Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Sun Lakes A well-known pastor of an earlier generation, Dr. Donald Grey Barnhouse would regularly hold an open forum at his church in Philadelphia. The building would be filled with people as he stood before a microphone with his Bible in his hands to answer questions from…
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Religion, February 2017
Where you were, where you are, and where you’re going
Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Sun Lakes If some of your goals for 2017 have fallen by the wayside, this may be a good time to reflect on the words of the apostle Paul in the Bible: “One thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,…
Religion, November 2016
A cruise to nowhere?
Dr. Marc Drake, Sr. Pastor, First Baptist Church, Sun Lakes Former President Ronald Reagan had a great goal: “To have a vision to dream of a better, safer world, and the courage, persistence and patience to turn that dream into a reality.” His bold vision demanded a response from the global community and, as a…
Religion, September 2016
Unstoppable Gospel
Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Sun Lakes Russian leader Vladimir Putin thinks he can stop the gospel. Perhaps you’ve read of his action to sign into law measures that severely restrict religious freedom and criminalize missionary activities. Like so many others before him, he is attempting the impossible! How successful were Nero,…