Dr. Marc Drake, Sr Pastor., First Baptist Church Sun Lakes Some years ago, on a Friday morning shortly before 8:00, a man rode up the escalator in a busy Washington, DC, subway station. This fellow didn’t look all that impressive: long-sleeved T-shirt, jeans and Washington Nationals baseball cap. But then this ordinary-looking man positioned himself…
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Community News, March 2019
When stress is greater than strength
Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church Sun Lakes A Portuguese proverb says: “That’s too much sand for my truck.” Does that ever happen to you? From time to time, all of us probably load too much sand (figuratively speaking) into our trucks. For while there are many people who live beyond their means…
Community News, February 2019
The most powerful force in history
Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church Sun Lakes Henry Ford famously said, “History is bunk.” I suspect that a great number of people (myself included) would strongly disagree with such sentiment. In fact, it can be argued that Ford’s statement is bunk! After all, it should be very clear to us that history…
Community News, November 2018
Dry dates, Broody camels, and perfect calm
Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church Sun Lakes The 19th century English missionary to China, Hudson Taylor, said, “Quiet waiting before God would save from many a mistake and from many a sorrow.” Sadly, in our society’s hectic pace, this great truth is tragically neglected. Even Christians can become anxious and overwhelmed with…
Community News, October 2018
Creationists living like Evolutionists
Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church Sun Lakes It seems that many people readily acknowledge God as Creator but live as though life is about the survival of the fittest rather than living in daily dependence on their Maker and following His instructions. In other words, they live like evolutionists. But those…
Community News, September 2018
The Church and Crazy Horse
Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church Sun Lakes Near the top of my “bucket list” for travel within the U.S. is a visit to the Black Hills of South Dakota to see Mount Rushmore. But I would also like to see another mountainside that features not four faces, but one – that of…
Community News, July 2018
Boll Weevil theology
Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church Sun Lakes Years ago, my wife and I drove through the small town of Enterprise, Alabama – not exactly a vacation destination for most people. But there is an attraction there you won’t see anywhere else in the world. In the town square there is a…
Community News, June 2018
At just the right time
Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church Sun Lakes A remarkable missionary by the name of Gladys Aylward served in China for more than 50 years. Forced to flee when the Japanese army invaded northern China, she took with her only one assistant and more than 100 orphans. It was a dangerous journey out…
Community News, April 2018
An Indestructible Life
Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church Sun Lakes After Jesus died, he was buried in a tomb with a big stone rolled up against it. A short time later, the religious leaders came to the Roman governor Pilate and asked for permission to seal the stone and guard the tomb. They expressed…
Community News, August 2017
What will you remember?
Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church Sun Lakes Psalm 77:11 says, “I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your wonders of old.” In the midst of a crisis or time of uncertainty, it’s easy to forget the past provisions and protection of God. Worry crowds out trust and…