by Chris Maxwell | Feb 6, 2022 | Blog, Book Excerpts
* Describe a time in your life when God forgave you of a poor decision but you still faced consequences. Have you carried the luggage of past hurts and struggled to forgive others?* How has that affected your ministry, your family, and your relationship with God?* How...
by Chris Maxwell | Jan 30, 2022 | Blog, Book Excerpts
* Smile at a friend. Thank them for the many blessings they bring your way.* Smile at a stranger. A glance from eyes of one displaying God’s love is such a contrast to the common look of anger.* Forgive someone who hurt you. Realize how our Loving God has forgiven...
by Chris Maxwell | Jul 12, 2021 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From the book Pause for Pastors: Finding Still Waters in the Storm of Ministry. I believe in the balanced diet of faith and reason. I reject selecting one of those components while rejecting the other. Most groups and individuals—most pastors and churches—accentuate...
by Chris Maxwell | Jul 8, 2021 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Yes, relationships are risky. And painful. And reminders of previous pains. But they are crucial to becoming who we should be. Let’s not avoid relational risk. Let’s invest in the lives of those around us. I love reading the stories of Jesus spending time with His...
by Chris Maxwell | Jun 28, 2021 | Blog, Book Excerpts
from the book embracing now: pain, joy, healing, living he defers the privilege, rejecting an expected response of quid pro quo script. choosing instead to cherish honesty, refusing to accept its disappearance. desperation...
by Chris Maxwell | Jun 24, 2021 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From the book Pause for Pastors: Finding Still Waters in the Storm of Ministry. They asked me to change clothes. Actually, to take off most of what I had on and to replace it only with shorts and a gown. Not my normal dress code. But I wasn’t entering a normal place....
