what he did not do. He did not accept the crown when it was offered to him, and he did not quit at the Valley of the Forge.
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June 14, 2018
The Joy of Flag Day
The fact that Americans and our visitors can exercise their religious faith freely without fear, including attending the place of worship of their choice, is one of the blessings of the American Revolution and the American way of life.
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May 28, 2018
Freedom isn't Free
Written by: John Kenyon, COO Recently I came across a quote that reminded me of the importance of Memorial Day. The quote stated that the nation of Israel celebrates their Independence Day the day after their Memorial Day. It reminded me of the phrase “Freedom isn’t free” and reminded me of the cost, which at […]
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March 28, 2018
The Coming Blizzard: Millennial Snowflakes and Bloodstains in the Snow
The epithet of “snowflake” has become the conservative’s favorite less-than-flattering term to describe millennials on contemporary collegiate campuses.  Just who are snowflakes?
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March 23, 2018
Washington, Meet Washington: How to Make Politics Great Again
If we want to make politics great again, we will have to address these matters.  And there’s no better place to turn than to the Founding Father of our nation, George Washington.
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March 15, 2018
Debt, Death & Taxes: Our Nation's Debt
Benjamin Franklin once said, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Indeed as April 15 draws near we are reminded of that reality. Yet, there is another reality that we push to the back of our thoughts that looms ever above us; the national debt.
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February 19, 2018
Presidents’ Day: The Melting Pot of America’s Greatest?
Washington’s and Lincoln’s birthdays were remembered because of their unparalleled contributions to the nation.  But now Presidents’ Day itself has become the melting pot of America’s presidents.
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February 12, 2018
Lasting Lessons from Lincoln’s Life and Lips
Consider these twelve insights concerning life from our sixteenth president’s sojourn on earth.  These are but a few that I have selected as they have made a fruitful impact on my life.
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February 7, 2018
A Prayer for the U.S. Army War College
Recently, our President, Dr. Lillback, had the opportunity to encourage and equip our nation’s military personnel at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The War College is the Army’s premier professional military education institution focused on the study of national strategy, national security, strategic operations and strategic leadership. Graduates of the one year […]
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February 3, 2018
Four Chaplains and Their Life Jackets of Faith
Four Chaplains gave their life jackets to rescue others. But, they’ve given them to us too.
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January 31, 2018
Madison v. Marx: Does USA Stand for “United States” or “United Statists” of America?
While Marx recognized that socialism is a milder form of communism, clearly not every socialist or every statist ideology holds to the more radical tenets of communism.
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January 24, 2018
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness: For the Slave and the Unborn
The tragedy of slavery hangs over the American story like an overcast sky.  It’s unimaginable now that a whole class of people were once denied personhood and stripped of foundational human rights.  But then again, maybe not.  There is another whole class of people who are denied personhood and stripped of more than foundational human […]
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January 15, 2018
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Are You a Thermometer or a Thermostat?
The national remembrance of the great civil rights activist the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. occurs on the third Monday of each January in the USA.  If the African-American orator/activist were still living, this January 15th would mark his 89th birthday.  April 4th will mark the fiftieth anniversary of his assassination (April 4, 1968). […]
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January 10, 2018
Taxes, Tax Cuts & The IRS - Snoopy Said It Best
There’s an irony in America’s history over taxation.  Laurence J. Peter wrote:  “America is a land of taxation that was founded to avoid taxation.”  The Sons of Liberty resisted the Stamp Act in 1765 with the protest, “No taxation without representation!”  Yet many taxpayers around April 15th grumble, “Taxation with representation ain’t so hot either.” […]
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January 3, 2018
Too Cold for Angels to Fly?
Too Cold For Angels to Fly? The burning cold of Arctic air has enveloped America with shivering blasts of howling winds.  An early winter has blanketed much of the US.  It’s been so cold that skiers have gone to the slopes only to sit by a fire and look at the snow rather than risk […]
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November 22, 2017
Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation
As we have done often in the past, we are pleased to highlight George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789. May Washington’s words remind us all of the great and many blessings that God, is His all knowing and wise Providence, has bestowed upon our nation.  [New York, 3 October 1789] By the President of the […]
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October 11, 2017
As Statues Topple, Should Robert E. Lee’s Remain?
One who read it said that Lee’s prominence was actually a sham as he was really the cult figure of later southern racists.  They sought to use him to justify Jim Crow laws by celebrating the nobility of the “lost cause” of the Confederacy.  As I reflected, if such were so, then I would question the wisdom of the Lee statues.
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October 9, 2017
The Humbling of Columbus
The politically correct interpretation of the West has gained ascendancy and in its hegemony, it has decreed that the indigenous peoples of the “new world” be given their due respect at the expense of the great discoverer.
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October 6, 2017
United We Stand?
Today the very concept of unity is in question as we see our nation polarizing over the plethora of issues we face. The national debate that has developed over the standing for the National Anthem at sporting events has highlighted this fact all too well.
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September 4, 2017
Marx Was Wrong About Workers
Underneath the raw power of manual labor that moves mountains, builds bridges, loads trucks and trains, constructs immense machines and tears down obstacles—the things that facilitate our American way of life—is a belief that work itself is not inherently evil, but a blessing.
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August 17, 2017
Is Washington Next?
As America wrestles with its past of slavery, momentum builds to strip the nation of any vestige of honor afforded the Confederacy.
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August 15, 2017
Charlottesville: “Better Angels” or “A House Divided”?
Charlottesville will either be the prelude to a revolutionary symphony of violence, or, the prologue to “The mystic chords of memory” that may “yet swell the chorus of … Union, when again touched … by the better angels of our nature.”  America, the choice is yours.
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August 1, 2017
Addressing America's Original Sin
It is true that the American story bears the marks of the evil and catastrophe of slavery. When our founding fathers determined they would not be slaves, ironically and tragically some of them were in fact slave owners.
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July 18, 2017
Summer Reading for Citizens and Patriots
Summer is a time for vacations and a slower pace. For some, that includes getting caught up on some favorite reading. We at The Providence Forum have assembled a list of articles, blog posts and videos for you to catch up on your American history and current affairs.
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July 5, 2017
July 4th by the Numbers
Or, for those of us who have forgotten our Roman Numerals, July 4, 1776, making this year, 2017 (MMXVII) the 241st anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.  I find numbers interesting so let’s discuss July 4th by the numbers.
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May 29, 2017
Memorial Day: speech from first Memorial Day resonates today
Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day, began shortly after the Civil War.  General John A. Logan, a leader of Northern veterans, called for a nationwide day of remembrance, and May 30, 1868 was designated.
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May 22, 2017
America’s Long Love-Hate Relationship with Immigration
The ideological conflict between “one world” and “one nation under God” is heating up. Images of illegal aliens marching with foreign flags condemning America and burning Old Glory have enflamed patriotic passions.  But so have political declarations.
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May 4, 2017
America Began With A Protest Over Prayer
The National Day of Prayer is Thursday, and we can anticipate protests over prayer having a role in the official life of government.  But this is nothing new.  In fact, this is the very manner in which our nation began.
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April 17, 2017
Like Lincoln, in God We Trust
The lowly penny and the $5 bill are dedicated to the quintessential American icon, Abraham Lincoln.
Our 16th President ironically preserved the Union through the catastrophic carnage of the Civil War.
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April 13, 2017
An Easter Meditation with the Founding Fathers: Benjamin Franklin and George Washington on the Resurrection
When Easter Sunday arrives, Christians celebrate the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.  In a sense, for believers every Sunday is Easter Sunday as it is the Lord’s Day—the day to worship Christ and celebrate the crucified Savior’s resurrection from the dead to save sinners.
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February 23, 2017
MLK and BLM Extremism
Everyone wants Martin Luther King Jr. on their side these days. You can see this in how people use his titles.  If you’re a scholar, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. works.  If you’re a churchman, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is better. If you’re a seminarian, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. seems right.
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February 20, 2017
Presidents' Day: The Secret Trump Could Learn from George Washington
On this Presidents’ Day, one of many American traditions we owe to George Washington, let’s reflect on another tradition he established – the farewell address.
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February 1, 2017
Washington, Obama, and Trump: The Art of the Farewell
The artistry of a statesman’s farewell is an American tradition. What can we learn by what is, and isn't, in a Farewell Address?
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January 16, 2017
Can Cut Flowers Take Root Again?: The Forsaken Roots of our American Republic
What are America's "Judeo-Christian" roots? What does that term even mean anymore? Is it relevant in today's 211st centuray pluralistic world?
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September 9, 2016
Stand Fast for Liberty: Why American's Should Stand for the National Anthem
Historically Americans have given equal respect to both the flag and the National Anthem either through standing for the Pledge of Allegiance or for the singing of our National Anthem. 21st century America seems to be conflicted about these conventions.
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August 9, 2016
To Vote or Not to Vote?
To Vote or not to Vote? Six Biblical Principles to Consider Before you Stay home on Election Day
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July 19, 2016
Has Old Glory Just Become Old?
This political year has been filled with more than its share of ups and downs. Perhaps one of the more striking spectacles has been the display of the Mexican flag and the burning of the American flag at American presidential rallies!
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July 4, 2016
July 4th: The First and Necessary Brexit
While Americans never forget our birthday is July Fourth, 1776, do we remember what America’s exit from Britain meant to our Founders and why they believed it “necessary”?
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June 9, 2016
The 450 Pound Gorilla in the Room and in the Zoo
Thoughts on Human Dignity and Animal Rights
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February 2, 2016
A Meditation on Liberty
Speaking of the U.S. Marines who took Iwo Jima in World War II, Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz said, “Uncommon valor was a common virtue.” Is valor even a virtue today among common Americans? Has America broken faith with those who have died for our liberty? The danger of this possibility was known years before by our nation’s Founders. President Thomas Jefferson said, “Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty”. The great sage of our Founders, Benjamin Franklin, put it this way, “They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
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February 2, 2015
We Must Rekindle Washington’s Sacred Fire Of Liberty—Before It’s Too Late
George Washington knew a lot about fire. He knew that fire was dangerous and deceiving. But he also knew it represented the divine. The 110th and final rule of his Rules of Civility copied as a school boy taught, “Labor to keep alive in your Breast that Little Spark of Celestial fire Called Conscience.”
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