by Chris Maxwell | Aug 30, 2016 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Excerpt taken from Pause for Pastors.You can purchase your copy HERE or on Amazon. I believe in the balanced diet of faith and reason. I reject selecting one of those components while rejecting the other. Most groups and individuals—most pastors and...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 24, 2016 | Blog
Listen to an ancient prayer. Join in and participate. Voice your own praise. Today, think these thoughts. Psalm 24, a prayerful confession of David from long ago, is our song for now. (Psalm 24:1-10 NIV) The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world,...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 21, 2016 | Blog
“When God created you, He created a dream and wrapped a body around it.” –Lou Engle I don’t know how other people function, but I know in my life, I have gotten really excited about something but for whatever reason, the passion fizzles out. Sometimes this happens...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 15, 2016 | Blog
Her voice got my attention. I just wasn’t sure where her lovely, soulful voice was coming from. Or whose voice was making me smile. After landing in Memphis, a friend took me to my hotel. I had time to rest before my weekend of events started. But I heard her...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 8, 2016 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Today’s blog is from Chris’ book, Pause for Moms. Purchase it HERE or on Kindle from Amazon. * Are you a structured, scheduled person or a whatever-might-happen-next person? * What are the strengths and weaknesses of that personality? * How can you...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 3, 2016 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Today’s blog is from Chris’ book, Pause for Moms. Purchase it HERE or on Kindle from Amazon. Doesn’t God often glance at our structured schedules all laid out in our iPads and sneak His holy hands into our days? Doesn’t He sometimes hit a caution light or...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 1, 2016 | Blog, Book Excerpts
– The following is from Chris Maxwell’s book, Changing My Mind. Now? I know so much about knowing less. I still study to obtain information and to grasp my recovery, my reality. Encephalitis. The cause of my effect of not knowing. It surprises you. Like a...
by Chris Maxwell | Jul 28, 2016 | Blog
It’s when I don’t feel like praying . . . that prayer matters most. When I am weak, He is strong. As the lyrics state in Jesus Loves Me, a famous 1860 Christian hymn by Anna Bartlett Warner: Jesus loves me this I know For the Bible tells me so Little ones to him...
by Chris Maxwell | Jul 25, 2016 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Excerpt taken from Pause for Pastors.You can purchase your copy HERE or on Amazon. From silence to noise, from waiting to a miracle, from war to peace. Intense and contradictory realities. That is history. That is life. And life as a pastor provides a wonderful...
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...
