by Chris Maxwell | Jan 6, 2026 | Blog, Book Excerpts
What if this year isn’t about doing more, but about living better? What if balance—not busyness—is the goal for the year ahead? This year, choose a way of life that can hold both joy and pain. Equilibrium is not the absence of trouble—it’s learning how to live...
by Chris Maxwell | Dec 31, 2025 | Blog, Book Excerpts
We stand here again—between what has been and what will be. We carry both gratitude and grief. We remember moments that felt endless. We release the ones that hurt too much to hold. Time moves, and so do we. But God remains. Faithful. Present. Kind. The end of the...
by Chris Maxwell | Dec 24, 2025 | Blog
The world grows still tonight. Even the air feels sacred. Candles flicker. Voices soften. Hearts remember. This is the night of holy waiting. The night heaven and earth touch. God could have come in thunder. Instead, He came as a child. In vulnerability. In love. In...
by Chris Maxwell | Dec 20, 2025 | Blog, Book Excerpts
This time of year carries a strange ache. We remember what was. We miss who isn’t here. We hold memories that both comfort and sting. The scent of pine. The glow of lights. The same old songs that still make us cry. Memory is holy ground. It takes us back—to...
by Chris Maxwell | Dec 8, 2025 | Blog
You can feel it in the air. The slow shift. The eager waiting. The world hums with hope. Lights begin to appear on porches. Music returns to the airwaves. Our hearts remember what they almost forgot—the story that never grows old. Christmas is coming. But not...
by Chris Maxwell | Dec 2, 2025 | Blog, Book Excerpts
The dishes are done. The house is quiet. The leftovers have become reminders. Reminders of time. Reminders of grace. The rush slows, but reflection remains. We start thinking of what’s next—December, Advent, Christmas. But something inside us still lingers in...