by Chris Maxwell | Aug 25, 2015 | Blog, Book Excerpts
-Today’s blog is from the book Pause: The Secret to a Better Life, One Word at a Time. Pick up your copy on Amazon or HERE. As the months and days and weeks and minutes rapidly visit and depart, what have we accomplished during their time? What words have we...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 14, 2015 | Blog, Conversations
Dr. Mike Luper is a professor at Emmanuel College School of Christian Ministries. Mike is also a dear friend and I love our conversations. When Mike speaks, he challenges with wisdom, kindness, and humility. He spoke Wednesday morning in our opening service for...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 12, 2015 | Blog
Last Sunday I wasn’t traveling, so I was able to attend our home church. At Upward Hartwell, Pastor Tony spoke on “Scars.” We all know about those. We each have experienced various types of injuries in life. Scars remain. Physical, mental,...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 6, 2015 | Blog, Book Excerpts
-Today’s blog is from the book Pause: The Secret to a Better Life, One Word at a Time. Pick up your copy on Amazon or HERE. I try to welcome what is there but rarely noticed. Throughout these pages we’ve highlighted one word at a time. The hope has been to...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 3, 2015 | Blog, Book Excerpts
-Today’s blog is from the book Pause: The Secret to a Better Life, One Word at a Time. Pick up your copy on Amazon or HERE. I place my order of a sandwich plate and a water. I pause and begin letting the authors provide their own words of wonder. Annie Dillard...
by Chris Maxwell | Jul 30, 2015 | Blog
(originally published August, 2009) Soon school begins again. Students enter the experience of learning. Classes and books and tests and assignments. Expectations, explanations, information, application. Exciting lessons, boring lessons, confusing lessons. The...
