by Chris Maxwell | Jul 11, 2015 | Blog
This week I’ve been speaking in the Lift Disability Network’s Breakaway 2015 Conference held at Lake Yale Baptist Conference Center. In Leesburg FL, the atmosphere fit the mood with beauty of nature: the water, the sun, the trees, the food, the...
by Chris Maxwell | Jul 9, 2015 | Blog, Book Excerpts
-Today’s blog is from the book Pause: The Secret to a Better Life, One Word at a Time. Pick up your copy on Amazon or HERE. I had pastored that church for many years. We—that dear congregation of loved people—had endured much together. The weddings and the...
by Chris Maxwell | Jul 7, 2015 | Blog, Book Excerpts
-Today’s blog is from the book Pause: The Secret to a Better Life, One Word at a Time. Pick up your copy on Amazon or HERE. The brains we trust are electrical systems. Words and images teach us, guide us, redirect us. Our spirits seek to grow and develop no...
by Chris Maxwell | Jul 2, 2015 | Blog
You know about those moments, don’t you? Those times when you feel sadness but joy is still with you. Those experiences when you detect fear but assurance sits beside you. Those days when external circumstances just can’t defeat inner assurance. Those...
by Chris Maxwell | Jun 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
-Today’s blog is from the book Pause: The Secret to a Better Life, One Word at a Time. Pick up your copy on Amazon or HERE. Laughter can take us from the planned. It can interrupt us with joy. It can rework our script, providing the editorial services of...
by Chris Maxwell | Jun 25, 2015 | Blog, Book Excerpts
-Today’s blog is from the book Pause: The Secret to a Better Life, One Word at a Time. Pick up your copy on Amazon or HERE. I prefer telling the stories of others. But, I must be aware of my story. And you must be aware of your story. I should receive that story and...
by Chris Maxwell | Jun 22, 2015 | Blog, Book Excerpts
-Today’s blog is from the book Pause: The Secret to a Better Life, One Word at a Time. Pick up your copy on Amazon or HERE. Let’s let the word investing accentuate more than money. In fact, we can focus on methods of investing that have a higher value than the...
by Chris Maxwell | Jun 19, 2015 | Blog, Book Excerpts
-Today’s blog is from the book Pause: The Secret to a Better Life, One Word at a Time. Pick up your copy on Amazon or HERE. Common phrases frequently come our way. The repetition of commercials, songs, and familiar phrases slides through our ears and minds so...
by Chris Maxwell | Jun 17, 2015 | Blog
I know. It isn’t November. No Thanksgiving meal is being cooked. June just started but I can’t stop thinking about giving thanks. I am thankful for books to read. I’ll probably give you readers another list of suggested books soon. The words and...
by Chris Maxwell | Jun 9, 2015 | Blog
(Three years ago I wrote this blog to Calvin Miller, one of my favorite authors of all time. He has been on my mind this week, so I wanted to send this again.) Another Day Along the Way Thursday, August 23, 2012 Another day, We looked forward to your visit. Plans had...
