By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League September 29, 2023 There’s a small diner downtown where I live. They make the best hot dogs. I bellied up to the bar in front of the grill, waiting for my order while the short-order cook slaved away. A gentile elderly lady arrived and sat on the stool […]
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The Great American Divide and Our Loss of National Identity
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League February 7, 2020 A few months ago, I was reading from my signed copy of W. A. Swanberg’s biography, “First Blood: The Story of Fort Sumter.” It’s a marvelous account of events that led up to the firing on Fort Sumter, the act that represented the North-South quarrel […]
Having a Grateful Heart
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League November 27. 2019 The Psalmist admonished, “Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name” (Psalm 103:1). “The Bible is like a melodious steeple set with thanksgiving chimes,” wrote Frederick F. Shannon. “The variations of the tune are many, the spirit, […]
Constructive Criticism for SBC President, J.D. Greear, on Homosexual Sin
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League September 13, 2019 J.D. Greear is the pastor of Summit Church in Durham and the current president of the largest Protestant denomination in America. He is a fellow North Carolinian and Southern Baptist. I genuinely hold him in the highest esteem and much admire his preaching ministry. Someone […]
A Voice from Civil War Days and God’s Judgment
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League July 26, 2019 It’s a fantastic eye-opener from the past revealing our current condition. The language is lofty and somewhat cumbersome for today’s readers. And in a few places, I have paraphrased the wording for better understanding. See if what it describes sounds familiar. “It is sadly true […]