by Chris Maxwell | Sep 15, 2024 | Blog
Yes, sad days and bad times visit us. Yes, life is difficult. Yes, we sometimes feel overwhelmed. But, so much good is nearby. God cares deeply. He never leaves us or abandons us. He hears us, helps us, loves us. Our minds often list the negatives. Let’s choose...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 25, 2024 | Blog
Friday for lunch? I ate leftovers at home. My Japanese food was still good. So were my memories of four days together with my friend Charlie Dawes. Eating leftovers reminded me what Dr. Dawes said through his words and how I continue digesting truth he declared. I am...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 11, 2024 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Most of us hurry through life. Rarely slowing down, we rapidly race from task to task, place to place, thing to thing. I talk about this. I write about this. But I need to become so much better at slowing, at stopping, at pausing, at resting. Here are some...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 4, 2024 | Blog
A new month. A new school year. A new friend. A new book. A new song. A new story. A new week. A new day. A new attitude. A new idea. A new prayer. That’s a lot of “news.” The last blog reflected on endings....
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 1, 2024 | Blog
Another month dashed to its end. Another summer hurries toward her conclusion.Time, refusing to slow, surges ahead. So these two words seem to fit: the end. The end of a season, the end of a year, the end of a story. What should we do? Choose to...
by Chris Maxwell | Jul 20, 2024 | Blog
Sixty-four is the number. It is the number of years. My years. Here on planet earth, collaborating with people and places and things, I’ve lived on this traveling circle. Years ago sixty-four sounded old. Very old. Now that number feels not all that old....
