By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “The keeping of His Word involves a great deal more than just believing the Bible, or reading and studying it. It involves obedience to the revealed will of the Lord…This blessed book of God [The Bible] marks out all my path, and, so long as I seek to walk […]
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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 […]
The Problem of “Bible Illiteratacy”
Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “Biblical illiteracy is not only a contemporary trend. Many people today think they know the Bible, or know facts about the Bible, and therefore consider themselves ‘spiritual’. But the problem with this so-called ‘spirituality’ is that they meld their ideas from other religions and lump the Bible in with them. […]
Andy Stanley’s Tweet about the Bible Seductive and Harmful
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League March 11, 2022 The recent now-deleted tweet by Andy Stanley, son of famed pastor emeritus of the First Baptist Church, Atlanta, read: “The Christian faith doesn’t rise and fall on the accuracy of 66 ancient documents. It rises and falls on the identity of a single individual: Jesus […]
Is it a Sin to Buy a Lottery Ticket, make a Sports Bet, Spend a Little at the Casino?
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League February 18, 2022 Is it a sin to buy a lottery ticket? What about making a bet at a casino – so long as it’s a budgeted amount of money and made responsibly? How about dropping a sports bet? Is it a sin to gamble? Some people would […]
God’s Will A Guessing Game?
By Jeff Larson, ‘The Back Pew’ “Some people act as if determining God’s will is like guessing the weather. Fortunately, we have a weatherman who has considered all the meteorological evidence and can tell us how to prepare. That way, there isn’t much guessing at all. “We can be assured the Bible, the Word of God, […]
Dust-Off the Bible and Read It
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League November 5, 2021 Knowing me to be a Minister, a friend recently asked me about the expression, “The Patience of Job.” She said, “You know, some people will say that someone has the ‘patience of Job.’ Doesn’t that phrase come from the Bible? What does it mean?” I […]
A Sign from Heaven Pointing to the Bible?
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League April 23, 2021 According to WRAL News, officials responded to a car fire at an apartment complex in Raleigh, North Carolina, around 1:00 a.m. on Tuesday (April 20). A Jeep was in flames. Police said the fire was the result of a mechanical issue. The driver was able […]
Burning Bibles is Like Wishing Away Hope
By Rev. Mark CreechChristian Action LeagueAugust 7, 2020 In their book, What If the Bible Had Never Been Written, the late Dr. D. James Kennedy and Jerry Newcombe wrote: “The impact of the Bible on our culture, on our nation, on world history has been enormous. Author and former Yale professor William Lyon Phelps observed, […]
Miscarriage of Justice: NC Supreme Court Revives Repealed RJA for Death Penalty Cases
By Hunter HinesChristian Action LeagueJune 12, 2020 Friday, June 5, the decidedly left-leaning North Carolina Supreme Court revived the Racial Justice Act in limited cases. Six out of seven justices said in a decision involving two cases that any prisoners on death row who applied for an appeal under the RJA before it was repealed, […]