By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew I recently read the following by Rev. Glen. A. Land on the website of Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri: “As we are confronted by the COVID-19 pandemic…we should face this and every crisis that comes our way with courage. Fear has no place in the life of […]
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Row Faster or Take my Hand
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “President Ronald Reagan used to tell a story about a man who fell off a cliff and, at the last minute as he was falling, he grabbed hold of a shrubby bush. As he dangled on the side of the precipice, he was filled with terror and called out […]
Pastor Moved To America After Living in Communist Romania Never Expected Persecution in U.S.
By Mat StaverLiberty CounselSeptember 9, 2020 Pastor Cristian Ionescu grew up in Communist Romania where Christians were financially destroyed, their property seized, their bodies beaten and jailed, or worse for even sharing a Bible, let alone preaching the Gospel. He never dreamed he would face similar persecution in America. Pastor Cristian Ionescu is the head […]
Corporate Public Worship is a Must, Even during a Pandemic
By Rev. Mark CreechChristian Action LeagueJuly 17, 2020 One of the most significant passages of Scripture is one in which Luke calls attention to a habitual practice of Jesus. Luke says that when our Lord came to Nazareth, His hometown, He went to the synagogue, “as His custom was, on the Sabbath day” (Luke 4:16). […]
It’s a Good Thing Marijuana Legalization is not Moving in NC
By Rose SamraChristian Action LeagueJuly 10, 2020 According to the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), the largest organization in the country for marijuana legalization laws, “dozens of cannabis policy reform bills” were “introduced in state legislatures [this year] across the country, and several major reforms appeared poised for passage as early as March.” But then states […]
Gov. Cooper Needs to Clarify His Executive Order for Churches
By Rev. Mark CreechChristian Action LeagueMay 8, 2020 There is a group of Romanian pastors in Illinois who have announced that they plan to reopen their churches for in-person services this Sunday, May 10th, no matter the consequences. They are protesting what they say are their state’s strict and oppressive coronavirus containment policies. Their letter […]
Isn’t it Time We Reassess our Attitudes toward Drinking and its Consequences?
By Dr. Mark CreechChristian Action LeagueMay 7, 2020 Recently, I read a few pages in The Christian Moral Vision, a book that was written several years ago and was mostly meant for those who identify with the Episcopal Church. The book laid out the nature of the moral life of the Christian, and the pages […]
Uncle Sam’s Prayer Journal
By Dave Eden, Eden Political Cartoons “In this harbinger of judgment man is given another chance…to abandon the foolish ways of sin and disobedience, and to receive God’s love and mercy. The headlines are God’s warning. The television news flashes are a shadow of his loving hand at work for the world’s redemption. The radio […]
My Vision a Year Ago of the Current Coronavirus Crisis
By Rev. Mark CreechChristian Action LeagueApril 24, 2020 Many who know me, and regularly follow my writings, remember a report from me about a health scare that I suffered in July of last year. After finishing a speech at an Independence Day celebration in downtown Yadkinville, North Carolina, I became slightly confused, my blood pressure […]
Governor Extends Orders: State Lawmakers Call for Fair Treatment of Churches
By L.A. WilliamsChristian Action LeagueApril 24, 2020 As North Carolina’s Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday extended his social distancing/stay-at-home order for at least another two weeks, it is clear that he and many Republican lawmakers remain more than six feet apart on the issue of how to treat churches during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I […]