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Newsletter — August 21, 2022 August 21st, 2022

The school year has begun and it’s a good time to take stock of why education of Christian children is important. At St. Mark, many tools for the education of children are employed. Some chose home school, others choose private or classical school. Others are involved in Classical …

Newsletter — August 14, 2022 August 14th, 2022

The Mullenaxes have joined the Drapers in hosting a monthly hymn and psalm sing. This month the Mullenax hosted event is this Friday, August 19th. They live just north of Nashville so if you’re a northern dweller and have not been able to make it to the Drapers, we encourage you to make …

Newsletter — August 7, 2022 August 7th, 2022

Pastor Uri Brito of Providence Church in Pensacola, Florida, recently released a new hymn tune with words by Charles Wesley which we are making the hymn of the month. Pastor Uri named this tune “Strawbridge” in honor of the late Gregg Strawbridge who Uri noted in a post introducing this …

Newsletter — July 31, 2022 July 31st, 2022

One of the things that identifies God’s people is song. That’s because we are commanded to sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. The Bible details many times when God’s people sang. And of course, there’s God’s hymn book right in the middle of our Bibles. Recently in …

Newsletter — July 24, 2022 July 24th, 2022

On Tuesday, July 19, 47 U.S. House Republicans joined their votes with all the House Democrats in voting for a bill titled, “Respect for Marriage Act.” The name is, as you might expect, something of a misnomer because it formally overturns the, “Defense of Marriage Act” of 1996 and …

Newsletter — July 17, 2022 July 17th, 2022

Come one, come all. The Gallants have issued their yearly invitation and you are invited! At 3:00 on Saturday, July 30th the Gallants serve us hamburgers, hotdogs and all manner of fixins for such items. If you haven’t been to one of their picnics yet, it’s a lot of fun for the kids (with an …

Newsletter — July 10, 2022 July 10th, 2022

July 4th has come and gone, and it reminds us of our liberties and how thankful to God we should be for them. But some of those liberties seem to be up for debate. You may have heard of Coach Joe Kennedy. But then again, maybe not. Perhaps the good news of his religious liberty …

Newsletter — July 3, 2022 July 3rd, 2022

This past Wednesday evening at the prayer meeting, we read Psalm 85, which is very relevant to us as we consider the victory God granted in overturning Roe v. Wade. Here are verses 1-4: Lord, you were favorable to your land; you restored the fortunes of Jacob. You forgave the …

Newsletter — June 26, 2022 June 26th, 2022

The Supreme Court released the leaked opinion from May, overturning Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood. When the leak happened, Politico.com called it, “a full-throated, unflinching repudiation of the 1973 decision which guaranteed federal constitutional protections of abortion rights …

Newsletter — June 19, 2022 June 19th, 2022

As announced last week, nominations for elder and deacon were received by the session. Jeff Kernodle and Randy Sadler accepted their nominations, were examined by the session and are heartily recommended to you for election to office. The election for these officers will be held on July 17.

Newsletter — June 5, 2022 June 5th, 2022

As we sing psalms and historic hymns today, both in our hymn sing and worship service, it is helpful to reflect on what many in the modern western church might consider our “odd” choice in musical style. Can we not simply “get with the times?” Music and musical style …

Newsletter — May 29, 2022 May 29th, 2022

The shooting at Uvalde elementary school is a tragedy. We grieve with those who grieve. We mourn with those who mourn. For many of us, it is almost impossible to contemplate what fathers, mothers, brothers, and sisters of those who lost their lives are facing. As we try to understand this …