Baby: A Christmas Cry

From Chris Maxwell’s book Unwrapping His Presence: What We Really Need for Christmas https://chrismaxwell.me/pause-christmas-gift-bundle Galatians 4:4–7 (The Message) But when the time arrived that was set by God the Father, God sent his Son, born among us of a...

Listen: A Word to the World

From Chris Maxwell’s book Unwrapping His Presence: What We Really Need for Christmas https://chrismaxwell.me/pause-christmas-gift-bundle Micah 5:2 “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who...

Remember: A Way Toward the Manger

From Chris Maxwell’s book Unwrapping His Presence: What We Really Need for Christmas https://chrismaxwell.me/pause-christmas-gift-bundle Matthew 1:18–23 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but...

A Realization

From Chris Maxwell’s book Pause for Moms: Finding Rest in a Too Busy World https://chrismaxwell.me/pause-christmas-gift-bundle The Christmas lights come up. But they don’t stay up for long. The candles look nice as they create a new ambience in the room. But...

Standing and Waiting

From Chris Maxwell’s book Unwrapping His Presence: What We Really Need for Christmas https://chrismaxwell.me/pause-christmas-gift-bundle One night, after ball games and Children’s Christmas Musical rehearsal, we bought a tree. A green tree that stood waiting. We...