by Chris Maxwell | Oct 19, 2020 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Take time to ask yourself these three questions. Before you answer, think slowly and deeply about each one. Where is your nourishment? More than those scrambled eggs. More than that lasagna. More that the health food. Think about what is bringing nourishment to your...
by Chris Maxwell | Oct 6, 2020 | Blog, Book Excerpts
I wrote the poem a few years ago. I wrote the poem while reading, studying, and writing a book about the life of Jesus. I recently reflected on the poem again. I recently joined students as we thought about the poem together. Please read it yourself. It is a...
by Chris Maxwell | Sep 29, 2020 | Blog, Book Excerpts
from the book embracing now: pain, joy, healing, living the assembling of shadows,reflections in black and white,images incorrectly displayingsize and shape,correctly and curiouslydeclaring the presenceof more. light shines from a location,stares forward,acting like...
by Chris Maxwell | Sep 23, 2020 | Blog, Book Excerpts
a poem from the book embracing now: pain, joy, healing, living an impulse can become destructive.or it can deliberately beginan extravagant pummeling of madness,a process of healing whichcan help vanish a stagnated landscapeof life, letting flaresof liturgy draw...
by Chris Maxwell | Sep 15, 2020 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From the book Underwater: When Encephalitis, Brain Injury and Epilepsy Change Everything Music and memory can be friends. What are your favorite songs? Why do you like them? What are the songs which best describe your own underwater story? Why...
