Easy Chair No. 129, September 1st, 1986 Interview with Gene & Robin Newman
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In this episode (Sept. 1, 1986), R.J. Rushdoony sits down with Michigan listeners Gene and Robin Newman and traces God’s unmistakable providence in their journey from nominal backgrounds into a conviction-filled Christian life: Gene (Israeli-born, raised culturally Jewish) shares how his search for truth led him through Marxism, Zen macrobiotics, communal living, and restless striving until Scripture, Christian friendships, and the reality of God’s sovereign grace broke through, giving him stability, peace, and a new standard for life; Robin (raised Catholic, Armenian/Polish, shaped by the deaf community) recounts her own surrender through a 12-step program, then the “tugging” she couldn’t resist to confess Jesus as Lord even after converting to Judaism for marriage harmony followed by Gene’s conversion soon after. Together they describe what came next: reorienting their marriage and mission, discovering Christian history and a Reformed framework, embracing homeschooling with structure and discipline, helping build Michigan homeschool advocacy (CURE), hosting twice-monthly study meetings on church-state issues, and stepping into public life with boldness testifying that their pace and fruit weren’t manufactured, but opened by the Lord as they made faithful plans and walked forward in obedience.
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