by Chris Maxwell | Mar 11, 2024 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From the book Equilibrium. Yes, people cause hurts. Yes, like us, other people are weak. But caring for people is what makes us different. Caring for people is what really matters. Whatever our unique giftings and talents, I hope we all have this in common: I...
by Chris Maxwell | Mar 9, 2024 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From the book Equilibrium. The nutritional miracles and astonishing health offers abound. The people who exercise are everywhere. I see them. Don’t you? You might be one of them. Running and walking and riding and lifting and stretching and bending and pushing and...
by Chris Maxwell | Mar 6, 2024 | Book Excerpts
The lights weren’t working at the intersection. No red or green or yellow. No colors appearing to instruct us to stop or go. Traffic slowed. We had to wait for our turn to drive through. Cautiously. Carefully. The why-did-this-happen and who-is-next and...
by Chris Maxwell | Mar 4, 2024 | Blog
I love stories. Good, creative, interesting stories. Not just the stories from screens. TV or theater or computers or phones or any of our other many devices. Not just stories in the news reports or sports scores or latest songs. But the stories from normal people in...
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 28, 2024 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From a slow and sudden God: 40 years of wonder. eating dinner with a friendwho was wearing his new glassesrevealed that his visionneeded help seeingthrough this lensto get a better view,to see correctly. i listened again to his wordsand his stories—a contradiction of...
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 24, 2024 | Blog
I need God to be my peace As I face the unknown My future, my past, Things out of my control My guardian, my guidance Leading me on By going first And protecting me as His own My...
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 19, 2024 | Blog
In class this afternoon we focused on four important but often forgotten practices. Silence. Conversations. Prayers. Nature. Welcome silence. Exit the volume. Refuse to let the normal loud sounds flood your neurological system. Step away. Be still. Be quiet. Do not...
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 15, 2024 | Blog, Book Excerpts
from a slow and sudden God: 40 years of wonder. illustrations are intended to,well, illustrate. but i am focused on myplans for tomorrow. i’ll be boarding a planeand flying south,entering a journeyfrom present locationto future destination. carry on.luggage.size and...
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 12, 2024 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Pause for Moms: Finding Rest in a Too Busy World What’s your prescription to slow the pace? Make it personal. Think about your doctor sitting near you and asking, “What is your daily routine?” How would you respond? What would be your confession? Confessions allow us...
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 8, 2024 | Blog
As I’m researching and reading and writing my next book, I’ve stopped many times. When thinking a new thought, when recalling an old story, or when reading another writer’s words, I pause. To think. To reflect. To see what the words are saying to me. I’m including...
