by Chris Maxwell | Jul 20, 2016 | Blog
Travel brings new glances into beauty and fresh perspectives of pain. We live in a world covered with both: we rejoice then weep; we embrace pleasure then work to endure hard times; we smile then shake our heads while watching the news. I cherish the healthy...
by Chris Maxwell | Jul 14, 2016 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Excerpt taken from Pause for Pastors.You can purchase your copy HERE or on Amazon. READ: One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he...
by Chris Maxwell | Jul 11, 2016 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Excerpt taken from Pause for Pastors.You can purchase your copy HERE or on Amazon. We are better alone with God when our lives are not only lived alone with God. We need friends who refuse to carry the luggage of their own personal preferences into the...
by Chris Maxwell | Jul 5, 2016 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Excerpt taken from Pause for Pastors.You can purchase your copy HERE or on Amazon. Avoidance, lack of honesty, the refusal to be authentic and transparent, keeping one’s distance. These actions describe today’s status for too many lives. Past hurts influence...
by Chris Maxwell | Jun 28, 2016 | Conversations
As parents we want our kids to grow up to live “happily ever after.” We want that for ourselves too. It doesn’t take much real life experience to realize that life doesn’t come with a “happiness guarantee.” As a parent. What can you do to help your child grow up to...
by Chris Maxwell | Jun 23, 2016 | Blog
What if we smile today? What if we refuse to speak evil against someone else? What if we kindly state our opinions, listen to and respect others who state their opinions, disagree with them but choose to be nice to those who hold different opinions? What if we forgive...
by Chris Maxwell | Jun 20, 2016 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Take time to purchase a few copies of Pause for Moms. Or get Kindle from Amazon. Today’s blog is from that book. When the days are so hot and long, and the sun so bright, we dream of winter. Glancing forward, we miss the now. When we freeze waking up and...
by Chris Maxwell | Jun 16, 2016 | Blog
There are many methods of prayer. Confession and petition, intercession and worship, silence and contemplation, reading and journaling. Praying alone or praying with friends. Eyes open and eyes closed. Words spoken or words thought. Brief prayers or lengthy prayers....
by Chris Maxwell | Jun 14, 2016 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Todays blog is and excerpt from the book, Changing My Mind. You can purchase a copy HERE. A few years ago, a pastor told me his disappointing story. His congregation had not accepted the new man an illness forced him to become. No caring. No true compassion....
by Chris Maxwell | Jun 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
The vulnerability of writing a book is a bit overwhelming. My thoughts, my feelings, and my personal experiences are just out there for the world to critique. But it is exciting too. This endeavor is more than just publishing my first book. It is a crazy step into a...
