by Chris Maxwell | Nov 19, 2022 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From Equilibrium: 31 Ways to Stay Balanced on Life’s Uneven Surfaces. Living with epilepsy has taught me much about limitations. We all have some. Find yours. I need to take my medicine right on time. I need to avoid exhaustion, stress, bright lights, flickering...
by Chris Maxwell | Oct 7, 2022 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From the book Equilibrium: 31 Ways to Stay Balanced on Life’s Uneven Surfaces. Giving thanks might come easy some days. Many days—or often it might seem like most days—maintaining a thankful attitude isn’t simple. But we can make it intentional. It...
by Chris Maxwell | Oct 5, 2022 | Blog, Book Excerpts, Conversations
Celebrities for Jesus by Katelyn Beaty This is not an official book review. I’ve written many of those for various magazines and websites. This is more a confession. My honest reflections about a book—a book I would give a high grade in quality of work and...
by Chris Maxwell | Sep 15, 2022 | Blog
Pastoral listening requires unhurried leisure, even if it’s only for five minutes. Leisure is a quality of spirit, not a quantity of time. Only in that ambiance of leisure do persons know they are listened to with absolute seriousness, treated with dignity and...
by Chris Maxwell | Sep 12, 2022 | Blog
We all need healthy reminders. Of truth, of hope, of peace, of assurance, we all need those reminders. At least I do. Here are a few for me, for you, for us. Read them. Slowly. Think about what they mean. Think about what they are saying to you today. I lie down and...
