Daily Faith with Philip Cameron: Special Guest pastor Ed Newton
Pastor Ed Newton of Community Bible Church in San Antonio, Texas joins Philip Cameron for a deeply personal conversation about identity, divine calling, and overcoming the lies of the enemy. Ed grew up in a deaf home — both his parents were deaf — and from childhood he served as their interpreter everywhere they went. But the story goes even deeper: Ed's mother, unable to have children, attended a healing service in Charlotte, North Carolina hoping to be healed of her deafness. Instead, an evangelist prophesied over her that she was pregnant. That child was Ed — and he didn't learn this until his mother passed away four years ago. Ed shares how his father's answer to the question "Do you wish you could be healed?" became one of the most powerful moments of his life. His father signed back simply: "You." God had used their deafness to train Ed to be His voice. "God was training you to be his voice," his father told him — a truth that now fuels Ed's forthcoming book and sermon series, Why Not You? The conversation turns to how Satan — and often we ourselves — become the greatest accusers of our own potential. Ed challenges believers with a question posed by a new member of his church: "Is it a sin not to believe what God believes about you?" This episode is a powerful call to receive your God-given identity. Learn more about Ed Newton and Community Bible Church at communitybible.com.
What's Discussed
Pastor Ed Newton of Community Bible Church in San Antonio, Texas shares the remarkable story of growing up as the hearing child of two deaf parents. His mother attended a healing service in Charlotte, North Carolina, and rather than being healed of deafness, an evangelist prophesied she was pregnant — that child was Ed. His father later told him God used their deafness to train Ed to be His voice to the world. Ed recounts a social experiment where he dressed as a homeless man to test his congregation's compassion, and previews his forthcoming book Why Not You? — a challenge to believers to stop self-accusing and receive what God declares about their identity and worth.
- 15:12Ed Newton's Deaf Parents and Upbringing
- 17:42Prophetic Word Over Ed's Mother
- 19:35Childhood Interpreter and God's Training
- 22:32Father's Answer: God Made You Our Voice
- 24:51Why Not You — Overcoming Self-Accusation
- 25:32Is It a Sin to Reject God's View of You
- 28:28Homeless Man Social Experiment at Church
- 30:06Heart for the Marginalized and the Underdog