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…
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Religion, 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…
Sports, 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 needs,…
Religion, October 2018
Creationist 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…
Religion, 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…
Religion, August 2018
The Miracle of Israel
Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church Sun Lakes “What proof exists that the Bible is true?” King Frederick II of Prussia reportedly once asked his chaplain. The chaplain responded by simply pointing to one of the king’s advisors across the room, a man who was a Jew. The chaplain was making an excellent…
Religion, 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 13-foot-high…
Religion, 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…
Religion, February 2018
More grace…yet to come
Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church Sun Lakes We all know of places we’ve yet to visit. There are books we’ve yet to read. People we’ve yet to meet. In the same way, there are aspects of the grace of God that believers have yet to experience. The word “grace” comprises all the…
Religion, October 2017
An ever-present help
Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church Sun Lakes It’s a great joy for Christians to know that God never loses sight of them. He never misplaces their file or allows them to slide off his radar for a single moment. Psalm 46:1 says, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help…