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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.

The Ride of Your Life: Why Justice is so Vital to Your Voyage (Ps. 123) Chris Altrock

W.C. Handy is widely recognized as the “Father of the Blues.”[1] Handy was a bandleader and songwriter who performed throughout the South before continuing his career in New York. He came across the Delta blues in the late 1890s.  His composition “Memphis Blues,” published in 1912, was the first to include the word “blues” in the title. A Memphis park was named after Handy in recognition of his contribution to blues music.

 

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The Ride of Your Life: Why Knowing God is so Vital to Your Voyage (Ps. 128, 131)

Jonathan Hill is the author of a book entitled What Has Christianity Ever Done For Us?[1] Some of you may be asking that question this morning. Maybe you’re here at Highland because a friend invited you since we just opened this facility or because a family member invited you since it’s Mother’s Day.  You may not regularly attend church.  And as someone not wholly committed to Christianity, you may wonder, “What has Christianity ever done for us?”

 

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