By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League March 3, 2023 In The Bruised Reed, Richard Sibbes asks, “Can we think that he that threw the angels out of heaven will suffer dust and worms’ meat to run a contrary course, and to continue always so?” Surely not. The Lord is full of grace, mercy, and […]
W.A. Criswell
Revelation Chapter 7: The Jewish Evangelists Who Will Win Countless People to Christ
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League January 27, 2023 Actor, filmmaker, and liberal activist Rob Reiner once said, “I think Jews are the smartest people in the world.” For once, I agree with him. My respect for the Jewish people is profound. President John Adams said of them: “The Hebrews have done more to […]
Revelation Chapter 6: The Rider on the Blood-Red Horse Takes Away Peace
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League December 9, 2022 According to a recent Pew Research Survey, in the U.S., 39 percent of people believe “we are living in the end times.” Most people in America, however, 58 percent, say that they don’t think these are the world’s last days. However, anyone with even a […]
Revelation Chapter 5: Seven Horns and Seven Eyes
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League November 18, 2022 Over sixty years ago, the Soviets made their first space journey around the globe. Atheistic cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin returned puffed-up with pride, boasting, “I went up to space, but I did not encounter God.” W.A. Criswell, the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas, […]
Revelation Chapter 5: Who is Worthy of the Earth’s Title Deed?
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League November 11, 2022 In 2019, Time did a story about the sad plight of small American farmers, saying the family farm is being threatened on every side. It’s been thrashed by trade wars, severe weather, and dropping commodity prices due to globalization. Technology makes farming more efficient than […]
Woke or Awake?
By Dave Eden, Eden Political Cartoons “‘Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead.’ There is no other way to do God’s work. A man can talk in his sleep, and he can walk in his sleep. I have preachers that I felt preached in their sleep. But one cannot work in his sleep. […]
Aren’t Christians Who Call for Abstinence from Alcohol, Legalists?
Christian Action League Staff Christian Action League October 23, 2019 Many Christians hold that the Scriptures as a whole encourage abstinence from alcoholic beverages as the best position for maintaining a faithful Christian walk. Some of the Christian denominations that take this position include Southern Baptists, Original Free Will Baptists, National Free Will Baptists, Independent […]