By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League July 22, 2022 Chapter 5 of the book of Revelation gives the account of St. John’s visualization of a tremendous futuristic throng of people worshipping in heaven. In the vision, Christ takes the scroll with seven seals from the right hand of God. He is the only one […]
Rev. Creech's Commentary
I Need for You to Read This
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League July 15, 2022 The Short Session of the 2021-2022 Legislative Biennium has concluded, and there is good news. Medical Marijuana and Sports Gambling dominated the agenda for the League this year, and both initiatives failed. Moreover, SCOTUS overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey presents us with […]
Is the Bible Silent On the Challenging Social Questions of Our Day?
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League July 8, 2022 It’s been said that “silence is golden.” Is this always true? – especially when something desperately needs to be said – especially when we need a word from God – especially when we need to hear from heaven about how to navigate a complex world […]
Freedom: From Whence it Comes and Its True Nature
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League July 1, 2022 Freedom. We love it. We’re jealous and protective of it. We demand it. We’ll fight to defend it. Still, few people know from whence it comes or its true nature. Contrary to popular opinion, freedom is not the liberty to do whatever we want. In […]
Statement on Overturning of Roe v. Wade
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League June 24, 2022 Today, June 24, 2022 – a day that will live in dignity – the United States Supreme Court overturned the infamous landmark decisions of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. In the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, a half century’s efforts and prayers for […]
The Ultimate Responsibility of a Father
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League June 16, 2022 Years ago, as part of one of his sermons on fatherhood, Dr. George Sweeting said that a job description for a father might read something like this: “The father must be a man of vision, strength, and character, capable of leading an in-service training organization […]
Medical Marijuana Senate Vote: Based on Facts or Emotion?
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League June 3, 2022 By a vote of 35-10, the North Carolina Senate approved SB 711 – N.C. Compassionate Care Act on Thursday – a measure that would make so-called medicinal marijuana legal in the Tar Heel state. The bill remains on the calendar for a third reading, which […]
The Right Response to School Shootings and the Upsurge of Violence
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League May 27, 2022 Uvalde – one wonders whether most people would even know how to pronounce the city’s name if they hadn’t heard it so often in the news media lately. Uvalde, Texas, the place where nineteen elementary school children and their two teachers were corralled in a […]
Do You Believe in Miracles?
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League May 13, 2022 Chuck Swindoll, a marvelous Christian pastor, writer, educator, and radio preacher, tells a humorous story about a little boy who rushed out of his Sunday School class to find his parents. After a quick search, he grabbed his Daddy by the leg and enthusiastically said, […]
The Mother’s Role Profound, Beyond Estimate
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League May 6, 2022 There is a book I came upon years ago simply titled, Mothers. The volume gives short biographies of the mothers of one hundred prominent men and women of various time periods and nationalities. Their names were chosen somewhat at random and are household names like […]