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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.

Meant for More Than Just Us (Eph. 4:6)

Chris Altrock – February 7, 2010

 

While traveling recently to the Philippines, I was reminded of the human tendency to create boundaries.   

  • For example, at the Memphis International Airport there is a clear boundary regarding where you can and cannot park.  You can park in long-term lots and short-term lots.  But you cannot park in the drop-off zone near the entrance to the airport.  Security guards at the drop-off zone ensure that you can barely get out of the car before they whistle for your loved one to move the vehicle.  You can park there (short-term and long-term lots), but you cannot park here (drop-off zone).  Thus, the morning of our trip, we bid a quick farewell to Beverly Ralston who deposited David and me at the drop off zone at the airport.
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Learning to Pray His Way #10: Light From Darkness

glory3We find Jesus’ longest prayer in John 17.  The prayer models many things for us.  It consists of 3 parts and 7 petitions.

In part 1 Jesus prays for himself.  He offers 2 petitions, each a mirror of the other (John 17:1, 5):

1When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you,

5And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.”

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