Rev. Mark H. Creech

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  Nov 30, 2012

  When a Critic Plays 'the Pharisee Card'

  Most people have heard the expression, "playing the race card." The concept has been bandied about in the media for several years. It typically refers to someone falsely alleging another person is racist in order to gain some political advantage or to draw their credibility into question.

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  Nov 22, 2012

  National 'Gripe Day'?

  In 1921, Dr. J.C. Fitzpatrick noticed an interesting document being auctioned off at an art gallery in New York. What Fitzpatrick bought for the Library of Congress at the price of $300 turned out to be George Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation, dating back to 1789. The document had been lost and stayed lost for over 130 years.

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  Nov 19, 2012

  Musings on the Petraeus Affair

  There's much America should learn from the Petraeus affair. Sexual immorality is an equal opportunity sin and rampant. It has serious negative consequences.

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  Nov 10, 2012

  The Blue Jay and the Hawk

  Sometimes God's people find themselves in the grip of negative forces far superior to themselves. It may be as it is for many conservative evangelicals, some Catholics, and many political activists who hoped to see a different result in this year's election, but now fear a righteous cause has irreparably failed. Whatever the situation, take a lesson from a Blue Jay in the talons of a Hawk. Fight, fight, fight, fight, fight.

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  Nov 2, 2012

  Won't Vote for the Lesser of Two Evils?

  As we rapidly approach Election Day, I've heard a number of my friends say that they just can't vote for the lesser of two evils. They will neither support Obama or Romney for president; instead they'll support a third party candidate or they won't vote.

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  Oct 21, 2012

  Noble's Remarks, Not So Noble

  Perry Noble is a choice servant of Christ, passionate for the souls of men. But in his recent blog, Noble argues against the church's involvement in politics. His arguments sound so spiritual. But his arguments misconstrue what many conservative evangelicals are actually trying to do today in the public arena.

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  Oct 19, 2012

  Are You Afraid of Dying?

  Are you afraid of dying? You don't have to be in a life-threating situation to be afraid of death. Most people whenever they contemplate dying are afraid of it. It's the subject we like to avoid talking about.

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  Oct 10, 2012

  Public Prayer in Jesus' Name: Yes or No?

  I have never prayed publicly that the prayer wasn't offered in the name of Christ. But I have determined more than ever, God showing me grace, I will never do so. Moreover, I will not rest until my God-given, unalienable constitutional right to publicly pray according to the dictates of my own conscience is freely restored, not only for me, but for all people everywhere who cherish religious liberty.

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  Oct 2, 2012

  Dead Burro in a Bathtub

  Anything seemingly new today is popular and eagerly anticipated. Yet it's not the new that America needs to hunger so much as it is a restoration to the old. The message of judgment is nothing new, but if America doesn't heed that message of old and return to its religious moorings liberty cannot survive.

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  Sep 24, 2012

  Alcohol: Juggling With Life's Many Daggers

  Drinking alcohol today is a commonly accepted way of life, despite the fact that it has become the accepted killer of our time. Alcohol is a drug that claims more addicts than any other drug in America. Still, Christians differ on the role of alcohol in society.