By Jeff Minick Intellectual Takeout April 21, 2022 Recently, my 12-year-old grandson came home from school and asked his mother, “Mom, what’s a trance?” She paused before asking, “Do you mean trance or trans?” “Trance,” he said. “Well, a trance is when you fall under some sort of spell. Like when someone hypnotizes you.” He […]
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Why I’m Still Unvaccinated for COVID
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League April 14, 2022 Those who follow my columns know that I haven’t addressed the issue of COVID vaccines, whether to get them or not. Exemplary Christian leaders have encouraged getting them, and many people have followed their advice. However, the information available has always been so conflicting that […]
April is Alcohol Awareness Month in NC: Should it Only Be About Drinking Responsibly?
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League April 14, 2022 This week Governor Roy Cooper declared April 2022 as Alcohol Awareness Month in North Carolina. The Governor said, “It’s important for people to know the dangers of misusing alcohol. Alcohol Awareness Month is an opportunity for families to have honest conversations about underage drinking and […]
Behind Every Masculine Man is a Feminine Woman
Annie Holmquist Intellectual Takeout April 13, 2022 “Where are all the good men?” is a question you’ve probably heard asked a time or two in your life. Perhaps, you’ve even uttered it yourself. Instead of the manly, John Wayne-types running around, we get boys wearing tight, ill-fitting pants and flowered blouses, sweeping their long hair up into a […]
Seven Assurances the Resurrection Gives
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League April 13, 2022 Auguste Comte, a French philosopher and skeptic, was once belittling English writer, Thomas Carlyle, for his faith in Jesus Christ. Comte suggested that he might start a religion of his own to replace Christianity. “Very good,” responded Carlyle. “All you need to do is to […]
‘There Should Be No Prohibitions on Vice,’ They Claim. Really?
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League April 8, 2022 Vice might be defined as something that negatively impacts one’s behavior patterns so as to not only make one a detriment to themselves, but also to others. There is a view today, which I suggest is extreme and seeks to avoid even the shadow of […]
‘Back Onto the Course of True Liberty’ Speech Earns Rev. Creech Standing Ovation
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League April 8, 2022 “The true nature of freedom is not that we can do anything we want to do, but that we are liberated within to do what we ought to do,” the Rev. Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action League, told attendees of the monthly meeting […]
Seven Ways the Cross Speaks
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League April 7, 2022 It is said that when hymn pollsters report which hymn is most frequently requested, “The Old Rugged Cross” is hands-down the most popular. The author of that hymn, George Bennard, believed the cross wasn’t just a symbol of Christianity, but the very heart of it. […]
Bishop Accuses Preachers of Sounding ‘More Like Dr. Phil…Than Moses, John the Baptist, or Christ’
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League April 6, 2022 Abortion, transgenderism and “woke” theology were three of many topics in the crosshairs of Bishop Patrick Wooden, pastor of Raleigh’s Upper Room Church of God in Christ, recently as he accused preachers of sounding “more like Dr. Phil than Moses or John the Baptist or our […]
A Preacher’s Musings About the Oscar Slap Flap
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League April 1, 2022 It seems everyone is talking about the Oscar slap flap. But not too many preachers have weighed in on the incident. Here’s my wading into its treacherous waters with the hope of saying something helpful. During the 94th Annual Academy Awards ceremony of the Academy […]