by Chris Maxwell | Sep 28, 2025 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From the book Things We’ve Handed Down: Twelve Letters I Leave for You. Ray Michaud shared hope with me. As I’m writing this letter to you—and anyone else who will read it—I received an unexpected message. The words informed me my dear friend Ray Michaud had...
by Chris Maxwell | Jul 18, 2025 | Blog
I just read—or attempted to read—a variety of medical journals about the importance of sleep. The language was a little too deep for me. But here’s the simple summary for readers like me: sleep is our friend. We need it. Our brains need it. And not just long nights of...
by Chris Maxwell | May 4, 2025 | Blog
I’ve walked through hotel hallways and down convention center corridors in cities I don’t call home—but ones that hold pieces of my story. Grand Rapids. Chicago. Orlando. Nashville. San Diego. Atlanta. Indianapolis. Oklahoma City. Colorado Springs. Lancaster....
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 16, 2025 | Blog
The road is familiar. I have walked it before. Palm branches once lined the path, waving in the air, tossed to the ground. Hosanna rang out in voices eager for a king—one who would overthrow, who would establish, who would fix. But their cries faded. Their...
by Chris Maxwell | Mar 21, 2025 | Blog
this march reminds me of that march. the month my mind changed. the month my brain weakened. the month my world shifted. the month my life switched. i don’t remember all the moments. memories are fog, broken pieces, puzzle parts lost. i remember many of the...
