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.
In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus imagines that we can be salt in the lives of other people—preventing emotional, psychological, and spiritual decay in… Read More »Ten Minute Mystic: Part 3: Growing in People Through Slowing (3)
Bumper Sticker Faith
Jon Acuff is a Christian author and the founder of a popular blog called “Stuff Christians Like.”[i] In one article he writes about Christian bumper stickers. Acuff provides this “Christian Bumper Sticker Scorecard”:
1. You have an ichthus fish sticker. = +1 point
2. You have an ichthus fish sticker with the word ichthus written inside it. =+2 points
3. You have an ichthus fish sticker with the word ichthus written inside it, eating a Darwin fish. = +3 points
4. You have an ichthus fish sticker with the word ichthus written inside it, applying a sleeper hold to the Darwin fish or stabbing it with a sharpened prison style toothbrush. = +4 pointRead More »The American Creed and the Christian Creed: “We believe Jesus cares for the hereafter” V. “We believe Jesus also cares for the here and now”
I’m going to read some words out loud. As I read these words, picture in your mind the person who first spoke them. Try to imagine his face. Picture the forehead, the eyebrows, the eyes, the lips, the teeth, and the skin color. Is he happy? Is he sad? Is he mad? Here are his words:Read More »Masquerade: Mother Hen
John Ortberg writes about a chaotic time in his life:[1] Not long after moving to Chicago, I called a wise friend to ask for… Read More »Ten Minute Mystic: Part 3: Growing in People Through Slowing (2)