Speaking
Chris inspires and teaches her audiences with entertaining one-act plays, Bible stories that come alive, and talks on how to hear the living God.
Living Echoes: Original One-Act Plays
Susanna Wesley: From Ordinary to Extraordinary
(1669-1742) Susanna lived in turbulent times. Her home burned (twice), her husband was in and out of debtor’s prison, and of her 19 children, 10 survived infancy. But she considered each of these events a personal challenge and an opportunity for the grace of God. After her death, her son John Wesley wrote, “I learned more about Christianity from my mother than all the theologians in England.”
Susanna explains how at age 12 she defied her Puritan parents to return to the Church of England, how she began a small at-home Bible study for her children and ended up with 200 people, and how she advised her son John that he should not expel a young woman from his church because the girl didn’t want to marry him.
Elisabeth Elliot: Tragedy Turns to Glory
(1926–2015) Elisabeth is the famous author of the 1957 bestseller Through Gates of Splendor, where she tells the true story of Operation Auca (the name means “savage”), a mission to bring the gospel to a violent tribe in the wilds of Ecuador. The mission ended with the murder of Elisabeth’s husband and his fellow missionaries, but the story doesn’t end there. After her husband’s death, Elisabeth risked her life to share Christ’s message of grace and forgiveness with the tribe who killed her husband.
Mrs. Alice Porter: Finding Wonder
Fictional Mrs. Porter is my American storytelling character. Alice is a Tennessee mountain woman from the year 1932, and comes armed with American folklore and Bible stories as told by the people of the southern Appalachians, like “Balaam and the Donkey,” “The Christmas Baby,” “Darkling in the Hollows” and “Amazing Grace.”
She tells about conflict and redemption, souls lost and souls won, dark nights in the hollows and glorious dawns — and why she always keeps a shotgun by her front door.
Carrie G. Davis: Helping the Helpless
(1856-1925) Carrie was the Supervisor of San Francisco’s Oriental Home, a Methodist Mission that rescued enslaved Chinese women. When the Great Earthquake struck in 1906, she trusted God to help her lead 49 Chinese women, children, and babies to safety through the burning streets.
My book The Devil Came Down to Chinatown details the Oriental and Presbyterian Missions in San Francisco, and the miracles God worked through ordinary women to free thousands of trafficked girls.
Great Women of the Bible
Mary Magdalen, Lydia, Miriam, Rahab, Mary the mother of Jesus… each of these great women of the Bible look back on their lives and tell their stories. Mary Magdalen remembers her deliverance from demons and the man who accepted her the way she was. Lydia recalls meeting Paul in a entirely unexpected place, and what happened to her well-ordered life. Miriam tells about the Hebrews’ miraculous escape from Egypt and the sight of her brother lifting his staff to hold back the Red Sea. Rahab shares the way she used to live in the great city of Jericho, why she hid the Hebrew spies, and about the day the walls fell. And Mary tells the story of how she learned to release her beloved son — and how the Son saved her.
In Living Color: Bible Stories Come Alive
Don’t just read the stories. Live them.
“A Voice like Thunder” The dramatic true story of the raising of Lazarus. What precious thing have you lost that God might raise up again?
“The God Who Knows My Name” When God has compassion on a runaway slave. Let Hagar’s story remind you that no matter how far you feel from God, God knows your name — and loves you with an everlasting love.
“The Shepherd’s Story” The birth of Jesus from the shepherds’ point of view. We buy Christmas cards with peaceful manger scenes, complete with a couple of shepherds and a sheep or two. But real shepherds are tough, dirty, and socially unacceptable. When the angel choir appeared they got to their feet and ran to see the King — and the herds thundered after them. Your life may be a mess — but your salvation is here.
“The Flight” The prophet Elijah’s flight from Jezebel. There were blood and earthquakes and windstorms and fire — and the still small voice of God. When you are surrounded by breakdown and disaster, how can hear God? You listen.
The One Who Loves You: The Power of Imaging Prayer
Yes, God IS speaking. Yes, you CAN hear Him… IF YOU KNOW HOW TO LISTEN.
Chris has studied and practiced Christian imaging prayer for 30 years. She stumbled on it “accidentally” (it was the Holy Spirit) when she was on a retreat at St. Andrews Abbey in Valyermo, California. The Abbey’s bookstore had a copy of Adventure Inward by Episcopalian priest Morton Kelsey.
She read it. And her prayer life changed forever.
Imaging prayer enables you to hear the Holy Spirit speaking directly to you. Imaging prayer never conflicts with the Bible and does not replace other forms of prayer. It complements them by allowing you to visualize what the Holy Spirit is teaching you. Hearing Him, you know that He loves you and has a powerful plan for your life.
Talks on Imaging Prayer and Discernment
Seeing the Light: Personal Imaging Prayer for Christians who want a closer walk with God. Chris teaches how to hear God speaking directly to you, and to act on His word. Learn how to use devotional Bible reading, meditation, praying Scripture, and imaging prayer to explore God’s love, presence, and guidance.
Deep Discernment for Christian Entrepreneurs
When God calls His people to found businesses, it’s not all about money. It’s about holy impact and spreading the Good News in the world. Learn how to listen to God to discern how He is leading you and your team into his will, and into Kingdom impact.
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