by Chris Maxwell | Jun 18, 2026 | Blog
Summer always seems to arrive carrying memories with it. Even before the temperatures rise, something within us begins remembering. Childhood bicycles leaning against trees. Long evenings outside. Family vacations. Church camps. Baseball games. Fireflies. Open...
by Chris Maxwell | Jun 3, 2026 | Blog
There are moments in life when we realize just how quickly the years have moved. A photograph. A song. A familiar scent. A conversation at the kitchen table. Suddenly we are looking back while still trying to understand the present moment. On June 6, Debbie and I...
by Chris Maxwell | May 19, 2026 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Sometimes the feeling comes before the words. Only later do you realize—this is what it is. In Contentment: What You’re Searching for Is Already Yours, that experience is named in a chapter called “Feeling Left Behind.” You’ve felt it. Watching others move ahead....
by Chris Maxwell | May 14, 2026 | Blog, Book Excerpts
It’s easy to miss your own life. That’s why, in Contentment: What You’re Searching for Is Already Yours, there is a chapter simply called “Practicing Presence.” Because your life is happening now. Not later. Not when things settle down. Not when everything finally...
by Chris Maxwell | May 1, 2026 | Blog, Book Excerpts
You don’t need a chapter title to know this feeling. But in Contentment: What You’re Searching for Is Already Yours, there is one—“When Life Doesn’t Go As Planned.” Because you’ve lived it. You’ve made plans. Held onto them. Believed they would unfold a certain way....
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 21, 2026 | Blog, Book Excerpts
One of the quiet truths you’ll encounter in Contentment: What You’re Searching for Is Already Yours is found in a chapter called “Living With Limits.” Not a loud chapter. Not a demanding one. But an honest one. We cannot be everything to everyone. We cannot say yes to...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 16, 2026 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Before you read a single page of Contentment: What You’re Searching for Is Already Yours, you’ve already helped write part of its story. Because of you, this book exists. You said something. You listened. You believed. And it mattered. So thank you—for encouraging me...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 7, 2026 | Blog
This book—Contentment: What You’re Searching for Is Already Yours—is for you. Not for the version of you who has it all together. Not for the version of you who has finally figured everything out. For you, as you are. For the mornings that begin too quickly and the...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 2, 2026 | Blog, Book Excerpts
We walk toward Easter every year. The calendar leads us there, but so does our heart—the longing, the wondering, the remembering. I’ve walked through this week more times than I can count. Palm Sunday. Maundy Thursday. Good Friday. Silent Saturday. Resurrection...
by Chris Maxwell | Mar 24, 2026 | Blog, Book Excerpts
(Thoughts about the upcoming book Contentment: What You’re Searching for Is Already Yours) Comparison rarely announces itself. It slips in quietly. You’re grateful—until you scroll. You’re content—until you see. You’re confident—until you compare. Then something...
