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chrisaltrock

Chris Altrock is an author, spiritual director and preacher, serving as the Senior Minister at the Stamford Church of Christ. He and his wife Kendra are parents to Jordan and Jacob.

Storytelling: How the Stories of the Clouds and the Fire Shape the Way We Share Jesus (Acts 1-2)

In his book Megan’s Secrets Mike Cope writes stories of his mentally disabled daughter named Megan.  Early in the book he tells this story which involves Megan and Mike’s wife Diane:[1] I head a sound from the other room: splash, splash, splash.  I walked into the bathroom to find Megan lapping up water from the toilet.  Her ladle was Diane’s toothbrush.  I was too tired to worry about it; I guess I thought, “What you don’t know can’t hurt you” (plus the toilet had just been cleaned), so I slung the water off the toothbrush and put it back in the toothbrush holder.  That evening, I walked into the bathroom to see Diane brushing her teeth.  The laughter I’d been fighting back now came out like a locomotive.  She looked at me strangely and asked, “What’s so funny?”  I choked out the words, “Megan used your toothbrush in the toilet.”  That’s when she started laughing hysterically.  I said, “What’s so funny?”  Diane replied, “She usually uses yours.”Read More »Storytelling: How the Stories of the Clouds and the Fire Shape the Way We Share Jesus (Acts 1-2)