by Chris Maxwell | May 8, 2023 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From embracing now: pain, joy, healing, living. an early morning walk.thankfulness and appreciationand wonder.a rising sun reminding me ineeded sunglasses—mynormal companion.seeing the remainsof a tiny snakein his failed attemptto cross the street.thinking,...
by Chris Maxwell | May 4, 2023 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From the book Pause for Pastors: Finding Still Waters in the Storm of Ministry If I speak in public with excellence, and teach groups with brilliance, but I fail to love others, I’m of no value. If a prophetic utterance flows through my mouth, if dynamic sermons...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
As the Evangelical Press Association Convention ended Friday night, I expected to open my hotel room door, pack for my Saturday flight home, and sleep. But things don’t always go as we plan. The convention was a wonderful week of smiles, conversations, meals, awards,...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
I did not think I would be pastoring a local church again. I loved my time in Orlando and was honored to serve wonderful people for two decades. But that ended. Those days were over. Writing and speaking and pastoring college students in northeast Georgia are jobs I...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
I was driving to our church’s Good Friday service and forgot. My mind was moving fast and I planned to take my former route to Goldmine. I failed to remember the road was blocked. Then I saw the sign: Detour. One word reminded me about the changes being made, about...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 3, 2023 | Blog
This morning I’m remembering. Remembering people and events and conversations. Remembering people who influenced my life in positive ways. Remembering friends willing to endure a relationship with me. Not just for days or trends, jobs or moods. For seasons. For years....
by Chris Maxwell | Mar 29, 2023 | Blog
What the world needs now? Yes, love. Not love the emotion, the feeling, the thrill, the too-quick-to-escape thing often called love. But the love of dedication, commitment, care. And something else. The world needs this now. We all need this now. Listeners. The world...
by Chris Maxwell | Mar 26, 2023 | Blog
Yes, you are important. You. Not just what you do. Not just what you accomplish. Not who you know. Not who you hope to one day become. But you. You are important. Today. Now. Here. You are important.
by Chris Maxwell | Mar 9, 2023 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From Chapter 23, “The Cry,” in Pause With Jesus: Encountering His Story in Everyday Life. Each of my books emphasizes prayer. Sometimes those prayers are just getting to the point. Other times, when we have no specific words to voice, lingering in God’s presence and...
by Chris Maxwell | Mar 7, 2023 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From Chapter 23, “The Cry,” in the book Pause With Jesus: Encountering His Story in Everyday Life. Bartimaeus lacked courtesy. Jesus, busy and in constant demand, stood in the middle of a large audience. He needed to leave that city and be about His Father’s...
