by Chris Maxwell | Mar 7, 2017 | Blog, Conversations
Visit HERE to purchase your copy of Underwater. When Chris suffered a debilitating attack of viral encephalitis, he had been my friend, youth pastor, and then pastor for over ten years. I’d met him shortly after moving to the Orlando area when I attended a...
by Chris Maxwell | Mar 2, 2017 | Blog
Visit HERE to purchase your copy of Underwater. I met Chris Maxwell on the campus of Emmanuel College almost eleven years ago. In our very first conversation, we both knew we had found a friend and even joked about how awesome it would be if we were ever given the...
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 27, 2017 | Blog, Conversations
I love the cover of my most recently published book, Christ Is for Us: A Lenten Study Based on the Revised Common Lectionary. The dusty blue background seems appropriately subdued for Lent without being overly solemn. And the word, “Christ,” stands as a visual focal...
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 19, 2017 | Blog, Book Excerpts
(to purchase Chris Maxwell’s latest book… Underwater: When Encephalitis, Brain Damage, and Epilepsy Change Everything, VISIT HERE) My new book comes out in March. Titled Underwater: When Encephalitis, Brain Damage, and Epilepsy Change Everything, this book goes...
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 11, 2017 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Excerpt taken from Pause With Jesus.You can purchase your copy HERE. Christ displayed both extremes. He faced the crowds: miraculous healings, food for the throng coming from an unexpected source, multitudes of people listening to hear His stories, skeptics...
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 9, 2017 | Blog
A harmonious set of homespun images yet cast by the mind of the man I hold fast as in the threadbare shoes I wear today Time’s siren again beguiling, Recollection, the mesher of past and present, the divisor of fact and feeling, affection Earth’s darkest...
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 6, 2017 | Conversations
Hebrews 4:16 Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. In my life experiences, approaching God with confidence can be really difficult. I mean, He is all knowing....
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 2, 2017 | Conversations
Several years ago, my husband, Josh and I went with a group from our church to Table Rock in North Carolina. The goal was to hike to the top. We had never been there before, but had heard about the beautiful view, and the man organizing the trip assured us that it was...
by Chris Maxwell | Jan 28, 2017 | Book Excerpts
Excerpt taken from Pause for Pastors.You can purchase your copy HERE or on Amazon. Fear and bravery invite us to pause. To notice a moment and make a decision. To be in awe while choosing to still pursue a conversation with God. Pause and choose to be fearfully...
by Chris Maxwell | Jan 24, 2017 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Excerpt taken from Pause With Jesus.You can purchase your copy HERE. We’ve probably heard about “becoming like a child.” In the context of the story, Jesus made one point. We don’t need to add more meanings; Christ’s lesson is challenging enough: “Whoever humbles...
