by Chris Maxwell | Oct 9, 2017 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Fortunately, many churches are becoming families of people from various tribes and cultures. Unfortunately, many churches desire and welcome only a select few. In your yearning to go deeper with God in your personal life, please think of both extremes: How is God...
by Chris Maxwell | Oct 5, 2017 | Blog, Book Excerpts
I confess. Denver, Colorado, is an exceptional place. The air, the appearance, the atmosphere: all so different from my normal world. I’ve been there to attend a conference and I’ve been there to see family. But as I stared at natural beauty and studied supernatural...
by Chris Maxwell | Oct 2, 2017 | Blog
Sometimes we learn and grow slowly. Ourselves, our families, our churches. Sometimes everything changes suddenly. Too suddenly. I don’t like either extreme. But that’s life. How I respond to our sometimes-in-a-hurry-God and our sometimes-very-slow-God can heal me or...
by Chris Maxwell | Sep 28, 2017 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Some friends wrote stories for my latest book Underwater. They tell of their struggles, their questions, their fears, and how they’ve been treated by society. They invite us to travel with them in the adventure of life with epilepsy. Here are a few quotes, but...
by Chris Maxwell | Sep 25, 2017 | Blog
Listen. To the songs, the birds, the vehicles, the music, the conversations, the machines, listen. To the food ordered at meal time, the umpire calling balls and strikes, the fans cheering, the planes flying, listen. To the piano, the guitar, the harmonica, the drums,...
by Chris Maxwell | Sep 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
I’ve known Chris as a writer for probably twenty-five years or more; however, the first time I met him face-to-face was five weeks after he was diagnosed with viral encephalitis. Although most of the people who knew him discovered that he had become a new Chris, I...
by Chris Maxwell | Sep 18, 2017 | Blog, Conversations
Q: Dr Moon, give us a summary of your new book, From Plowboy to Pentecostal Bishop: The Life of J. H. King. A: From Plowboy to Pentecostal Bishop is a biography of Bishop Joseph H. King, one of the most important leaders and theological thinkers in the early decades...
by Chris Maxwell | Sep 13, 2017 | Blog, Book Excerpts
When rough waters and fierce storms interrupt our lives, our schedules will never be the same. The ruthless waves invaded our ordinary life novel. So I think of the one in twenty-six people in the United States who have epilepsy at some time in their lives. I think of...
by Chris Maxwell | Sep 9, 2017 | Blog
Dear pastors, let’s set up an appointment with our Eye Doctor. As He looks at us, let’s receive His assessment of how we truly look at Him. Do not only investigate the success or failure, the momentum or monotony, the victories or defeats of our group goals. Let’s...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 31, 2017 | Blog
We are busy. Very busy. We are in a hurry. Always. As we rush we miss so much. A face, a voice, a life, a story. An opportunity, an event. A need. A song, a sentence, a note, a need. The multiple methods of immediately obtaining information keeps us aware of...
