By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “When we pray this petition, we are praying for the conversion of sinners to a soul-saving faith in Jesus Christ. We are praying for the putting down of Satan and everything that works evil. We are praying for the complete and total triumph of Christ. We are praying for […]
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God Goes to the Superbowl
By Dr. Sam Currin Christian Action League February 23, 2024 Super Bowl LVIII has come and gone. The glitzy Las Vegas event drew some 123 million viewers with a reported 68 million Americans betting more than 1.3 billion dollars on the game. The big game is certainly more popular than attending church. Week in and […]
Praying for our State and Nation’s Leaders
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “Certainly, we should lovingly and earnestly pray for the repentance of the unsaved and the enemies of God’s people. Nevertheless, it is not improper to also earnestly pray that if particular individuals or groups callously persist in their sinful ways, if they are hell-bent on spreading their evil to […]
Uncle Sam’s Tearful Prayer
By Dave Eden, Eden Political Cartoons “I once read about a man from India, who wrote a friend about a great revival they were having where he lived in that country, He wrote, ‘We’re having a rebible.’ Not a bad idea, when you think about it. Our churches desperately need to be ‘rebibled.’” -Rev. […]
Praying for our Leaders in D.C.
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “In one of the previous churches I pastored, there was a stately and distinguished-looking old man in my church. The fact was, however, he just cleaned up well. He was just a farmer who also ran a country store. His son-in-law was often impressed with how distinguished he could […]
Victory: Supreme Court Sides with Coach Who was Fired for Post-Game Prayer
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League June 29, 2022 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed advocates of religious liberty a landmark victory, siding with a high school football coach who had been fired for post-game prayers and overturning a 51-year-old legal precedent that had been used to limit religious freedoms. The justices, in a […]
Opening Prayer at Mebane City Council Meetings Scrapped, But Could Return
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League January 21, 2022 An invocation could once again be a part of Mebane City Council meetings if the council decides on a new policy at its Feb. 14 meeting. Officials in the town, which lies on the border of Alamance and Orange counties, recently replaced their opening prayer with […]
Can You Hear the Voice of God?
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League January 7, 2022 You may have heard the story about the young priest who was playing golf alone one day when he approached the fifth tee. Between him and the green was a small lake. As he was considering which club he ought to choose, a Heavenly voice […]
Join The Christian Action League in Prayer
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League November 17, 2021 During my study yesterday, I came upon a story told by the incomparable H.A. Ironside, the internationally beloved Bible teacher and former Pastor of the famous Moody Memorial Church in Chicago. In his commentary on the Gospel of John, Ironside told a story that was […]
President Biden’s National Proclamation of Prayer to No God
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League May 14, 2021 During last week’s National Day of Prayer, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation that spoke of the “power of prayer” and urged Americans to “give thanks,” but it made no mention of God. No President in American history has ever omitted “God” in his proclamation […]