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Newsletter — April 24, 2022 April 24th, 2022

You may or may not have heard of the Twitter account “LibsOfTikTok” depending upon how “extremely online” you are or aren’t. This account, run by a previously anonymous person, would repost crazy and/or weird things liberals posted, often from the short video service TikTok (hence the …

Newsletter — April 17, 2022 April 17th, 2022

Christ is Risen! While we celebrate Christ’s death and resurrection every Lord’s Day, on this another glorious Easter Sunday we celebrate in a particular way Christ’s resurrection from the dead. Easter is a modern English word which derives from what English speakers used to call …

Newsletter — April 10, 2022 April 10th, 2022

There’s nothing quite like the joy of a wedding as God knits together two souls to form one unit. In our case, we have too the privilege of seeing the fruit of faithfulness in two of our member families as their children join together to glorify God by their union. Psalm 127:3 …

Newsletter — April 3, 2022 April 3rd, 2022

What are the qualifications one needs to serve as a Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States? The constitution does not specify any educational standard, or really, much else. The method of selection, as I’m sure you probably know by this point, is that the sitting president will …

Newsletter — March 27, 2022 March 27th, 2022

News this past week of Justice Clarence Thomas’ hospitalization can be a bit worrisome for those of us who value, well, justice. While the court should not be a place that has much occasion for various political shenanigans to surface, nevertheless the fact is that the liberal and …

Newsletter — March 20, 2022 March 20th, 2022

In Matthew 22 Jesus says, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment.” Last week, Pastor Thacker preached to us from Mathew 25 and the takeaway is clear: be about the business of the …

Newsletter — March 13, 2022 March 13th, 2022

Pastor Thacker mentioned in his sermon last week that political corruption is nothing new, it’s been going on since, well, the dawn of time really. Still, it can sometimes be surprising the political shenanigans politicians get up to. You remember how inflation was on the rise …

Newsletter — March 6, 2022 March 6th, 2022

I’m not sure if you’ve heard, or you’ve been living under a rock, but war has broken out between Ukraine and Russia. Many have varying opinions of the leadership of Russia, the leadership of Ukraine, and whether or not the U.S. should be involved, and to what degree. One …

Newsletter — February 27, 2022 February 27th, 2022

As we prepare to enter into the Lenten season, there are a couple of calendar notes that you should mark: On Tuesday, March 1st, we’ll hold our annual Shrove Tuesday pancake feast and talent show. As is tradition, Marc Hays will be our talent show emcee — which is a show unto …

Newsletter — February 20, 2022 February 20th, 2022

One of the things that is abundantly clear in light of the various reports given at the congregational meeting is that God has been very good to St. Mark. God has put money in our bank account, we’re in a position to give to mission works, and we are thankful that God has continued to …

Newsletter — February 13, 2022 February 13th, 2022

The yearly talent show and pancake feast is coming up on Shrove Tuesday, March 1st, and we hope you’ll make plans to be there. Shrove Tuesday is also sometimes referred to as “Fat Tuesday.” This comes from a French term you may have heard before: Mardi Gras. Though it may …

Newsletter — February 6, 2022 February 6th, 2022

This past week, I happened upon a CNN headline that made drew a chuckle, accompanied by great sadness. “Christian school asks parents to sign contract that could exclude gay and transgender students.” Imagine a Christian school holding Christian moral beliefs. The article …