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...
by Chris Maxwell | Nov 1, 2023 | Blog
a new month.a new temperature.a new day of new things. like life,the old and knownmove on.this merging of a mysterybeyond our controloffers an opportunityof how we will respond. overwhelmed? afraid?joyful? courageous?glancing forward, smiling?staring back, wounded?...
by Chris Maxwell | Oct 30, 2023 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From the book Pause for Pastors: Finding Still Waters in the Storm of Ministry. I use modern technology. Actually, I depend upon it. For writing and speaking, for daily calendars, for communicating to others, for reading and studying, for news reports and sports...
by Chris Maxwell | Oct 25, 2023 | Blog
Last week, fifteen guys spent two days together. A 123 mile ride through the Georgia hills and autumn colors. A Thursday afternoon, Friday, and Saturday morning of October 2023 offered authenticity and laughter, prayer and worship, long talks and long walks. Step by...
