Tag Archive for Sun Lakes Community Church

March Madness: Will Your Team Make It?

Pastor Mitch McDonald, Sun Lakes Community Church We have recently finished the Olympics. At the writing of the article, the United States is not doing very well in the medal count, and as you read this article, our nation is now in the throes of preparing for March Madness. Brackets have been drawn and, hopefully,…

Celebrating Christmas Together

Pastor Mitch McDonald, Sun Lakes Community Church Okay, I’ll admit it. It’s the last hour before submitting the Splash article for the December issue. Now, before you judge me too harshly, know that I have had this article written for weeks. I was planning on throwing out a teaser or two about our Holiday Sermon series…

Bad One Liners

Pastor Mitch McDonald, Sun Lakes Community Church Many of us have heard some people use some bad lines in our lifetime. Maybe they were lines being used by someone trying to get a date, someone trying to get us to do something, or lines that really weren’t helpful in times of hurt or grief. I…

Finding Balance in the Uncertainty of COVID

Pastor Mitch McDonald, Sun Lakes Community Church The musical Fiddler on the Roof focuses greatly on the theme of tradition. When the main character Tevye explains why they fiddle on the roof in their village, he says, “You may ask ‘Why do we stay up there if it’s so dangerous?’ Well, we stay because Anatevka is…

Blackwood Brothers become New Legacy?!

Doug Ross Rick Price began his now 40-year career in gospel music being mentored by Cecil Blackwood. Rick was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame with the Grammy and Dove award winning group. In 2017, Rick made the decision to rename Blackwood Legacy to New Legacy Project, believing that God was speaking into…

Never stop pressing forward

Pastor Mitch McDonald Mike Swider has served as the football coach at Wheaton College for 24 years, now he is somewhat of a speaker similar to a football motivational speaker you could find for hire on different internet sites. Every year, he writes out a theme for the team to serve as motivation and encouragement.…

Chapel Center Treasure Sale-October 18, 19

What Fun! It’s the Chapel Center’s 13th Annual Treasure Sale. We are at 9240 N. Sun Lakes Blvd., Phase 1, across the street from the clubhouse in Sun Lakes. The dates are Friday, October 18, from 7:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. and Saturday, October 19, from 7:00 a.m. until noon. The Treasure Sale will have…

People, God’s currency

Mitch McDonald, Pastor, Sun Lakes Community Church “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, strength and mind, and your neighbor as yourself” Luke 10:27 What is your bottom-line currency? To answer that, we first might want to understand the word itself. According to the dictionary, currency is defined as: noun…