by Chris Maxwell | Sep 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
Somewhere There are two people Facing each other in a cafe At this very moment They are drinking dark coffee And they are saying nothing And they have been saying nothing For so long They have forgotten why They...
by Chris Maxwell | Sep 10, 2019 | Blog, Conversations
When someone or something is important to us, we will talk about it all the time. Why then are we Christians staying silent when God has done so much for us? We need to share the Gospel and our testimonies of what God has done for us to this lost world. ...
by Chris Maxwell | Sep 3, 2019 | Blog, Conversations
(Kuhiwa Erwin and her family are my friends. I want to introduce them to you and let them become your friends also. One of the best ways to do that is to tell you about her writing. So, please read her story in today’s blog. Thanks, Chris) Books have always been a big...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 30, 2019 | Blog, Conversations
Pastor Chris Maxwell challenged a small group of us last Friday to pick a couple of spiritual disciplines and try to incorporate/re-incorporate them into our lives over the weekend. He asked us to choose one we like and one with which we struggle. I struggle with...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 27, 2019 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From Pause With Jesus: Encountering His Story in Everyday Life. One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s go over to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and set out. As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 19, 2019 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From the book Pause for Pastors: Finding Still Waters in the Storm of Ministry Ministry is a strange collection of nouns and verbs. The people and places and things. The action. The dates and events and performances. The action. The buildings and songs and lights....
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 13, 2019 | Blog
These words from Philippians are healthy reminders of how we should live. Read and reflect on Paul’s instructions. Take time to process practical ways Philippians 4:4–9 (NIV) can come alive for you: Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 1, 2019 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Welcome to “Poetry for the Summer.” Today’s blog is from my book “a slow and sudden God: 40 years of wonder.” a call to prayer He calls us...
by Chris Maxwell | Jul 28, 2019 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Welcome to “Poetry for the Summer.” Today’s blog is from my book “a slow and sudden God: 40 years of wonder.” have you talked about it? decades passed. wounds grew deep. relationships were negatively influenced by worries. his mental dialogue replayed: “does...
by Chris Maxwell | Jul 15, 2019 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Welcome to “Poetry for the Summer.” Today’s blog is from my book “a slow and sudden God: 40 years of wonder.” eyes wide open for a blinding trust; exploding fragments from the center; daring strength to stand and enter, yet, in part, resist the...
