by Chris Maxwell | Sep 4, 2025 | Blog, Book Excerpts
We’re rushing. Emails, errands, meetings, messages. Deadlines we didn’t set and expectations we never agreed to. Even in our quiet moments, we’re scrolling, swiping, multitasking. What if we could press pause? Not forever. Not irresponsibly. Just long enough to...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 28, 2025 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Today, in our spiritual formation class, we begin a slow and sacred journey. We’re reading one chapter a day from Pause with Jesus: Encountering His Story in Everyday Life. Yes, it’s a reading assignment. Yes, there will be reflections and questions. But this is not...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 21, 2025 | Blog
We’re invited into a life that goes beyond religious routine. Spiritual formation is learning to live deeply with God—moment by moment, thought by thought, step by step. But that leads us to a practical question: Okay, how do we actually spend time with God? Richard...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 19, 2025 | Blog
Spiritual formation is not a religious duty. It is a divine romance. This class is helping us learn more about ourselves and our Creator—how to spend time with Him in intentional, meaningful ways. The spiritual disciplines are practices that invite us into...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 13, 2025 | Blog
Welcome back, or welcome the first time, to Emmanuel University. As the new academic year begins, I want to pause and say how grateful I am—for this community and for the opportunity we all share. What a gift it is to be here together. What a gift it is to call...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 4, 2025 | Blog
(Read Romans 5:1–5) Life is heavy sometimes. That’s not breaking news. You and I know pain. We’ve sat in the silence of disappointment. We’ve stood in the tension of uncertainty. We’ve wrestled with grief, frustration, loss, longing. But in the middle of all of that,...
