by Chris Maxwell | Jul 16, 2026 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Mid-summer can become an interesting season. For some people it brings vacations and rest. For others it brings exhaustion. Schedules remain full. Temperatures rise. Responsibilities continue. And many people quietly discover they are more emotionally drained than...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 21, 2026 | Blog, Book Excerpts
One of the quiet truths you’ll encounter in Contentment: What You’re Searching for Is Already Yours is found in a chapter called “Living With Limits.” Not a loud chapter. Not a demanding one. But an honest one. We cannot be everything to everyone. We cannot say yes to...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 2, 2026 | Blog, Book Excerpts
We walk toward Easter every year. The calendar leads us there, but so does our heart—the longing, the wondering, the remembering. I’ve walked through this week more times than I can count. Palm Sunday. Maundy Thursday. Good Friday. Silent Saturday. Resurrection...
by Chris Maxwell | Mar 2, 2026 | Blog
Why another book? It’s a fair question. Shelves are already full. Voices are already many. Words are already everywhere. And yet—we keep reading. Because no one says, I’ve breathed enough. No one says, I’ve slept enough. No one says, I’ve eaten enough for a lifetime....
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...
