Recently I have been visiting a few young friends who are going through life-altering situations in their late twenties and early thirties; each of them is unique in both the burden and pain they carry - each of them calling upon God for their own "touchstone" of healing and hope. As they are casting off… Continue reading Some Practical Prayer
A few years ago a representative from Teach America paid a visit to one of the premier university campuses—Duke. Teach America hires the brightest students and places them in some of the nation's worst public schools. So the representative stood before the crowd of Duke students and said, "I can tell just by looking at… Continue reading Of Crowns and Crosses
Sermon March 7th. Preaching Texts: Exodus 20: 1-7, 1 Corinthians 1: 18-25, John 2: 13-22, Collect for the Third Sunday of Lent (B). Rev. Andrew Christiansen. St. Mark’s Cathedral "You give us long enough to argue over something and we will bring you in proofs to show that the Ten Commandments should never be ratified.”… Continue reading The Medicine that comes only from Christ – The Reverend Canon Andrew Christiansen
Hey Alston and St. Mark's friends, Latest updates: link to Marie's journal Sorry to be out of touch for a month! I lost my cell phone in the hospital bed linens the night I left, Feb. 9th. Healing up from the blood infection was very uneven, then there was a week of being a Polar Pioneer. Last week, I finally returned… Continue reading Marie Kalmbach Journal
The Carpenter's Nail 