by Chris Maxwell | Jul 29, 2026 | Blog
Change arrives whether we welcome it or not. Some changes appear suddenly through unexpected news, illness, loss, or transition. Others unfold slowly over years until one day we realize life no longer looks the way it once did. Children grow older. Churches evolve....
by Chris Maxwell | Jul 16, 2026 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Mid-summer can become an interesting season. For some people it brings vacations and rest. For others it brings exhaustion. Schedules remain full. Temperatures rise. Responsibilities continue. And many people quietly discover they are more emotionally drained than...
by Chris Maxwell | Jun 25, 2026 | Blog
I have spent much of my life surrounded by words. Words spoken in sermons. Words written in journals. Words shared in classrooms, conversations, prayers, and books. At times I have stared at blank pages wondering what to say. Other times the words arrived faster than...
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...
