Dear Friends, On behalf of the staff, myself, Dr. Jack, Tina and Jessica, I want to thank all of you in the congregation for your...

editor's note: Dr. Jack submitted this the week after the Amahl performance. Apologies for publishing it late. Last Sunday evening, a...

It's the Christmas season and we all have our favorite activities to do (such as baking, making ornaments, sending Christmas cards,...

When I came to First Presbyterian Church of Pauls Valley, we were beginning to come out of the Covid pandemic. The choir room needed to...

I learned recently that the famous Christmas show, Amahl and the Night Visitors by Gian-Carlo Menotti has been seen all over the world by...

When I was a first grader and was learning to read, I discovered that I loved to read. It didn't matter if it was my reading assignment...

Rarely does anyone ask me about the most difficult tasks of a church music director. It may surprise you, but preparing the music for...

Fall has arrived. The leaves are changing colors, pumpkins are everywhere but so are apples. When I taught kindergarten and...

Yes! In 1923, our church building was dedicated, and Pauls Valley had a beautiful new First Presbyterian Church. In the same year, one of...

September is here and that means that the new school year has begun. For little ones starting PreK all the way up to young adults...

As we prepare to celebrate the 100th anniversary of our beautiful building, I looked back at what hymns were being sung in 1923. I...

August 6 is the first Sunday of the month. We celebrate communion and the Summer Choir sings. Anyone, regardless of age, is welcome to...

I heard a meteorologist recently say that Oklahoma was now in the middle of the "dog days of summer." I have heard of that term many...

One of my favorite things to do when traveling is to visit the grave sites of famous composers--Bach, Handel, Haydn, and of course,...

We found a 1978 pictorial directory, and in it was this cool picture of the previous church building. We think that's looking northeast...

Many years ago, I took piano lesson from Jane (Reidl) Hefley. In July, she would stop working on "lesson music" and have her students get...

Recently someone asked me who the most prolific American writer of hymns has been. Without blinking, I knew the answer: Fanny Crosby. ...

Variations on “America,” the organ music for this Sunday, was written by Charles Ives in 1891 when he was seventeen. According to...

The month of June has arrived. For many people, it is the beginning of something new and maybe something very different. For me, it has...

Many stories in the Bible tell of people walking along and someone who appears to be unknown joins the walk. After talking the walkers...