by Chris Maxwell | May 20, 2016 | Blog
I had no clue what I had done. I was but a guest in a different dispensation of grace. I knew what God had given me to say. I knew that He told me to be gentle and less preachy than I would have liked. God was with me to speak His message. Not the message of a...
by Chris Maxwell | May 14, 2016 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Colossians 3:12 When I was in middle school, I found out that slavery still exists. In fact, every morning, millions of men,...
by Chris Maxwell | May 10, 2016 | Blog
WASHINGTON D.C. — Crowds will gather in Washington DC this summer. The sound will hit high volume. But this event won’t be a ball game, a superstar’s performance, a political protest, or a presidential debate. Those who travel to the nation’s capital...
by Chris Maxwell | May 8, 2016 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Mother’s Day is this Sunday. Take time to purchase a few copies of Pause for Moms. Or get Kindle from Amazon. Today’s blog is from that book. Dear Moms, My mind still plays scenes from those years with my mother. Carolyn Acker Maxwell’s smile and...
by Chris Maxwell | May 2, 2016 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Mother’s Day is this Sunday. Take time to purchase a few copies of Pause for Moms. Or get Kindle from Amazon. Today’s blog is from that book. I was sitting in a restaurant listening to ladies at the nearby table. They had just seen a movie. I never...
by Chris Maxwell | May 1, 2016 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Incorrect assumptions create perilous habits. Stop those inclinations. Refuse to make the mistake of living a life of doing it all without enjoying this moment. Decline those requests from society and self to prove your worth. Believe this: you are made in the image...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 30, 2016 | Blog
What are your plans for the summer? Vacation at the beach? Some much needed rest? My list includes writing assignments, speaking various places, scheduling next year’s plans in my job at Emmanuel, a wedding, and some time to rest. Whatever is on your schedule,...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 23, 2016 | Blog
It was the summer between my junior and senior year of college. I was working as a summer RA on campus. During my down time I was supposed to be catching up on the procrastination of grad school applications. I was supposed to be thinking about what was better for my...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 20, 2016 | Blog
Human beings are peculiar creations: what we are in any moment isn’t just what you can see or hear but an active, creative response to every moment that’s come before. Some of those moments are going to be joyful, and for some, those moments will be so...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 17, 2016 | Blog, Conversations
In Genesis, God’s book of beginnings, we hear a few things about ourselves—we human beings, I mean—early in the story. As a creation, we’re male and female, and God made both male and female in the image of God (1:27). We’re gardeners (2:15), so we don’t just look at...
