Religion

The Meaning of Faith

Rabbi Irwin Wiener, D.D. There have been many natural disasters in the world. In our lifetime we have witnessed earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, fires—on and on—the list is endless. And we have heard priests and ministers and rabbis explain these catastrophes as some punishment from God for all the evil that has occurred. Human beings, then as…

Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation

September is the month for celebration of the Jewish High Holidays. Rosh Hashanah starts at sundown on Sept. 15, and Yom Kippur begins with the Kol Nidre service on Sept. 24. For additional information or to have your questions answered about SLJC services, call 480-612-4413. Those interested in Temple membership and/or non-member High Holiday guest…

Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation Sisterhood

Esther Spear The Sun Lake Jewish Congregation Sisterhood has an exciting year planned. The first meeting will take place on Thursday, Oct. 19, at 1 p.m. at the Chapel House. The guest speaker is Martin Rittman, owner of Rango Honey in Tempe. This company sells kosher honey, and its mission is to help young people…

The Generation of: It’s All About Me

Rev. Steve Foss, First Baptist Church Recent past generations have been described as: * The Sixties, “If it feels good, do it” generation; * The Seventies, “If you can’t be with the one you love, love the one you’re with” generation; * The Eighties, “Peter Pan” generation (they never wanted to grow up); * The…

A Wise Man Once Said

Pastor Mitch McDonald, Sun Lakes Community Church What is it about wise words that catches our attention? We see examples of them all around the world. One old Chinese proverb says, “One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked.” From Africa we get the proverbial wisdom that, “A loose…

Our Fingerprints

Pastor Marvin Arnpriester God gave you a fingerprint that no one else has so you can leave an imprint that no one else can. I wonder what imprints I have left and what difference they have made. Hopefully, there have been more positive than negative. All I can really do is apologize for those imprints that…

Unity: Resilience—Bouncing Back

Kay Davis Unity Church of Sun Lakes is a New Thought Community. We celebrate Peace, Love, Light, Joy, and Healing. We practice affirmative prayer and positive thinking, and we support one another in living a Spirit-centered life. Rev. Jeanne MacLaughlin is our spiritual leader and has been giving her lessons on YouTube in July and…