Rev. Mark H. Creech
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Corporate public worship is a must, even during a pandemic
When I read the pastor’s reasons for choosing to suspend services, I couldn’t help but think of the one hundred and thirty-five cases of persecution that occurred in the first half of 2020 for Christians in India.
The disparagement of Christopher Columbus and an ‘insidious coup’
But the debate over Columbus as a racist, a slave trader, and a plunderer, has actually been around for a while.
Long live the Declaration of Independence!
The BLM website also includes phrases such as "comrade," "struggle" and "collective" – common language for those of the socialist/communist creed.
Is violence the way to advance racial justice?
Is violence the way to advance racial justice in America? Not according to two of the most iconic black leaders of the past.
Disband the police: Has it really come to this?
It’s common today to blame behavioral and institutional corruption on something outside of ourselves. But more often than not, such issues stem from something within – something the Bible calls sin.
George Floyd protest, armored vehicle, and one man's prayer
What the Johnstonian News described happened next, Bizzell referred to as nothing less than divine intervention:
Patriotism, war, Christianity and Memorial Day
One of my favorite quotes is by Benjamin Rush, who once shared his thoughts on Patriotism as a moral and religious duty.
The way gambling serves as a substitute for true religion
Lady Luck is its superstitious deity. It is not in God that the gambler trusts, but in money.
Could we miss a message from God in the COVID-19 crisis?
There is a concern of more considerable significance than any of those commonly gleaned from the current coronavirus crisis. It is the possibility that a spiritual message from God could go overlooked.
Socialism: Lipstick on a pig
Helm’s statement is at the heart of the legitimate assertion that Socialism is anti-Christian. As early as 1917, Charles R. Erdman, a professor at Princeton Theological Seminary, said that Socialism is defective in that it places the physical above the spiritual needs of humanity.