by Chris Maxwell | Mar 4, 2024 | Blog
I love stories. Good, creative, interesting stories. Not just the stories from screens. TV or theater or computers or phones or any of our other many devices. Not just stories in the news reports or sports scores or latest songs. But the stories from normal people in...
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 28, 2024 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From a slow and sudden God: 40 years of wonder. eating dinner with a friendwho was wearing his new glassesrevealed that his visionneeded help seeingthrough this lensto get a better view,to see correctly. i listened again to his wordsand his stories—a contradiction of...
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 24, 2024 | Blog
I need God to be my peace As I face the unknown My future, my past, Things out of my control My guardian, my guidance Leading me on By going first And protecting me as His own My...
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 19, 2024 | Blog
In class this afternoon we focused on four important but often forgotten practices. Silence. Conversations. Prayers. Nature. Welcome silence. Exit the volume. Refuse to let the normal loud sounds flood your neurological system. Step away. Be still. Be quiet. Do not...
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 15, 2024 | Blog, Book Excerpts
from a slow and sudden God: 40 years of wonder. illustrations are intended to,well, illustrate. but i am focused on myplans for tomorrow. i’ll be boarding a planeand flying south,entering a journeyfrom present locationto future destination. carry on.luggage.size and...
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 12, 2024 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Pause for Moms: Finding Rest in a Too Busy World What’s your prescription to slow the pace? Make it personal. Think about your doctor sitting near you and asking, “What is your daily routine?” How would you respond? What would be your confession? Confessions allow us...
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 8, 2024 | Blog
As I’m researching and reading and writing my next book, I’ve stopped many times. When thinking a new thought, when recalling an old story, or when reading another writer’s words, I pause. To think. To reflect. To see what the words are saying to me. I’m including...
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 6, 2024 | Blog
Life is not easy.Let’s not try to make it simple. Life is not easy.Let’s not act like it is. Life is not easy.Let’s not seek to it make everything go our way. Life is not easy.Let’s not battle on our own strength. Life is not easy.Let’s not depend on feelings. Life is...
by Chris Maxwell | Jan 27, 2024 | Blog
We form opinions. About life. About things. About other people. When other people grow and develop and change, some people refuse to see such growth or development or change. They previously formed conclusions and refuse to change those opinions. They lock their...
by Chris Maxwell | Jan 7, 2024 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From the book Equilibrium: 31 Ways to Stay Balanced on Life’s Uneven Surfaces. I could not drive my normal route to the Atlanta airport. My phone informed me in advance where to turn and what roads to take. I expected the redirection. I had read the story. ...
