Rev. Mark H. Creech

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  Nov 22, 2016

  Lax Booze Laws Leads to Lax Pot Laws

  The votes for advancing alcohol sales across the Tar Heel state were alarming this year. A total of 27 alcohol referendums were held in Alexander, Bertie, Burke, Camden, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Gaston, Haywood, Johnston, and Stanly counties. Every referendum succeeded with votes in favor of greater access to alcohol besting limited sales by an average of 62.3% to a 37.1% margin.

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  Nov 15, 2016

  This Election and Its Aftermath Show We Need Civility

  It appears that we are at a juncture in American history where we've lost sight of civility in politics. We seemed to be shocked by the anger, the violence, and lack of restraint that we're witnessing. However, much of it, in my estimation, is the harvest we've been sowing for quite a while.

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  Nov 2, 2016

  The Sexual Revolution Is a Competing Faith

  We mostly think of idolatry as something long abandoned to the past. But just as sure as the gods of the Egyptians, the Canaanites, the Babylonians, the Assyrians, and the Romans of yesteryear clashed with the bearers of true religion, it is no less true today.

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  Oct 27, 2016

  Why Evangelicals Should Vote for Donald Trump

  This year's Presidential election presents a quandary for many Christian conservatives. The choice between the nominees for the Democratic and Republican parties leaves much to be desired. Both candidates obviously have character issues.

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  Oct 12, 2016

  Pat McCrory Is Right, Silent Majority Must Quit Whispering

  Barbara Bartocci, a Kansas City inspirational and motivational speaker, once wrote that betrayal can be like an earthquake. "The very ground beneath you is suddenly unstable," she said.

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  Sep 27, 2016

  Clinton and Trump: What Our Dishonest Politicians Remind Us About Hell

  There has always been a deficit in the trust factor between the American people and politicians. According to recent Gallup polling, however, trust in political leaders is at its lowest point since 2004 — down 20 percentage points.

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  Sep 13, 2016

  Preaching on Politics Is Biblical

  To argue that pastors should avoid all politicking and just stick to preaching, I suggest, is not only unbiblical but un-American.

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  Sep 5, 2016

  Labor Day: Celebrate Work as God Ordained It

  Although we honor labor this time of the year, more often than not we see work as a negative rather than something positive.

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  Aug 30, 2016

  Thrown to the Lions: Christian Persecution Yesterday and Today

  The experience set me to thinking — thinking back to when Christians during the first century were thrown to the lions in the Roman coliseums. In the clutches of these mighty creatures, they were tossed about like rag dolls, disemboweled, torn from limb to limb, for not renouncing or compromising their faith in Christ's Lordship.

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  Aug 25, 2016

  Two Tree Parables From the Bible and Our Two National Destinies

  In Psalm 1, the Psalmist provides a beautiful picture of a tree bearing abundant fruit because its roots continually draw nourishment from the river next to it.