by Chris Maxwell | Apr 22, 2019 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From the book, Pause: The Secret to a Better Life One Word at a Time Sometimes prayers don’t seem to be answered. Should that stop us from praying? For me, sometimes they do. But they shouldn’t. Even when we pray and pray and pray and pray, and those prayers go...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
This week’s spiritual discipline is forgiveness. This blog is from the book a slow and sudden God: 40 years of wonder. forgive us our trespasses, we pray. as we forgive those who have trespassed against us, we say. a decision we make, is forgiveness. not waiting...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 8, 2019 | Blog
When’s the last time you were wronged? Not something small. Not, “the other people in the theater totally RUINED my movie viewing experience” or “all the otherdrivers made me late for work.” I mean, when’s the last time you...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 1, 2019 | Blog
I became interested in contemplation when I got tired of doing all the talking. I thought if prayer is indeed a conversation with God, why am I involved in a monologue? I was interested in writings, both current and historical, that dealt with the topic of...
by Chris Maxwell | Mar 26, 2019 | Blog
In life we’re given so many opportunities to flesh out faith-filled, daily obedience. In the blink of an eye, however, our time on earth expires, and we cross into eternity. Time evades our grasp like sand flowing through clenched fists. Still, in God’s sovereignty,...
by Chris Maxwell | Mar 18, 2019 | Blog
This week we are emphasizing scripture memorization as our spiritual discipline. What comes to your mind as you think about it? Have you tried to memorize scripture? Can you quote some verses from the Bible? Before my brain damage, I memorized a few portions of...
by Chris Maxwell | Mar 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Last week we emphasize the spiritual discipline of intercession, praying on behalf of others. This week’s spiritual discipline is petition, praying requests on our own behalf. I invite us all to pray this week. Voicing our needs to our Heavenly Father who has...
by Chris Maxwell | Mar 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
A man who grew up in church all his life complained to his friends one day. “Why do people say, ‘God told me this or that?’ I’ve never heard God say anything to me!” Perhaps you have felt the same. God does speak to us and in many ways. Most often, He speaks as...
by Chris Maxwell | Mar 4, 2019 | Blog
Scriptures: “With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for the saints…” (Ephesians 6:18, NASB). “…Yet He Himself bore the sin of many, and interceded for the...
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 25, 2019 | Blog, Book Excerpts
This week’s spiritual discipline is unity. This blog is taken from the book Pause With Jesus. Imagine a church not crafted just for one nationality, one age group, one language. A place not including just one musical style, one preaching style, one liturgical style. A...
