By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League January 22, 2021 James Russell Lowell was a tremendous American poet, who also served as the editor of The Atlantic Monthly and an American diplomat. When he was only twenty-six years old, Lowell wrote a poem, which would later become the hymn, “Once to Every Man and Nation.” […]
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Stand Firm
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “There are people who are now, perhaps unlike any time in our nation’s history, which are turned off to Christianity altogether and who only think of believers with contempt, often verbalizing their scorn with vitriol. In the face of such seemingly insurmountable challenges, how is it that any Christian […]
Cleveland County School Board Considers Display of Ten Commandments at Schools
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League January 22, 2021 The Cleveland County School Board is exploring a proposal that would place Ten Commandments displays near each of its schools’ entrances. The matter was first discussed during the School Board’s December 14th Board meeting. According to the Shelby Star, the issue was not on the agenda […]
National Sanctity of Human Life Day: Former NC Legislator Explains State Abortion Law in Video
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League January 20, 2021 On Monday of this week, then President Donald J. Trump, whom many argue was the most pro-life President in American history, declared Friday, January 22nd as National Sanctity of Human Life Day. “Every human life is a gift to the world. Whether born or unborn, young or […]
A Prayer for the President and Vice President of the United States and their Administration, For Justice, Peace, and Freedom
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League January 20, 2021 O God, only your kingdom is everlasting and your power infinite. Your Word tells us that you plant, uproot, and tear down the nations as you will. Righteousness exalts a nation, and sin is a reproach to any people. Therefore, have mercy upon these United […]
Anger and Foolishness
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “Because of current politics, there is a lot of anger out there – really a lot! You know, I once heard that bees fly thousands of miles to gather enough nectar to make only a pound of honey. Then someone comes along and steals it from them. Maybe that […]
COVID Lockdown Policies Create a Leper-Type Society
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League January 14, 2021 In the 1980s, I made three trips to India as a short term missionary. During one of these trips, I spoke at a leper colony where people were separated from their families and ostracized by society. Their plight in life was extremely sad. Dr. Paul […]
Trio of Cities in Orange County Pass Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Policies
By James Harper Christian Action League January 14, 2021 A trio of Orange County municipalities — Hillsborough, Carrboro and Chapel Hill — enacted sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) ordinances this week that endanger religious freedom and echo a five-year-old heated battle involving the General Assembly, local officials, and Governor Roy Cooper. Hillsborough was first […]
America’s Demise
By Dave Eden, Eden Political Cartoons There are legitimate concerns that a Biden-Harris administration and a democratically controlled Congress will push our nation further towards socialism. These concerns have been expressed in the past and they are not hyperbole. Charles R. Erdman, a professor at Princeton Theological Seminary in 1917, wrote: Socialism “insists that better […]
Civil War Era Preacher Admonishes Christians to Work for Peace
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League January 8, 2021 Franklin Graham was right when he recently posted on his Facebook page that “the division in our country is as great as any time since the Civil War.” The angry mob that overtook the Capitol building while the Electoral College votes were being certified demonstrates […]