Newton's Laws
Welcome to Newton's Laws
October 17, 2026
No more defeat. No more silence. No more apologies. Christians are not built for the sidelines. There is too much going on in the world right now for Christians to justify isolating themselves and living at “peace” with everything around us. And let’s not get too ambitious here! Forget standing up to what is happening internationally and let’s start smaller. Can’t we stand up within our own nation? How about our state? How about our city? Or for many of us, how about standing up within our own families?
There is no time in human history that compares with the ability today for everyone to conveniently and easily receive such a massive influx of communication and information. It is inescapable! Do we think Satan will not take advantage of this and do everything in his power to destroy the lives of humanity? Should we stay silent and do our best to isolate ourselves from the evils of this world, hoping in vain that we can somehow protect ourselves and the ones we love from this information bombardment? Absolutely not. And there is nothing out there that evil will not discuss or exploit to fulfill its goals. This means we cannot be afraid to speak about anything and everything relevant to our current culture and the society we live in.
For anyone who finds this page and does not know who I am, my name is Cory Newton and I am the average, middle-America, mid-30’s, middle-income, from a mid-sized city, attending a mid-sized church, conservative Christian father who still wishes he was much more mid-sized in the middle like he used to be, and should really start working on that. I am a preacher’s kid who grew up in the Church of Christ, and I am currently an associate minister at the Westview Church of Christ in Greeley, Colorado. My degree is in psychology, I spent four years as a law enforcement officer, I have been married for almost seventeen years, and we have three boys that we homeschool. (My wife appreciates your sympathy!)
That is a simple profile and if you are going to follow me on this journey, it is important for you to know who I am and where my values and beliefs come from. There are experiences in life that I do not share with many other people. If you live in a large city, we will have very different outlooks on life and we should be able to understand that about each other. I have never lived in a major metropolis. I hate going to Denver or any other major city in America. I don’t even live within the congested city limits of Greeley but, instead, live in an old farmhouse out in the country with goats, chickens, and a garden.
And from this small patch my wife and I have built, I look out at the world and I am anxious concerning the future it holds for my sons. I am anxious for the future it holds for the Church and for Christians in this nation. Historically, this country has been very good to Christians. Maybe too good. As we promoted ourselves as “…one nation, under God,” we lost sight of the dangers the world held for us. We grew complacent and soft. And for that entire time while Christians were comfortable, Satan was working.
This is not the first time he has operated under the radar while Christianity thrives. He knows what he is doing. Satan is a patient enemy who will wait for the right time to strike, taking what has been good and destroying it. I am convinced we are living in the demise of our nation, but I am not willing to let that happen quietly. It is time for Christians to address what is happening in our society, unwilling to allow the world to cast shame upon us for our righteousness. Instead, we ought to be convicting the society around us of the shame it should feel.
Movies; television; video games; social media; influencers; politics; Republicans; Democrats; wars; capitalism; communism; socialism; social movements; race relations; Islam; violence; assassinations; immigration; police; education; teachers; nationalism; climate change; sexual liberation; sexual degeneracy; pornography; pedophilia; homosexuality; drag queens; transgenderism; incest; abortion; fraud; gambling; steroids; men; women; abstinence; feminism; polygamy; family; parenting; husbands; wives; adultery; divorce; children; mental health; suicide; assisted suicide; health care; obesity; alcohol; narcotics; marijuana…
That’s enough!
Is there any topic I mentioned which Christians should not have a perspective on? Shouldn’t we communicate that perspective to the world? I just scratched the surface. There are plenty more subjects that can be discussed. But Satan has done a great job silencing the Christian voice in America. We are distracted by arguments among ourselves or with other denominations about issues of no concern to the world. And I am not saying these discussions are wrong to have, but so often these disagreements are the most disruptive to a congregation. Even when we agree on the fundamental truths of faith, we will fight and split over differences in preference. That focus of priority for our congregations may be a topic for a future article…
But back to the original premise. It is time to address the world around us. You may not share some of these concerns. You may not care about politics, modern music, or movies. Maybe you don’t have a family, or you live in a very rural setting and feel removed from much of society and culture. Or you are very busy right now and are focused on work or school and don’t have time to concern yourself with such nonsense. Perhaps you think you’re too old and you just want to live in peace and these culture wars no longer concern you. Or you feel you’re too young and won’t be respected anyway, or you want to have fun right now and not take life so seriously.
Within these articles I will likely often reference movies or music that I appreciate if it helps make my point, so I might as well start here. In the second Lord of the Rings film, The Two Towers, the Ents are refusing to engage in the war against evil because they feel it is not their fight and will not affect them (which they learn later they are severely mistaken about). After informing the hobbits, Merry and Pippin, about their refusal, they receive a strong rebuke in a single and passionate line from Merry, “But you’re part of this world, aren’t you?!”
You may think you can be isolated from this evil and influence, but you are mistaken. You are part of this world, and you cannot ignore how evil moves within it.
I will finish this with a scripture that has demanded my attention for about a year now. If you are part of my congregation, you are likely already familiar with my conviction of this text. When we read Jeremiah, we read about a nation that is in serious decline. And, historically, the fall of the Kingdom of Judah to the Babylonians happens shortly after this book is written. If you start in chapter one, you will recognize more and more convictions that feel applicable to our current society. But there is one line stated a few times in various forms that I feel provides proper poetry to our current culture. It first comes from Jeremiah 6:15:
“Were they ashamed when they committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed; they did not know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; at the time that I punish them, they shall be overthrown,” says the Lord. (ESV)
“…they did not know how to blush.” I cannot think of a better way to describe our society. Every day I look at the news, or social media, or listen to new music, or see what new movie or TV show is being produced, and I can’t help but think, “Do they feel any shame?” The reality is they do not. Why should they? Who has been there to convict our culture of its shameful behavior? We know what happened to the Kingdom of Judah when they felt no shame and no longer had the ability to blush. Even if we speak up now, will we be too late to save our own nation? Maybe. Jeremiah’s words did not rescue Judah, but that did not give him permission to stay silent.
The downfall of our nation is a bleak way to end this article and begin this series. There are two messages of hope I want you to consider if you are willing to walk on this path with me. First, despite what may happen on a large, national scale, God will use us in ways we may not understand. We may not change this nation or change the world, but maybe we reach the hearts of a few friends. Maybe we can better equip our sons and daughters for what the future holds. Our efforts may seem inconsequential in this world, but through the things we say and do, God may take a small seed we plant, and it may mean eternity to someone else. And second, our nation may fall, but The Kingdom of God will continue until the day Jesus Christ returns! The United States of America is not The Kingdom of God. His kingdom is greater and can never be defeated. That is our hope and this is our journey!
There is no time in human history that compares with the ability today for everyone to conveniently and easily receive such a massive influx of communication and information. It is inescapable! Do we think Satan will not take advantage of this and do everything in his power to destroy the lives of humanity? Should we stay silent and do our best to isolate ourselves from the evils of this world, hoping in vain that we can somehow protect ourselves and the ones we love from this information bombardment? Absolutely not. And there is nothing out there that evil will not discuss or exploit to fulfill its goals. This means we cannot be afraid to speak about anything and everything relevant to our current culture and the society we live in.
For anyone who finds this page and does not know who I am, my name is Cory Newton and I am the average, middle-America, mid-30’s, middle-income, from a mid-sized city, attending a mid-sized church, conservative Christian father who still wishes he was much more mid-sized in the middle like he used to be, and should really start working on that. I am a preacher’s kid who grew up in the Church of Christ, and I am currently an associate minister at the Westview Church of Christ in Greeley, Colorado. My degree is in psychology, I spent four years as a law enforcement officer, I have been married for almost seventeen years, and we have three boys that we homeschool. (My wife appreciates your sympathy!)
That is a simple profile and if you are going to follow me on this journey, it is important for you to know who I am and where my values and beliefs come from. There are experiences in life that I do not share with many other people. If you live in a large city, we will have very different outlooks on life and we should be able to understand that about each other. I have never lived in a major metropolis. I hate going to Denver or any other major city in America. I don’t even live within the congested city limits of Greeley but, instead, live in an old farmhouse out in the country with goats, chickens, and a garden.
And from this small patch my wife and I have built, I look out at the world and I am anxious concerning the future it holds for my sons. I am anxious for the future it holds for the Church and for Christians in this nation. Historically, this country has been very good to Christians. Maybe too good. As we promoted ourselves as “…one nation, under God,” we lost sight of the dangers the world held for us. We grew complacent and soft. And for that entire time while Christians were comfortable, Satan was working.
This is not the first time he has operated under the radar while Christianity thrives. He knows what he is doing. Satan is a patient enemy who will wait for the right time to strike, taking what has been good and destroying it. I am convinced we are living in the demise of our nation, but I am not willing to let that happen quietly. It is time for Christians to address what is happening in our society, unwilling to allow the world to cast shame upon us for our righteousness. Instead, we ought to be convicting the society around us of the shame it should feel.
Movies; television; video games; social media; influencers; politics; Republicans; Democrats; wars; capitalism; communism; socialism; social movements; race relations; Islam; violence; assassinations; immigration; police; education; teachers; nationalism; climate change; sexual liberation; sexual degeneracy; pornography; pedophilia; homosexuality; drag queens; transgenderism; incest; abortion; fraud; gambling; steroids; men; women; abstinence; feminism; polygamy; family; parenting; husbands; wives; adultery; divorce; children; mental health; suicide; assisted suicide; health care; obesity; alcohol; narcotics; marijuana…
That’s enough!
Is there any topic I mentioned which Christians should not have a perspective on? Shouldn’t we communicate that perspective to the world? I just scratched the surface. There are plenty more subjects that can be discussed. But Satan has done a great job silencing the Christian voice in America. We are distracted by arguments among ourselves or with other denominations about issues of no concern to the world. And I am not saying these discussions are wrong to have, but so often these disagreements are the most disruptive to a congregation. Even when we agree on the fundamental truths of faith, we will fight and split over differences in preference. That focus of priority for our congregations may be a topic for a future article…
But back to the original premise. It is time to address the world around us. You may not share some of these concerns. You may not care about politics, modern music, or movies. Maybe you don’t have a family, or you live in a very rural setting and feel removed from much of society and culture. Or you are very busy right now and are focused on work or school and don’t have time to concern yourself with such nonsense. Perhaps you think you’re too old and you just want to live in peace and these culture wars no longer concern you. Or you feel you’re too young and won’t be respected anyway, or you want to have fun right now and not take life so seriously.
Within these articles I will likely often reference movies or music that I appreciate if it helps make my point, so I might as well start here. In the second Lord of the Rings film, The Two Towers, the Ents are refusing to engage in the war against evil because they feel it is not their fight and will not affect them (which they learn later they are severely mistaken about). After informing the hobbits, Merry and Pippin, about their refusal, they receive a strong rebuke in a single and passionate line from Merry, “But you’re part of this world, aren’t you?!”
You may think you can be isolated from this evil and influence, but you are mistaken. You are part of this world, and you cannot ignore how evil moves within it.
I will finish this with a scripture that has demanded my attention for about a year now. If you are part of my congregation, you are likely already familiar with my conviction of this text. When we read Jeremiah, we read about a nation that is in serious decline. And, historically, the fall of the Kingdom of Judah to the Babylonians happens shortly after this book is written. If you start in chapter one, you will recognize more and more convictions that feel applicable to our current society. But there is one line stated a few times in various forms that I feel provides proper poetry to our current culture. It first comes from Jeremiah 6:15:
“Were they ashamed when they committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed; they did not know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; at the time that I punish them, they shall be overthrown,” says the Lord. (ESV)
“…they did not know how to blush.” I cannot think of a better way to describe our society. Every day I look at the news, or social media, or listen to new music, or see what new movie or TV show is being produced, and I can’t help but think, “Do they feel any shame?” The reality is they do not. Why should they? Who has been there to convict our culture of its shameful behavior? We know what happened to the Kingdom of Judah when they felt no shame and no longer had the ability to blush. Even if we speak up now, will we be too late to save our own nation? Maybe. Jeremiah’s words did not rescue Judah, but that did not give him permission to stay silent.
The downfall of our nation is a bleak way to end this article and begin this series. There are two messages of hope I want you to consider if you are willing to walk on this path with me. First, despite what may happen on a large, national scale, God will use us in ways we may not understand. We may not change this nation or change the world, but maybe we reach the hearts of a few friends. Maybe we can better equip our sons and daughters for what the future holds. Our efforts may seem inconsequential in this world, but through the things we say and do, God may take a small seed we plant, and it may mean eternity to someone else. And second, our nation may fall, but The Kingdom of God will continue until the day Jesus Christ returns! The United States of America is not The Kingdom of God. His kingdom is greater and can never be defeated. That is our hope and this is our journey!