by Chris Maxwell | Jan 26, 2015 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Monday, January 26, 2015 (From the book Pause: The Secret to a Better Life, One Word at a Time by Chris Maxwell) “There’s not really much here. Not very much up here, at all.” The nice lady at the convenience store had good intentions. Hearing about my...
by Steve Spillman | Jan 2, 2015 | Blog, Conversations
Pause with Jamie and Jessica Dunning Friday, January 2, 2015 A new year begins. Let’s continue learning from one another about life, about change, about risks, about faith. I’ll select this interview as our opening blog for 2015. Jamie and Jessica Dunning are...
by Steve Spillman | Dec 26, 2014 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From Chris Maxwell’s book Unwrapping His Presence: What We Really Need for Christmas https://chrismaxwell.me/pause-christmas-gift-bundle Galatians 4:4–7 (The Message) But when the time arrived that was set by God the Father, God sent his Son, born among us of a...
by Steve Spillman | Dec 24, 2014 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From Chris Maxwell’s book Unwrapping His Presence: What We Really Need for Christmas https://chrismaxwell.me/pause-christmas-gift-bundle Micah 5:2 “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who...
by Steve Spillman | Dec 18, 2014 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From Chris Maxwell’s book Unwrapping His Presence: What We Really Need for Christmas https://chrismaxwell.me/pause-christmas-gift-bundle Matthew 1:18–23 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but...
by Steve Spillman | Dec 15, 2014 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From Chris Maxwell’s book Pause for Moms: Finding Rest in a Too Busy World https://chrismaxwell.me/pause-christmas-gift-bundle The Christmas lights come up. But they don’t stay up for long. The candles look nice as they create a new ambience in the room. But...
by Steve Spillman | Dec 12, 2014 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From Chris Maxwell’s book Unwrapping His Presence: What We Really Need for Christmas https://chrismaxwell.me/pause-christmas-gift-bundle One night, after ball games and Children’s Christmas Musical rehearsal, we bought a tree. A green tree that stood waiting. We...
by Steve Spillman | Dec 10, 2014 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From Chris Maxwell’s book Pause for Pastors: Finding Still Waters in the Storm of Ministry https://chrismaxwell.me/pause-christmas-gift-bundle When I am hurried, those earthly things seem to get all my attention. I lose sight of the real presence of Christ with...
by Steve Spillman | Dec 3, 2014 | Blog, Conversations
Another Day Along the Way Monday, November 24, 2014 Another day, I enjoy conversations. To listen, to learn, to process. Here is my conversation with Seth Cain. I invite you to pause and read his thoughts. Together, let’s learn from his journey. Chris: Thanks...
by Steve Spillman | Dec 1, 2014 | Blog
Another Day Along the Way Wednesday, December 28, 2005 Another day, Twenty-six years. That is how long it has been. Twenty-six years. Yesterday was the anniversary of my mother’s departure from earth. Photo albums reveal she really did live for nineteen of my...
