by Chris Maxwell | Dec 18, 2023 | Blog
shepherds in the fieldswatching their flocks,like always,doing the normal,staying in the routine,following the plan,not knowingthe normal was shifting,the routine was moving,a deeper plan was unfolding,as angels camecausing initial fear,then a chance forthe shepherds...
by Chris Maxwell | Dec 14, 2023 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From the Christmas gift book, Unwrapping His Presence. Christmas comes and goes. A new year arrives and picks up speed. During the final month, weeks, days of this year, what are our plans? Will we purchase and pack, give and receive, eat and enjoy? Will we laugh or...
by Chris Maxwell | Nov 27, 2023 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From Underwater: When Encephalitis, Brian Injury and Epilepsy Change Everything. In my book Underwater, some grief will come out. Some pain will be released. But join me. Please join me on the voyage into my own Neverland, my own Narnia, my own life underwater. Find...
by Chris Maxwell | Nov 23, 2023 | Blog
Decided today to visit memories. Started by listening. Listened to Marc Cohn music. Then listened to more of Kate Bowler’s book, “No Cure for Being Human: And Other Truths I Need to Hear.” I visited their memories in my mind. Later I visited the small town where I was...
by Chris Maxwell | Nov 16, 2023 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From Underwater: When Encephalitis, Brain Injury and Epilepsy Change Everything. A key word for me—and for all of us members of the brain-damaged tribe—is hope. Individuals and groups need that word. My brain remembers it; I can spell it and talk about it. In some odd...
by Chris Maxwell | Nov 13, 2023 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From Underwater: When Encephalitis, Brain Injury and Epilepsy Change Everything. Imagine life with epilepsy. Consider yourself among us—one of the statistics. Though each person living with epilepsy is different, select a seizure type, choose a cause, pick a...
