by Chris Maxwell | Mar 27, 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...
by Chris Maxwell | Mar 23, 2017 | Blog, Conversations
Visit HERE to purchase your copy of Underwater. Chris could remember the name of everyone he met prior to his illness. That changed after Chris was diagnosed with herpes simplex encephalitis. His MRI of the brain looked like Swiss cheese, and I knew it was...
by Chris Maxwell | Mar 20, 2017 | Blog, Conversations
Visit HERE to purchase your copy of Underwater. I remember the day in March 1996 when we received a phone call that our friend and pastor Chris Maxwell was in the hospital, and they weren’t sure exactly what was wrong. We came to learn that he was diagnosed with...
by Chris Maxwell | Mar 16, 2017 | Blog, Conversations
Visit HERE to purchase your copy of Underwater. I was hired on pastoral staff after Chris had returned to work. I never knew Chris before his illness but realized quickly that he had become a new man. People would recount stories of the former Chris with great...
by Chris Maxwell | Mar 13, 2017 | Blog, Conversations
Visit HERE to purchase your copy of Underwater. Chris Maxwell has a story everyone needs to hear. His once ravaging brain infection and his successful life with permanent brain insult defy simple explanation. My perspective of Chris Maxwell has evolved from...
by Chris Maxwell | Mar 10, 2017 | Blog, Conversations
Visit HERE to purchase your copy of Underwater. Chris Maxwell is a dynamic leader with a message of inspiration. He motivates the masses to live beyond the diagnosis of encephalitis and epilepsy to find their true purpose and calling in life, not by asking “why,” but...
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...
