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Chris Hall

Chris Hall

President of Renovaré

Chris Hall

Articles & Essays by Chris Hall

Article

Holy Hunger

Chris Hall encourages us to unplug in the most literal sense and fast in small ways from media. How might your mind and spirit be transformed by abstaining from the distractions of the digital age?
Essay

Walking with Hope

In this reading for the first week of Advent, Chris Hall explores the message of hope that the Messiah brings. With Mary’s tenacious faith as his model, he encourages us to “to live in hope [as our lives unfold] in the strange, wondrous, demanding in-between time all Christians indwell.”
Essay

Chewing the Cud of Scripture

Chris Hall examines John Chrysostom’s “constant rereading and memorization of Pauline texts” in his own transformation toward Christlikeness and encourages us to do likewise.
Essay

Why Pray If God Already Knows?

With help from the church fathers and mothers, Chris Hall considers what communication is like with the God whose knowledge is inseparable from his love.