By Rev. Mark Creech, DHL Christian Action League April 19, 2024 April is Alcohol Awareness Month. In recognition, the following article is part two of a two-part series addressing two popular arguments made in favor of social drinking. Several years ago, my wife, our son Matthew, then a teenager, and I decided to worship with […]
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SBC Sunday School Lesson Provided Great Opportunity to Address Neglected Topic
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League July 31, 2023 My wife, Kim, and I attend a small Baptist Church in the metropolis of Eureka, North Carolina. I’m being facetious about Eureka’s size because actually, it’s a town in Wayne County with a population of about 200. Our pastor is stupendous and the congregation of […]
Revelation Chapter 14: A Second Angel Announces ‘Babylon is Fallen’
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League July 14, 2023 On V-E Day (Victory in Europe), May 8, 1945, President Harry S. Truman made the official announcement by radio from the White House that Germany had surrendered. World War II had taken a tremendous toll on America. Many other countries suffered greatly. Justice had been […]
Beer and Wine Cause Cancer, but Few Americans Know of the Link: Study
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League December 9, 2022 Most Americans don’t know of the link between alcoholic beverage consumption and cancer even though “conclusive” research has found a connection, according to a new report. The study, published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, noted that scientists have linked the drinking of alcohol […]
Do Not Gaze at Wine…
by Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “The Scriptures say, ‘And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit’ (Eph. 5:18). Nothing casts off restraint in life like alcohol. It’s a known fact that where alcohol runs high, morals run low. The brother of alcohol is excess. But God doesn’t […]
For N.C. Christians Wanting to Be Informed, Engaged and Prayerful about Social Issues: No Better Resource than The CAL Insider
Christian Action League Staff Christian Action League November 19, 2019 For Christians who want to pray for their state and nation, for Christians who wish to stay abreast of the latest news about social issues, for Christians who desire to be educated about the issues from a strong Christian worldview, for Christians who want to […]
They Say Wine Is Good For You. Really?
By Pam Blume Christian Action League November 1, 2019 The proliferation of vineyards, wineries and wine bars in North Carolina reveals our growing affinity for the liquid version of the fruit of the vine. Wine is considered the “good” alcohol because of the health benefits associated with it. But recent studies have called into question […]