By Hunter Hines Christian Action League April 28, 2022 “A Satan club? You’ve got to be kidding! Surely, that’s not for real!” This seems to be the response of many people when they hear that After-School Satan Clubs are potentially coming to Guilford County Schools. Various news accounts have reported that many Greensboro parents are […]
Rev. Mark Creech
Render Unto Caesar…
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “Last week, on April 15th, tax day, I counted my blessings and then sent them to Washington. Caesar got his due. Yet I owe God more. I owe him everything. Caesar may have his image stamped on a coin, but God has his image stamped on me. I can’t […]
The True Nature of Freedom and the Necessary Means for Sustaining It
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League April 22, 2022 Some people today see freedom as that state or condition in which the individual is released from all restraints, free from any suggestions of moral guilt or an absolute moral standard. There should be no obligations mandated, no discipline – just freedom to do one’s […]
Marijuana on the Cherokee Reservation
By L.A. Williams, M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League April 22, 2022 While some North Carolinians wonder whether state lawmakers will take up the issue of medical marijuana during the short session starting next month, many on tribal lands have no doubt they’ll be able to legally buy the psychoactive drug at a local dispensary by […]
Rehabilitation Centers Across the Country Swamped with Patients
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League April 21, 2022 While life for many Americans seems to be slowly returning to normal more than two years into the Covid pandemic, rehabilitation centers across the country say they’re swamped with patients who fell prey to alcohol during the period marked by stress and social isolation. Dr. Alta […]
Offended World
By Dave Eden, Eden Political Cartoons “There is something great about this country. The First Amendment and its guarantee to freedom of speech allows us to express our offenses. But we are also allowed liberty of thought, which means we can use common sense and choose not to be offended at every inconsequential thing, which […]
Why I’m Still Unvaccinated for COVID
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League April 14, 2022 Those who follow my columns know that I haven’t addressed the issue of COVID vaccines, whether to get them or not. Exemplary Christian leaders have encouraged getting them, and many people have followed their advice. However, the information available has always been so conflicting that […]
April is Alcohol Awareness Month in NC: Should it Only Be About Drinking Responsibly?
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League April 14, 2022 This week Governor Roy Cooper declared April 2022 as Alcohol Awareness Month in North Carolina. The Governor said, “It’s important for people to know the dangers of misusing alcohol. Alcohol Awareness Month is an opportunity for families to have honest conversations about underage drinking and […]
Seven Assurances the Resurrection Gives
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League April 13, 2022 Auguste Comte, a French philosopher and skeptic, was once belittling English writer, Thomas Carlyle, for his faith in Jesus Christ. Comte suggested that he might start a religion of his own to replace Christianity. “Very good,” responded Carlyle. “All you need to do is to […]
The Wonderful World of ‘Woke’
By Dave Eden, Eden Political Cartoons This “wokeness” of today isn’t really about being awake at all. It is an anesthetized sleep of death.” -Rev. Mark Creech