by Chris Maxwell | Nov 27, 2021 | Blog, Conversations
I’ve been doing a lot of listening. Counseling students before they leave for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Engaged in conversations with pastors who are struggling to adjust to this new season of life and ministry. Hearing stories from others who are battling life with...
by Chris Maxwell | Oct 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
From my book, Pause for Pastors: Finding Still Waters in the Storm of Ministry. Love, the decision to care, must guide our choices no matter how we feel. Love, as Paul eloquently and accurately and practically describes in 1 Corinthians 13, is so much more than a...
by Chris Maxwell | Sep 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
Life hasn’t been very funny lately. Humor hasn’t seemed to fit. I hear the news. Most isn’t good. I read the reports. Most aren’t good. I notice the debates, feel the tension, observe the division, and worry about the next person to become ill. So much is so sad. Too...
by Chris Maxwell | Jul 12, 2021 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From the book Pause for Pastors: Finding Still Waters in the Storm of Ministry. I believe in the balanced diet of faith and reason. I reject selecting one of those components while rejecting the other. Most groups and individuals—most pastors and churches—accentuate...
by Chris Maxwell | Jul 8, 2021 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Yes, relationships are risky. And painful. And reminders of previous pains. But they are crucial to becoming who we should be. Let’s not avoid relational risk. Let’s invest in the lives of those around us. I love reading the stories of Jesus spending time with His...
