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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.

Learning to Pray from Jesus #5

Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia, and the United States have spent months trying to persuade Iran to suspend their uranium enrichment and reprocessing. These six nations do not want Iran to become a nuclear power. The negotiations have been going on for months. Imagine, if just before these talks had started, we read in the morning paper: “Diplomats From Six Nations Gather for Prayer.” Imagine the article shared how the senior diplomats of Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States wanted to prevent Iran from going nuclear. But their first step was going to be prayer. For a month they would gather and pray.Read More »Learning to Pray from Jesus #5

Christians and Culture

My family and I loved watching the Summy Olympics this year (2008). The only thing we didn’t like is how sleep-deprived we get. The opening ceremony was especially powerful. Two things happened during the Opening Ceremony which caused controversy. First, we learned that some footage of the fireworks exploding across China’s capital was fake. What millions watched on television was not all actual fireworks. Some of what we saw was digitally inserted into the television coverage to make the fireworks appear more spectacular than they really were. Second, we learned that the nine year old girl who sang during the ceremony was not actually singing. She was lip-synching. The one actually singing was a seven year old girl who was originally scheduled to be in the ceremony. At the last moment, however, she was judged not cute enough and was replaced with a cuter nine year old. The seven year old had the better voice. So, she sang while the nine year old lip synced.[i] Even in front of millions of viewers, something false was presented as true.Read More »Christians and Culture

The Red Prayer of Glory (John 17:1-26)

Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia, and the United States have spent months trying to persuade Iran to suspend their uranium enrichment and reprocessing. These six nations do not want Iran to become a nuclear power. The negotiations have been going on for months. Imagine, if just before these talks had started, we read in the morning paper: “Diplomats From Six Nations Gather for Prayer.” Imagine the article shared how the senior diplomats of Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States wanted to prevent Iran from going nuclear. But their first step was going to be prayer. For a month they would gather and pray.Read More »The Red Prayer of Glory (John 17:1-26)

Taking Thinking Captive (2 Cor. 101-6)

Raise your hand if you watched the Summer Olympics. I and my family watched them. We love watching the Olympics. The only thing we don’t like is how sleep-deprived we get. What was your favorite Olympic moment? Raise your hand if your favorite Olympic moment had to do with swimming? With gymnastics? With track and field? (I won’t ask anyone to raise their hand about the beach volleyball). How about the Opening Ceremony? How many of you watched it? Two things happened during the Opening Ceremony which caused controversy. First, we learned that some footage of the fireworks exploding across China’s capital was fake. What millions watched on television was not all actual fireworks. Some of what we saw was digitally inserted into the television coverage to make the fireworks appear more spectacular than they really were. Second, we learned that the nine year old girl who sang during the ceremony was not actually singing. She was lip-synching. The one actually singing was a seven year old girl who was originally scheduled to be in the ceremony. At the last moment, however, she was judged not cute enough and was replaced with a cuter nine year old. The seven year old had the better voice. So, she sang while the nine year old lip synced.[1] Even in front of millions of viewers, something false was presented as true.Read More »Taking Thinking Captive (2 Cor. 101-6)