Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church Sun Lakes Do you recall the widespread anarchy and mayhem of the late 1960s, especially 1968? It was an election year, the country was rife with violence and racial and political turmoil, and many marches and demonstrations were taking place to protest the unpopular Vietnam War. Furthermore,…
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Community News, July 2020
When Life Is Turbulent
Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church Sun Lakes Have you ever experienced severe turbulence while flying? It can be a jarring and unnerving experience to say the least. Furthermore, life itself can be quite turbulent at times (as we have clearly seen in recent months). What do we do in such times? Our…
Community News, June 2020
Piles of Stones
Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church Sun Lakes As I write these words, restrictions due to the global pandemic are being gradually lifted in some places but, of course, we do not know what to expect in the months and even years to come. But Christians do not have to go into panic…
Community News, May 2020
No “Ifs” in God’s World
Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church Sun Lakes A remarkable story is told in The Hiding Place about Corrie Ten Boom and her sister Betsie. It was during WWII and one night, during an air raid, Corrie went downstairs to the kitchen to drink tea with Betsie. When Corrie returned to her room, she…
Community News, April 2020
Traveling the Longer Way Around
Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church Sun Lakes Imagine a travel agent giving you a plan similar to the one God gave Israel for their journey to the Promised Land after their miraculous deliverance through the Red Sea. Let’s say you’re interested in a three-week trip, and the agent says, “No, it will…
Community News, March 2020
Thinking About Politics (from a Biblical Perspective)
Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church Sun Lakes Americans will go to the polls on Nov. 3 of this year for our nation’s presidential election. Thank God for the privilege of living in a republic where we can exercise this right — a right that so many have fought and died to give…
Community News, February 2020
A Life Worth Living
Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church Sun Lakes Deep within our hearts is a longing for significance, an intense desire for purpose. It’s been said that as surely as a child breathes, he will someday wonder, “What is the purpose of my life?” Unfortunately, many people search for that purpose in a career.…
Community News, January 2020
God’s Surprises
Dr. Marc Drake, senior pastor, First Baptist Church Sun Lakes The Bible is full of surprises. Big surprises! Like the one when Joseph’s brothers, during a time of famine, went down to Egypt just to buy food. However, while there, they encountered a man who turned out to be not only the prime minister of…
Community News, November 2019
The remarkable story of a remarkable woman
Dr. Marc Drake, senior pastor, First Baptist Church Sun Lakes In 1820, a woman was born into slavery by the name of Harriet Tubman. Years later, she was almost killed when her master hurled a metal object at her. After staging a daring escape in 1849, she spent years rescuing hundreds out of slavery and…
Community News, September 2019
Apollo II and the glory of God
Dr. Marc Drake, senior pastor, First Baptist Church Sun Lakes Several weeks ago, Americans celebrated the 50th anniversary of a crowning achievement that reflected years of human creativity and ingenuity. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first persons in history to walk on the moon. What a historic event! Of…