by Chris Maxwell | Jan 23, 2023 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From Equilibrium: 31 Ways to Stay Balanced on Life’s Uneven Surfaces. Our information is shelled with statistics. Our schedules are crammed with goals. Our meetings are overloaded with the pursuit. What if we stop the race, just for a moment? What if we cease...
by Chris Maxwell | Jan 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
From Equilibrium: 31 Ways to Stay Balanced on Life’s Uneven Surfaces. We should not always go by our feelings. Our feelings can be affected, influenced, triggered by more than what is best for us. It is good to know how we feel and why we feel that way, though...
by Chris Maxwell | Jan 17, 2023 | Blog
a heavy fear.a haunting lure. those initial thoughts.those original feelings. yes, they are there.yes, they are loud. no, they should not control us. be aware of them.process the “what”and the “why.” but beware of them.refuse to let them ruleyour decisions. talk to...
by Chris Maxwell | Jan 13, 2023 | Blog
remembering fifteen dayswith a fewback-home-momentsafter the first five,before the last five. praying and waiting,unsure and hopeful,encouragement from friendseased the stress. breathe deeply, now.relax muscles, now.think positively, now. i listened.podcasts,...
by Chris Maxwell | Jan 11, 2023 | Blog
i checked my phone’s calendarfor confirmationof what day today is. they,these days,confuse me. they,these days,concern me. unanticipated, unforeseen,unannounced, unplanned. we’ve all had decembersof disturbance before.we’ll all have more. but this jolt has left me...
by Chris Maxwell | Jan 2, 2023 | Blog
driving in the fogearly saturday morningto an airport and back,driving in the fogsaturday morning and eveningto and from a hospital,driving in the fogto our church gatheringsunday morning,reminded me of life. some days,some seasons,some roads,we barely seewhere we’re...
by Chris Maxwell | Dec 30, 2022 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From the book embracing now: pain, joy, healing, living. they invite our participation.they convince our hearts.they intrigue our minds.they unveil hidden realities.they swipe strong patterns.they capture deep wounds.they wrestle with us.they feast with us.they grieve...
by Chris Maxwell | Dec 27, 2022 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From the book a slow and sudden God: 40 years of wonder. a mystery marches across time. man, in cadence matching the beat of this world. God, His steps dancing to a different rhythm. man moves to the usual; God to the unusual. questions...
by Chris Maxwell | Dec 20, 2022 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From the book Pause With Jesus: Encountering His Story in Everyday Life. Enter the storyline. Study the plot, finally detecting ourselves there; spiritually perceiving that story here with us in the now. This now. This moment. Where do we start? Where the story...
by Chris Maxwell | Dec 13, 2022 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From Equilibrium: 31 Ways to Stay Balanced on Life’s Uneven Surfaces. I’ve learned to be okay with not always being okay or feeling okay or expecting everything to fit my definition of okay. I’ve learned to welcome grief. I’m continuing to learn to grieve well....
