by Chris Maxwell | Feb 27, 2017 | Blog, Conversations
I love the cover of my most recently published book, Christ Is for Us: A Lenten Study Based on the Revised Common Lectionary. The dusty blue background seems appropriately subdued for Lent without being overly solemn. And the word, “Christ,” stands as a visual focal...
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 19, 2017 | Blog, Book Excerpts
(to purchase Chris Maxwell’s latest book… Underwater: When Encephalitis, Brain Damage, and Epilepsy Change Everything, VISIT HERE) My new book comes out in March. Titled Underwater: When Encephalitis, Brain Damage, and Epilepsy Change Everything, this book goes...
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 11, 2017 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Excerpt taken from Pause With Jesus.You can purchase your copy HERE. Christ displayed both extremes. He faced the crowds: miraculous healings, food for the throng coming from an unexpected source, multitudes of people listening to hear His stories, skeptics...
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 9, 2017 | Blog
A harmonious set of homespun images yet cast by the mind of the man I hold fast as in the threadbare shoes I wear today Time’s siren again beguiling, Recollection, the mesher of past and present, the divisor of fact and feeling, affection Earth’s darkest...
by Chris Maxwell | Jan 24, 2017 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Excerpt taken from Pause With Jesus.You can purchase your copy HERE. We’ve probably heard about “becoming like a child.” In the context of the story, Jesus made one point. We don’t need to add more meanings; Christ’s lesson is challenging enough: “Whoever humbles...
by Chris Maxwell | Jan 19, 2017 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Excerpt taken from Pause With Jesus.You can purchase your copy HERE. Jesus started the evening by getting the disciples away from the crowd. Some lessons must be learned in darkness, away from noise—even religious noise. In silence Jesus reveals Himself to us in ways...
