By Dr. Mark Creech Recently a hostile blogger informed his readers that my name, Creech, is in the Urban Dictionary. He provided a link that showed that a “creech” is a noun used to describe someone who is both a “creep” and a “mooch.” “The creech is the person who always invites themselves to whatever […]
Rev. Creech's Commentary
No Absolutes, Absolutely
By Dr. Mark Creech All truth is relative. There are no moral absolutes. This is the message indoctrinated into our nation’s youth today in both our public High Schools and Colleges. The late Dr. D. James Kennedy once told the story about one student who hadn’t got the message. When his University professor said, “We […]
My Daughter Gets Married
By Dr. Mark Creech Today (Friday, August 9th) is a remarkably special day for me and my wife, Kim. Our daughter, Meredith, will marry Jon Oakley of Smithfield, North Carolina. I have the unique privilege of performing their wedding ceremony. It is a great day for our family and we are not only super excited […]
Offer Them Cookies
By Dr. Mark Creech This week, North Carolina’s Governor Pat McCrory, flanked by four security guards, walked through the gates of the executive mansion and over to a group of protesters who had been waving their signs and relentlessly yelling “shame” and “liar” toward his state residence for a couple of days. They were upset […]
Don’t Miss Your Opportunity to Say It
By Dr. Mark Creech Only two days ago I was standing with a colleague, when suddenly I felt compelled to say: “Friend, we never know what’s going to happen to us in life. One day we can be here and the next we can be gone. I just want you to know that I truly […]
Marriage: Does A Piece of Paper Make Any Difference?
Dr. Mark Creech I was recently 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 piece of paper really […]
Coat Hangers with Baby Clothes on Them
By Dr. Mark Creech Listening to some of the railing by pro-choice legislators against SB 353 – Health and Safety Law Changes – the abortion bill considered this week in the North Carolina House – could at times be exasperating. No moment was more strenuous to the ears of pro-lifers than when Rep. Alma Adams […]
Christ: The Door to Salvation and Liberty
By Dr. Mark Creech One of the most interesting passages of Scripture to me is found in John 10:9. “I am the door,” says Jesus. “If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.” Certainly this verse in the Bible is referring primarily to the saving […]
Without Self-Government Liberty Perishes
By Dr. Mark Creech When most people think of government, they think of civil government with its various laws and controls. But in the most basic of terms, there are essentially two kinds of government – internal and external. Internal government or self-government is the most important and always shapes the nature of external government. […]
Exodus International Flees the Promised Land
By Dr. Mark Creech It is considered a landmark announcement, proof that the cultural winds are shifting in favor of the acceptance of homosexuality by the evangelical community. Exodus International, a ministry devoted to helping people overcome same-sex attractions is shutting down. Alan Chambers, the ministry’s president, is apologizing for much of the hurt he […]