Dr. Mark Creech Several years ago, the famous PEANUTS cartoon depicted Schroeder, the piano playing intellectual, being interrupted by his infatuated admirer, Lucy. Lucy said to Schroeder, “Schroeder, do you know what love is?” Schroder immediately stopped playing his piano, stood to his feet and said quite precisely, “Love: noun, to be fond of, a […]
Rev. Creech's Commentary
The Pangs of a ‘Wicked Wedge’
Dr. Mark Creech During the second century, the Greek poet Barbrius penned an Aesop-like fable that seeks to show that no pain inflicted by an outsider is ever so terrible as the suffering that can be caused by a member of one’s own family. “Deep in the forest, a woodcutter was cutting down a […]
When Anger is Right
By Dr. Mark Creech A week ago, I had the privilege of participating in a whirlwind speaking tour across the Tar Heel state with a new developing organization known as the North Carolina Pastors Network. The program featured speakers Tami Fitzgerald of the North Carolina Values Coalition, Jere Royall of the North Carolina Family Policy Council, Bobbie Meyers of the Carolina […]
We Love our Little Boxes
Dr. Mark Creech I once read where the proprietor of a business shared a hypothetical with his staff. He said, “Suppose a young man was to buy a very costly diamond ring and send it to his fiancée, putting it inside a little case that the jeweler threw in for free. Imagine how disappointed and […]
‘Fifth Column’ Threatens the Church
By Dr. Mark Creech In 1939, near the end of the Spanish Civil War, outside the city of Madrid, the rebel General Mola was about to launch his attack. When asked which of his four columns of troops would first enter the city, Mola’s reply became legendary. He responded, “The fifth.” The General was referring […]
Living Together Without that Piece of Paper
By Dr. Mark Creech About a year ago I was talking with a young woman who was cohabitating with her boyfriend instead of marrying him. She said with some perplexity, “Reverend, what difference does a piece of paper make? You can have the same commitment without a legal document.” I responded simply, “Then if that […]
Motherhood, Culture and Our Children
By Dr. Mark Creech Keke was born during the mid-nineteenth century in a Georgian village. She came from a poor background of serfs. After the abolition of serfdom, her family moved to Gori. At the tender age of eighteen she married Beso, a twenty-two-year–old from Caucasus who had come to Gori to set up shop […]
America’s Greatest Need Is Dedicated Laborers for the Harvest
By Dr. Mark Creech What is America’s greatest need? The answer: The same as every other nation on the face of the earth. America needs divinely appointed messengers who will take the truth – the truth of Christ, the living Word – the truth of the Bible, the written Word – to the masses. Jesus […]
Legality of Tobacco and Alcohol is No Case for Legal Pot
By Dr. Mark Creech If I’ve it heard it once, it seems I’ve heard a thousand times, “Alcohol and Tobacco are legal in this country. Marijuana isn’t as harmful as either one of them. It makes no sense to criminalize the use of pot.” Kevin A. Sabet has written a remarkable book on the prospect […]
‘Heaven is For Real’: NDEs Cause of Much Speculation
By Dr. Mark Creech My wife and I walked into the dark theatre near the small town where we live. As we walked up the elevated floor with the large screen in sight, we rounded the corner toward the seats to discover the theatre was nearly full. That’s typically not the case when we’ve gone […]