Restenergy Blog

October 21, 2011

Photo Exhibit in St. Paul

I’m pleased to announce that my photography exhibit Borrowed Light is now on display in the gallery at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. The display consists of 18 photographs of a great variety of subjects taken over the last several years. They include my recent cloister panorama from Bad Wimpfen, Germany. The exhibit can be viewed whenever the church is open throughout the week. An opening reception and talk is scheduled for October 30 during the Sunday morning education hour at 9:15 a.m. I also have a “virtual tour” of the exhibit online. Click the image below to virtually visit the exhibit.

October 6, 2011

Photography in Amsterdam

My gallery of photographs from Amsterdam includes many scenes from around Amsterdam, examples of Amsterdam’s beautiful architecture, and photos from within the old city’s two main churches, the Nieuwe Kerk and the Oude Kerk.

September 21, 2011

Art Repatriation Games and Museum Values

Last week it was announced that the Minneapolis Institute of Art would be returning a 5th Century B.C.E. greek vase to Italy where it evidently originated. But is this a wise, good, or even ethical move on the part of the museum?

September 9, 2011

Cloister Panorama

In this beautiful panorama, we see the Medieval cloister at Bad Wimpfen in southern Germany. It was built in stages from the 13th to 15th centuries. Careful restoration in the last century make this quiet and beautiful cloister a real architectural gem.

September 8, 2011

Announcing website and photography email update subscriptions

I am pleased to announce the availability of email updates for new photography and other news related to my photography and website. Updates of photos will continue to be published on this blog, but the update will allow you to receive a quick notification delivered to your email inbox. Your email will not be shared or used for other purposes. This is a great time to sign up, as well, since I am busy editing and preparing photographs from my trip to Europe this summer. I invite you to sign up through the link below. www.restenergy.net email updates

August 14, 2011

Rich, Thick, European-style Hot Chocolate

After having the rich, think, and justly-famous Chocolat l’African in Paris, I needed to learn to make something like it at home. Here is the recipe I came up with.

July 26, 2011

Tarte Tatin

After returning from our recent trip to Europe, including a week in Paris, I had to try making some of the wonderful desserts we had in France. First on my list was the delicious apple dessert known as the Tarte Tatin.

June 8, 2011

New restenergy.net Website

I’m pleased to announce my new, and much improved, main website at www.restenergy.net.

June 6, 2011

Photography: Minneapolis Mill District

Photos from the Minneapolis Mill District, which was once the world center of the flour milling industry.

June 5, 2011

Borrowed Light: Compact Edition

I’ve created a new edition of my photography book, Borrowed Light, the “Compact Edition,” as I’ve called it. With a smaller format (approximately 7 inches square) and a more compact form, it allows for a lower price than my other editions, yet still has all the photographs from the full size versions. You’re invited to check it out. Borrowed Light (compact edition) by Mark C. Christianson | Make Your Own Book The standard paper edition is still available, as is a new and improved deluxe hardcover edition.

May 22, 2011

It’s Not the End of the World

It’s too easy, though, to get caught up on the date fixing and the ridiculousness of claims of rapture and earthquakes happening in each time zone and obeying the international date line. It’s all easy to ridicule, but it misses something actually worth noting. Perhaps it is the only thing really worth noting here. Harold Camping and others present a view of God devoid of love and a message devoid of the gospel.

May 15, 2011

Culture and Agriculture Exhibit

Two of my photographs will be on display at the New Visions Gallery, Marshfield, Wisconsin as a part of the Culture and Agriculture show, July 11 through September 2, 2011.