by Chris Maxwell | Feb 12, 2019 | Blog, Conversations
Being honest and being a truth-teller are two different things. I learned the importance of honesty in seventh grade when, after an entire semester of forging my mother’s signature on my practice report for band, my parents made me go to my band teacher and confess my...
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 6, 2019 | Blog
“Waiting” was our spiritual discipline for last week. But we wanted to use another story this week. Rev. Mike Myers, pastor of Heritage Presbyterian Church in Royston, GA, offers us these reminders about “waiting.” Before you read this, please go look up...
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 4, 2019 | Blog, Book Excerpts
This week’s spiritual discipline is solitude. Today’s story is from Pause With Jesus: Encountering His Story in Everyday Life. The day was ending. More people came to Jesus. More were healed. More evil spirits came. More were rebuked. Then comes the part of the...
by Chris Maxwell | Jan 28, 2019 | Blog, Book Excerpts
This week’s spiritual discipline is waiting. Today’s blog is from the book, Pause: The Secret to a Better Life One Word at a Time Billy Mann sings an honest request in his song, “(Tell Me) When God Will Speak.” His gentle jazz sounds good; his honest lyrics ask...
by Chris Maxwell | Jan 20, 2019 | Blog, Book Excerpts
This week’s spiritual discipline is “listening.” Today’s blog is from the book Pause: The Secret to a Better Life One Word at a Time. We talk to God. He listens. We read God’s Word. He speaks. Call it a relationship, a renewal. Call it real life. Most of us know...
by Chris Maxwell | Jan 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
We continue our journey of emphasizing a different spiritual discipline each week. This week’s focus is on a prayer walk. Have you taken a prayer walk? Do you know what it is? Here is an article providing a description. Please take time to read. Also, take...
by Chris Maxwell | Jan 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
This week’s spiritual discipline is “surrender.” Today’s blog is the chapter “A Nap,” from Chris Maxwell’s book, Pause for Moms. Remember the occasion? The child was tired. It was past nap time and his day had already been very busy. Games and laughter and more games...
by Chris Maxwell | Jan 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
From my book, Pause: The Secret to a Better Life One Word at a Time The topic didn’t put an immediate smile on my face. I could almost hear my stomach growl while planning the presentation. I wanted to pause the study, forget the subject, and drive down the road to...
by Chris Maxwell | Dec 31, 2018 | Blog
Here is a short poem to read as we near 2019. For a collection of poems by Chris Maxwell, get a copy of his book, a slow and sudden God: 40 years of wonder. begin now is the time. begin. for the first time, begin. or, for the tenth time, begin again. with love and...
by Chris Maxwell | Dec 7, 2018 | Blog, Book Excerpts
from the books of Unwrapping His Presence and slow God: 40 years of wonder. the paper protected the present. it also presented the gift as something it wasn’t. colors, images. a cover, a mask. though lovely and friendly, the imagery lies about reality. paper,...
