by Chris Maxwell | Nov 27, 2023 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From Underwater: When Encephalitis, Brian Injury and Epilepsy Change Everything. In my book Underwater, some grief will come out. Some pain will be released. But join me. Please join me on the voyage into my own Neverland, my own Narnia, my own life underwater. Find...
by Chris Maxwell | Nov 23, 2023 | Blog
Decided today to visit memories. Started by listening. Listened to Marc Cohn music. Then listened to more of Kate Bowler’s book, “No Cure for Being Human: And Other Truths I Need to Hear.” I visited their memories in my mind. Later I visited the small town where I was...
by Chris Maxwell | Nov 16, 2023 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From Underwater: When Encephalitis, Brain Injury and Epilepsy Change Everything. A key word for me—and for all of us members of the brain-damaged tribe—is hope. Individuals and groups need that word. My brain remembers it; I can spell it and talk about it. In some odd...
by Chris Maxwell | Nov 13, 2023 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From Underwater: When Encephalitis, Brain Injury and Epilepsy Change Everything. Imagine life with epilepsy. Consider yourself among us—one of the statistics. Though each person living with epilepsy is different, select a seizure type, choose a cause, pick a...
by Chris Maxwell | Nov 1, 2023 | Blog
a new month.a new temperature.a new day of new things. like life,the old and knownmove on.this merging of a mysterybeyond our controloffers an opportunityof how we will respond. overwhelmed? afraid?joyful? courageous?glancing forward, smiling?staring back, wounded?...
by Chris Maxwell | Oct 30, 2023 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From the book Pause for Pastors: Finding Still Waters in the Storm of Ministry. I use modern technology. Actually, I depend upon it. For writing and speaking, for daily calendars, for communicating to others, for reading and studying, for news reports and sports...
by Chris Maxwell | Oct 25, 2023 | Blog
Last week, fifteen guys spent two days together. A 123 mile ride through the Georgia hills and autumn colors. A Thursday afternoon, Friday, and Saturday morning of October 2023 offered authenticity and laughter, prayer and worship, long talks and long walks. Step by...
by Chris Maxwell | Oct 23, 2023 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From the book Equilibrium: 31 Ways to Stay Balanced on Life’s Uneven Surfaces. Whatever we do in this moment is something we can never undo. I am so thankful for forgiveness. I believe in a God who forgives our wrongs. I find hope in a future where people let go...
by Chris Maxwell | Oct 19, 2023 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From the book Equilibrium: 31 Ways to Stay Balanced on Life’s Uneven Surfaces. Mark the place. Take a picture. Remember the exact time. Give “now” a name. The song informed me years ago that I would never pass this way again. I heard it and sang it, but did I...
by Chris Maxwell | Oct 6, 2023 | Blog
Recently looking through some of my old books and files, I found lists. Very old lists of statements and instructions I had written when I was much younger. They were reminders, corrections. Those long-ago-collections took me on some...
