By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “The wicked are always laughing and mocking just before judgment strikes. It was that way before the universal deluge in Noah’s day. It was that way before the sulfur and fire fell on Sodom and Gomorrah. It was that way before the fall of Jerusalem. It was that way […]
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A Monument to Faith: Billy Graham Memorialized in Bronze at U.S. Capitol
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League May 17, 2024 North Carolina’s “Favorite Son,” spiritual advisor to 13 U.S. presidents and arguably the most well-known evangelist in the world was celebrated Thursday as a statue of the late Rev. Billy Graham was unveiled in the United States Capitol. “This is a great honor, and my father […]
From Omnipresence to Manifest Presence: Understanding God’s Nearness
By Adam Dooley Christian Action League May 17, 2024 I will never forget the day God visited my college campus. None of the songs we sang that day readily come to mind. The subject of the visiting preacher’s message is less familiar to me than what I had for dinner on this same date last […]
Believe..be Baptized, and be..Buzzed
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew When I was in my teens, the Hippie movement was a countercultural wave that emerged in response to the conservative norms of the time, societal materialism, and the Vietnam War. Hippies were known for their distinctive styles, including wide bell-bottom jeans, tie-dye shirts, peasant blouses, and ethnic dresses. Women […]
Let Your Moderation Be Known?
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “I suggest that all of us are generous – everyone. It’s just some are generous with things like criticism, gossip, bitterness, being judgmental, etc. Jesus taught where your heart is, there will your treasure also be. The amount we invest and to what we invest is demonstrative of where […]
Is the Church Willing to Die for Christ’s Sake?
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “When John the Baptist, the greatest man born of a woman, the Bible says, came as Christ’s forerunner he preached the absolute need for repentance from sin. When Christ started out on his public ministry he called for repentance. When the apostles of the early church arrested the attention […]
Defending Israel Is a Moral Imperative, says Rev. Creech
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League April 19, 2024 Israel struck back at Iran Friday and successfully targeted a military site in response to an unprecedented attack on the Jewish state nearly one week earlier that included more than 200 drones and missiles. The Israel attack on Iran was described as “measured” by military observers […]
Dark Forces vs. God’s Light
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “The devil knows that his days are numbered. He wants to drag as many human beings into hell with him as he possibly can. Revelation 20:10 says the devil will be cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, with the false prophet and the beast, and he is […]
Thy Kingdom Come…
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “When we pray this petition, we are praying for the conversion of sinners to a soul-saving faith in Jesus Christ. We are praying for the putting down of Satan and everything that works evil. We are praying for the complete and total triumph of Christ. We are praying for […]
Easter and the Real Jesus
By Dave Eden, Eden Political Cartoons We become what we worship. Maybe that’s why many live unhappy or unfruitful Christian lives, or even leave their faith behind. Because the Jesus they’ve embraced was an A.I. Christ, a religious counterfeit or caricature. Or their belief in Jesus was more make-believe. But the real Risen Redeemer still stands at […]