Dr. Jerry Newcombe serves as the senior producer and as an on-air host and a columnist for D. James Kennedy Ministries. Jerry has produced or co-produced more than 70 one hour television specials that have aired nationwide. Jerry is the author or co-author of 31 books, at least two of which have been bestsellers, George Washington’s Sacred Fire (with Dr. Peter Lillback) and What If Jesus Had Never Been Born? (with Dr. Kennedy) .
Jerry has also written Doubting Thomas? The Life and Legacy of Thomas Jefferson (with Mark Beliles). Jerry has appeared on numerous talk shows as a guest, including Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher (4x), Janet Parshall’s America, Point of View, the Moody radio network, TBN, the Fox News Channel, the Fox Business Channel, C-Span2’s “Book Notes,” etc. Jerry hosts a weekly radio program called “Vocal Point” on GraceNetRadio (www.GraceNetRadio.com), which is a “meeting of the minds.” (The broadcasts are also individually posted at jerrynewcombe.com) His latest books are American Amnesia (Nordskog Publishing, 2018) and A New Birth of Freedom (D. James Kennedy Ministries, 2019).
Jerry is an associate minister at New Presbyterian Church, Wilton Manors, FL. Jerry is happily married with two children and three grandchildren. The Newcombe's reside in South Florida.
As we get closer to honor America at 250, it seems like not everyone wants to celebrate. For example, there has been some deliberate damage recently in our nation’s capital in order to sabotage America’s 250th anniversary celebration. Writes Anthony Blair in The New York Post: “Vandals sabotaged generators at President Trump’s Freedom 250 event, […]
How well do you think you know the Judeo-Christian roots of our nation? About 25 years ago, for the first time, I met author/speaker William J. (Bill) Federer, who knows them very well. I have interviewed him multiple times since. Bill is the author of the classic book, America’s God and Country, which contains quotes […]
If you had to provide the actual date for America’s first official day, what would you list it as? Of course, one could easily argue that it was July 4, 1776, when 56 men, representing three million people back home in 13 different colonies of British North America, agreed by voice vote the final wording […]
Before he died, Thomas Jefferson expressed his desire that his three biggest accomplishments be listed on the obelisk that marks his grave at Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia. They were that he was: the author of the Declaration of Independence (the acceptance of which we celebrate in America at 250) and the author of the Virginia […]
As we celebrate America at 250, there is a part of our founding in the Constitution (Article II, Section 1. Clause 2), about which some on the left gnash their teeth—the electoral college. For example, a few days ago, a former Biden administration official asked publicly, “What if we selected our President by letting the […]
As we approach the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding, I want to make sure that we don’t forget the God factor—which is vital in telling the true story of America. Here are ten things I think we should all know about America’s founding: God is found in our nation’s early charters and original documents. […]
America needs the Bible more than ever. Thankfully, at the Museum of the Bible last week, they had various leaders read through the whole book. Even the president participated. Two months before it happened, I wrote about it, calling it “An Ambitious Bible Reading Plan.” AmericaReadsTheBible.com explains their vision: “In honor of the 250th birthday […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]