by Chris Maxwell | Aug 13, 2019 | Blog
These words from Philippians are healthy reminders of how we should live. Read and reflect on Paul’s instructions. Take time to process practical ways Philippians 4:4–9 (NIV) can come alive for you: Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 1, 2019 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Welcome to “Poetry for the Summer.” Today’s blog is from my book “a slow and sudden God: 40 years of wonder.” a call to prayer He calls us...
by Chris Maxwell | Jul 28, 2019 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Welcome to “Poetry for the Summer.” Today’s blog is from my book “a slow and sudden God: 40 years of wonder.” have you talked about it? decades passed. wounds grew deep. relationships were negatively influenced by worries. his mental dialogue replayed: “does...
by Chris Maxwell | Jul 15, 2019 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Welcome to “Poetry for the Summer.” Today’s blog is from my book “a slow and sudden God: 40 years of wonder.” eyes wide open for a blinding trust; exploding fragments from the center; daring strength to stand and enter, yet, in part, resist the...
by Chris Maxwell | Jul 10, 2019 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Welcome to “Poetry for the Summer.” Today’s blog is from my book “a slow and sudden God: 40 years of wonder.” He searched for the fragments, the scraps, the pieces of cloth of little worth; He found them, He found me. with His hands He joined me with others, ...
by Chris Maxwell | Jun 21, 2019 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Welcome again to Poetry for the Summer. This blog is a poem from “a slow and sudden God: 40 years of wonder.” standing now, even uncertain of the future direction or the original foundation. life’s rather tricky, while certainty only appearing occasionally during the...
