by Chris Maxwell | Apr 1, 2020 | Blog, Book Excerpts
April is #NationalPoetryMonth. Here is one is the poems from my new book, “embracing now.” tiny ingredients for a large audience. not enough, those two words which often describe so many storiesof our lives.not enough.we seek. we hope. we pray.we reach.we fall.we...
by Chris Maxwell | Mar 27, 2020 | Book Excerpts
From Pause with Jesus The degree Jesus offered His students could only be earned in active involvement, experiential learning, relational mentoring, life coaching. Isn’t that what He is offering us? To come over? To be with? To observe? To learn? Here, Jesus with...
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 24, 2020 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Chris Maxwell attended an encephalitis gathering in Dallas TX last weekend. Today’s blog keeps that emphasis, using comments written by his former neurologist, Dr. Hal Pineless. These were originally in the foreword of Underwater. I met Chris Maxwell on a Friday...
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 17, 2020 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From “a slow and sudden God: 40 years of wonder.” can i work the task required of me for a day of living in the misery with an outlook toward a joy so close and far? the love can shine like the southern sun; the truth can cut with a...
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 10, 2020 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From “a slow and sudden God: 40 years of wonder.” my book list keeps on growing recommended reading knowing not everyone will open up a page. but maybe a few stories can help them see the glories and heal some of their deep and...
by Chris Maxwell | Jan 28, 2020 | Blog, Book Excerpts
I’ve offered thoughts on plans and prayers. The focus was for six months, six words, six days, and six minutes. Today? Let’s think about six weeks. January 2020 arrived in haste. We’ve had no snow in northeast Georgia, but the days and weeks traveled in a flurry. They...
