When the Bar Comes Rolling Down the Street
Dr. Mark Creech Director of Government Relations Return America Last Friday afternoon, I decided to take advantage of the pleasant weather and spend some quiet time in downtown Raleigh. I walked over to the State Capitol carrying my Bible and a book. Finding a shaded...
Is the Creator in Your Boat?
What Jesus Calming the Storm Reveals About Who He Really Is by Rev. Mark Creech RevMarkCreech.org There is a remarkable moment in the Gospels when Jesus and His disciples were crossing the Sea of Galilee. A violent storm arose, waves crashed over the boat, and...
North Carolina’s Primaries Send a Warning to Conservative Christian Voters
by Dr. Mark Creech Director of Government Relations Return America Primary elections rarely make headlines outside political circles. Yet the results of North Carolina’s recent primaries offer a revealing window into the direction of the state’s political culture and...
Courts, Conscience, and the Culture: Two North Carolina Cases Christians Should Watch
by Rev. Mark Creech RevMarkCreech.org Important cultural battles are increasingly being fought not in legislatures or churches, but in courtrooms. Judges are being asked to decide questions that strike at the heart of how Americans understand human identity, religious...
It’s a Bad Thing When God Dies
by Rev. Mark Creech RevMarkCreech.org “The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts” (Psalm 10:4). There is a true story about an old chief of an East African tribe who once told a missionary, “I am much...
When the Pulpit Burns Bright: Reflections from Briggs Memorial
by Dr. Mark Creech Director of Government Relations Return America I once heard a preacher say he was happiest whenever he stood in the pulpit. I understand exactly what he meant. That is one reason I rejoice at every opportunity to present the Word of God to a...
Puerto Rico’s Quiet but Consequential Step for Unborn Human Life
by Rev. Mark Creech RevMarkCreech.org In the very same news cycle that saw wall-to-wall coverage of pop star Bad Bunny’s headline-grabbing cultural moment, a development of profound moral and legal significance in Puerto Rico received comparatively little sustained...
Questions that Warrant Clear Answers
By Dr. Mark Creech Director of Government Relations Return AmericaRevMarkCreech.org Recent reporting has drawn renewed attention to a Kentucky distillery tour involving North Carolina lawmakers and lobbyists - a trip now under investigation by the State Bureau of...
Lessons from a Sleeping Dog
by Michelle Lonaberger, Guest Columnist RevMarkCreeech.org 3:40 AM — CRASH. I came out of a dead sleep, fully convinced someone had just executed a Chuck Norris–style kick through one of the original five-foot bedroom windows in my 1880s farmhouse. Nope. Instead, a...
Irreversible Decisions, Unavoidable Questions: The Prisha Mosley Story
By Dr. Mark Creech Director of Government Relations Return America Not long ago, Prisha Mosley stood before lawmakers at the North Carolina General Assembly and told a story that should stop every policymaker and every parent in their tracks. It was not theory. It was...