Religion

Aging is a blessing

Rabbi Irwin Wiener, D.D. Okay, bad things happen to us. Bad things happen to all people, regardless of age. Things that cause pain are real and lasting. When we were younger, we felt invincible. Now we are feeling vulnerable. Our youth was spent dreaming. As we age, we tend to remember the past, but with…

Special healing service June 14

A special healing service! Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation invites everyone to attend its annual Healing Service on June 14 at 7:00 p.m. at the Sun Lakes Chapel near Riggs and Sun Lakes Blvd. This beautiful and meaningful service, led by Rabbi Irwin Wiener and Cantor Ronda Polesky, will be unique because it will not include…

What good is church?

Pastor Doug Ross The story is told of a man awakened by his wife on Sunday morning – she tried and tried to get him up. He kept turning over trying to go back to sleep. Finally she said, “Henry, you have to get up and go to church.” He replied, “I don’t want to.”…

Are you at the end?

Jean Newell, Associate Pastor Sun Lakes United Methodist Church Showtime! After weeks of rehearsals, actors with broken legs and a script rewrite to include the use of crutches, it was production time! Family and friends gathered in the school cafeteria as the young actors prepared for the play to begin. As my granddaughter Peyton had…