The Carpenter's Nail

Proper 21 B  - Alston Johnson             Today I would like to share some words with you from a man named Toyohiko Kagawa, who as a boy wanted to learn to speak English.  In Kobe, Japan, the nearest thing he could find to English lessons were in a Bible class taught by Presbyterian missionaries.  Orphaned… Continue reading Millstones

There is a well-known moment in the life of Francis of Assisi when the little saint, burning bright with the spirit, gives his fellow monks an admonition, “Go into the world and preach the message, using words if necessary.”  Some believe it is an urban myth – and some believe that it is true based… Continue reading The Picture and 1000 Words

Markos quotes C.S. Lewis, who said, “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it, I see everything else.” Describing his role model, C.S. Lewis, Markos says, “He brought together reason and imagination in a way that no one has done. As… Continue reading The Sun that shines – Markos on Lewis

October 29-31, 2021 - Lewis in Shreveport St. Mark's Cathedral, Shreveport, is excited to welcome Dr. Louis Markos later this fall as a guest speaker and preacher. It has long been my desire to create a gathering of those whose lives have been touched by the work of CS Lewis, both at St. Mark's as… Continue reading C.S. Lewis and Dr. Louis Markos