by Chris Maxwell | Sep 13, 2018 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From Chris Maxwell’s book Pause for Moms. A mother “graded” her family at the end of each day. On the refrigerator she would place letter grades each night for each child—all based on performance of duties and responsibilities and assignments. And also a grade for...
by Chris Maxwell | Sep 10, 2018 | Blog, Book Excerpts
This week’s spiritual discipline is self-care. Some people dislike that word and assume it is selfishness. Actually, it is realizing we are people made in the image of God and we should treat ourselves like we really believe that. Today’s blog is from my book Pause...
by Chris Maxwell | Sep 6, 2018 | Blog
(This week’s emphasis is compassion. But today’s blog takes us back to last week when we focused on spiritual friendships. Think about how the two disciplines fit together. How can better friendships and more compassion help us become people who make a positive...
by Chris Maxwell | Sep 4, 2018 | Blog
We are continuing our emphasis on a different spiritual discipline each week. This week we focus on compassion. Today’s writer is Rev. Mike Myers, Pastor of Heritage Presbyterian Church in Royston, GA. Have you ever shaken hands with a lifelong carpenter? As...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 30, 2018 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Healthy aloneness offers internal security that can propel us to pursue life together. Solitude can prepare us for community. Community can balance the wonder of solitude. While serving as a lead pastor, I also experienced the honor of meeting regularly with my...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 26, 2018 | Blog, Book Excerpts
I wrote in my blog a story titled, “The Drought of Relationships.” A few words prayed deeply, honestly, desperately by a friend prompted that story. Many years of ministry and many friends living in isolation remind me we need more of that story. My accountability...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 23, 2018 | Blog
I remember celebrating. At Christmas. On birthdays. At weddings. On vacations. Celebrations of victories, of memories, of worship, of goals accomplished, of games won. What do you remember celebrating? This week’s spiritual discipline is celebration. I love reading...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 20, 2018 | Blog, Book Excerpts
(This is our third week of conversations about various spiritual practices. After Bible Study in week one and Community in week two, we now focus on Celebration. Today’s blog is a story from the book Pause: The Secret to a Better Life One Word at a Time.) I originally...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 15, 2018 | Blog
(Today we continue our conversation about various spiritual disciplines. This week we focus on “community.”) Have you noticed that throughout life you have desired to be part of a group. Starting as small children, if there is a group of children playing, another...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 13, 2018 | Blog
(This is week two of our emphasis on various examples of spiritual beliefs, awareness, and personal growth. We are emphasizing community. Too many people live in isolation. Other people are too dependent on the opinions of others. But true community includes healthy...
