By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “Personally I have no more use for a dead Christ than I have for a molten image. The Christ who once did loving deeds and does them no more, who once spoke words of comfort but has been silent for centuries, means nothing to me. It is the Christ […]
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Thankful the President Isn’t Just ‘Taking His Lumps,’ but Fighting
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League November 6, 2020 Joe Godfrey, executive director of the Alabama Citizen’s Action Program (ALCAP), is a good friend of mine. Like half the country, Godfrey is troubled over what may indeed be the loss of President Trump’s re-election bid because of voter fraud. In a recent Facebook post, […]
Embarrassed by Trump’s Debate Performance? Don’t Be!
By Rev. Mark CreechChristian Action LeagueOctober 2, 2020 Most of us thought that the debate between President Donald J. Trump and Joe Biden would include fireworks. Still, few of us anticipated the cage fight of indictments and repetitive insults that ensued. Immediately afterward, when scrolling through Facebook on my cell phone, I wasn’t surprised […]
CNN’s Don Lemon Said ‘Jesus Wasn’t Perfect.’ Really?
By Rev. Mark CreechChristian Action LeagueAugust 21, 2020 CNN’s Don Lemon may have been raised a Baptist and attended a Catholic School, but after the statement he made nearly two weeks ago, one can only wonder if he learned anything about the Christian religion at all. During a recent episode of CNN Tonight, Lemon was […]
Survey Reveals Most Church Members Hope to Get into Heaven by Being Good Enough
By Rev. Mark CreechChristian Action LeagueAugust 14, 2020 The late and renowned evangelist, Dr. Billy Graham, once said: “There are many who sit in churches week after week, year after year, without hearing the whole Gospel and knowing what it is to be born again. They hear a gospel which is incomplete, and consequently not […]
These Preachers Disgust Me
By Rev. Mark CreechChristian Action LeagueMay 18, 2020 Sometimes I get perplexed, frustrated, and disgusted at some church leaders. It seems an injustice to both the church and society that they have the platform given to them. You might think I’m primarily referring to progressive clergy. I’m not. I’m referring to preachers, who, although they […]
About Elitists, Rednecks, Uneducated Buffoons, Bigots, and Deplorables
By Rev. Mark H. Creech Christian Action League January 31, 2020 Recently, I attended a worship service in a small rural church in North Carolina with a segment of our country’s citizens, who, by the standards of many today, would be deemed as rednecks, uneducated buffoons, bigots, and deplorables. Because of their support for President […]
How to Judge: According to Jesus
By Dave Eden, Eden Political Cartoons “Unfortunately, many today often quote Jesus’ command ‘Judge not, that you be not judged’ to mean that we are to suspend our critical faculties in relation to other people, to turn a blind eye to their faults, to eschew all criticism and to refuse to discern between truth and […]
How Socialism Violates All 10 Commandments
By Robert Knight Washington Times August 2, 2019 With Democratic presidential hopefuls vying to see who’s pinker, perhaps it’s time to contrast socialism with something more helpful and permanent: The Ten Commandments. Socialism teaches that wealth should be held in common ownership, controlled by the state. Hence, the Democrats’ constant push to have government confiscate […]
Don’t Ignore God. There is a Hell!
By Dr. Mark Creech Christian Action League June 21, 2019 There is a matter that somewhat afflicts my spirit every day. It is the observation that so many of the people with whom I associate hardly ever give God a thought. When it comes to the way they live, God is not a part of […]