by Chris Maxwell | May 11, 2020 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From the book: embracing now: pain, joy, healing, living. in this place of now in athens,the town i’ve visitedfor bookstores and ball gamesand meals and movies,i sat and walked andstood and...
by Chris Maxwell | May 7, 2020 | Blog
(Tracy Reynolds is my boss and a dear friend. Here are comments he emailed our graduates at Emmanuel College. His remarks were also included on social media. As I continue thinking about graduation during this season of uncertainty, I wanted Pastor Tracy’s voice to be...
by Chris Maxwell | May 5, 2020 | Blog
Our minds often provide photo albums. My mind is doing that today. Last year, on this day, we were seeing DaddyO—my father-in-law Stan Oliver, Sr.—in the hospital and very sick. After a surprising stroke, he spent five days there before he entered his new home. We...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
April is #NationalPoetryMonth. Here is one is the poems from my new book, “embracing now.” Also, subscribe to the YouTube Poetry Network and watch the video of today’s poem. the miles and the...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 17, 2020 | Blog, Book Excerpts
April is #NationalPoetryMonth. Here is one is the poems from my new book, “embracing now.” Also, subscribe to the YouTube Poetry Network and watch the video of today’s poem. darkness, the noticeable art before the sun shifts the initial mood, covers everything. ...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 13, 2020 | Blog, Book Excerpts
April is #NationalPoetryMonth. Here is one is the poems from my new book, “embracing now.” Also, subscribe to the YouTube Poetry Network. there’s a light in the crack of the curtain, resembling an eye glancing through the dark, reminding me of a tiny moon shaped as a...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 8, 2020 | Blog, Book Excerpts
April is #NationalPoetryMonth. Here is one is the poems from Chris Maxwell’s new book, “embracing now.” the week ended.the week merging celebration and accusation ended. weeks do that.they begin their sprint then rushtoward a conclusion.like stories, our weekscontain...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 5, 2020 | Blog, Book Excerpts
April is #NationalPoetryMonth. Here is one is the poems from Chris Maxwell’s new book, “embracing now.” i left the logo behind.not needing noticeable imagesto alert reminders of reality,from colors selected and designs crafted, in the order of achievement,so i didn’t...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 1, 2020 | Blog, Book Excerpts
April is #NationalPoetryMonth. Here is one is the poems from my new book, “embracing now.” tiny ingredients for a large audience. not enough, those two words which often describe so many storiesof our lives.not enough.we seek. we hope. we pray.we reach.we fall.we...
by Chris Maxwell | Mar 27, 2020 | Book Excerpts
From Pause with Jesus The degree Jesus offered His students could only be earned in active involvement, experiential learning, relational mentoring, life coaching. Isn’t that what He is offering us? To come over? To be with? To observe? To learn? Here, Jesus with...
