by Chris Maxwell | Aug 15, 2023 | Blog
In this blog I’m including words written by other authors. I’m selecting quotes I’ve already used in my books. I thought about my favorite authors and their books as we had to move all of my many, many, many books to a new office. A few times I had to open the books...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 12, 2023 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From the book Equilibrium: 31 Ways to Stay Balanced on Life’s Uneven Surfaces You might be reading this thinking, “I tried.” You might be reading this thinking, “Nothing worked.” I am sorry. Sometimes our hurts are so deep the wounds never seem to heal. I...
by Chris Maxwell | Jul 11, 2023 | Blog
I begin most of my mornings writing comments to Tracy Reynolds and reading comments from him. Though miles apart, our early thoughts and words draw us together. Thoughts and words can do that. In Second Chair Leadership: Thriving from Where You Sit in the...
by Chris Maxwell | Jul 9, 2023 | Blog
Some guests surprise us with a visit. Some guests surprise us when they return for another visit. Some guests surprise us when they don’t run away, but stay a little longer than expected. On a recently Saturday, a guest surprised us. That morning and that afternoon...
by Chris Maxwell | Jun 28, 2023 | Blog
Some things aren’t very popular these days. Some things have lost their color, their thrill, their demand. But as I sit in an old sanctuary and pray for our church service tomorrow morning, I sense a new appetite for the ancient, the outdated, the bland. What do we...
by Chris Maxwell | Jun 11, 2023 | Blog
I don’t like going to the grocery store. I’ll go for a few things—especially important items to continue my adventure of cereal and milk and orange juice. But long lists of where-will-I-find-this-stuff ingredients? No. I don’t like doing that. Occasionally, though, I...
by Chris Maxwell | May 28, 2023 | Blog
Uncertainty visits frequently. He brings Worry and Anxiety and Fear with him. They don’t indicate their arrival in advance. They don’t knock the door or ring the bell. No texts or calls. They just show up. Suddenly. Sometimes silently. Other times with too much...
by Chris Maxwell | May 25, 2023 | Blog
Remember opening your eyes to begin reading a book? When the sentences spoke directly to you? When you knew it was just what you needed at that time? That was me. Last night. And this morning. I was reading the book I wrote, Equilibrium. I was reading my own...
by Chris Maxwell | May 15, 2023 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From Equilibrium: 31 Ways to Stay Balanced on Life’s Uneven Surfaces. Dreams die, when we allow them. Dreams come true, when we endure the journeys they offer. See it as an adventure. Not just duty or responsibility. Not as a requirement or demand. An adventure....
by Chris Maxwell | May 12, 2023 | Blog
I had arrived back in Georgia. Responding to texts, feeling exhausted, anxious to drive the 104 miles home, I glanced around the shuttle late Saturday afternoon. These words surprised me: “We Never Close.” PreFlight Parking informed passengers they never close. And I...
