by Chris Maxwell | Jun 13, 2024 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From the book Pause for Pastors: Finding Still Waters in the Storm of Ministry. Ministry is a strange collection of nouns and verbs. The people and places and things. The action. The dates and events and performances. The action. The buildings and songs and lights....
by Chris Maxwell | Jun 6, 2024 | Blog, Book Excerpts
These are questions included in various places in the book Equilibrium: 31 Ways to Stay Balanced on Life’s Uneven Surfaces. Why are you in such a hurry? What keeps you from resting and enjoying each moment? What are you hoping to prove? How can you change that...
by Chris Maxwell | Jun 3, 2024 | Book Excerpts, Conversations
From the book “Fading” by Stephen R. Clark “I feel like the house is slipping away from me,” he complained one day, annoyed that things were gone or rearranged. Every time something vanished from the house, or was moved, it came closer to him. He felt it...
by Chris Maxwell | May 28, 2024 | Conversations
I enjoy conversations. I also enjoy letting you “listen in” to conversations I have with friends. Though most of you were not able to attend the Evangelical Press Association Convention in Lexington, KY, I want you to meet some of my friends I spent...
by Chris Maxwell | May 14, 2024 | Blog
I’ve read many books. In the last year, I’ve reread many of the books which impacted me the most—as I’ve been writing about those books in my new book. And, this year I’ve been reading new books. Here are a few quotes from old books and new books. Quotes for you to...