by Chris Maxwell | Jul 19, 2018 | Blog
What if we stopped allowing competition rob us of true community? What if we stopped allowing comparison take away many healthy relationships? What am I doing to make that happen? How am I changing instead of just complaining about how others should change? How...
by Chris Maxwell | Jul 4, 2018 | Blog
Our summer days last long. July begins. We find ourselves in the middle of the year. The sun’s shine keeps our days brighter. We wake in the light. Darkness comes late. But our long days are brief. They begin and end suddenly. Meals and conversations and business and...
by Chris Maxwell | Jun 26, 2018 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Patients must not leave problems alone. To face them and let God grace them is a crucial choice. Avoiding disadvantages allows the disabled to elude mistakes and embarrassment, but it also keeps victims from moving forward. Moving forward was what the church, my...
by Chris Maxwell | Jun 23, 2018 | Blog, Book Excerpts
In the middle of your hurry, things didn’t go just right. An unexpected disaster interrupted your agenda. An unpredicted surprise blocked the streets of your scheduled adventure. An illness, the weather, an accident, the economy, a sick child, an unpleasant call, a...
by Chris Maxwell | Jun 10, 2018 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Mama stole my Bible. Seriously. I know it was mine—it had my name on it. But what could I do? Mama’s smile had a song in it. A song of joy and kindness and humility. Her smile was singing a song to me about how many Bibles I already had at a young age and how that one...
by Chris Maxwell | Jun 9, 2018 | Blog, Book Excerpts
My hands hold your Holy Body Me, Mary, the Hebrew girl next door Holding a Holy God God with us God with me God, please be with me My heart has never beat faster My head is full of reflection Joseph comforts me with his touch Father, please comfort him tonight We’ve...