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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)

Storytelling: How the Stories of the Manger and the Cross Shape the Way We Share Jesus (Phil. 2) Chris Altrock – August 14, 2011

Many of you know that I grew up outside of any religious faith.  As a child, I didn’t know anything about Christianity.  I couldn’t tell you a single book in the Bible.  I couldn’t name a single character in the Bible except Jesus.  For the first sixteen years of my life I knew nothing about Christianity.Read More »Storytelling: How the Stories of the Manger and the Cross Shape the Way We Share Jesus (Phil. 2) Chris Altrock – August 14, 2011

Storytelling: How the Story of the Tomb Shapes the Way We Share Jesus (Col. 1:15-20) Chris Altrock – August 7, 2011

Summer and reading go together.  For some of us, it’s an unwanted combination.  A high school freshman whose name I will not reveal responded in this way when her school’s required summer reading list arrived: “Summer reading?  That’s an oxymoron.  Who wants to read in the summer?!”  But for many others, summer and reading are welcome pairing.  We have a little more free time in the summer and we are finally able to get to the novel, the biography, or that thriller that we’ve wanted to read.  We read on the beach while tanning, in the car or plane while traveling, or on a deck while relaxing.  How many of you enjoyed reading a good story this summer?Read More »Storytelling: How the Story of the Tomb Shapes the Way We Share Jesus (Col. 1:15-20) Chris Altrock – August 7, 2011

Masquerade: The Power of a Life Poorly Lived

A couple of years ago Kendra and I made our first-ever trip to New York.  We did all the typical tourist things—go to the top of the Empire State Building, walk through Times Square, see theatrical shows on Broadway, and stroll through the museums.  We even visited the Statue of Liberty.  The morning of our visit to Ms. Liberty we stood in a long line for tickets.  While we waited, some local “entrepreneurs” sold their products up and down the line. They finally made their way the spot where we were standing.  The men claimed to be selling Rolex watches and Gucci handbags.  For a very reasonable price, they said, we could have a Rolex or a Gucci.  The products looked like the real thing.  But in fact they were not.  They were fakes.  The lady in front of us knew this.   But she bought one of the watches anyway.  She said, “I know it’s a knock-off, but who cares?  When I show it to people back home, they’ll think I’ve got the real thing.”  I found her comment interesting.  She actually wanted the fake watch because it would make her look like she had the real watch.  In life there is the fake and there is the real—and sometimes we prefer the fake. This woman knew the watch wasn’t real.  But she wanted the fake one because it was an easy way of fooling everyone into thinking she had the real deal.Read More »Masquerade: The Power of a Life Poorly Lived