by Chris Maxwell | Apr 29, 2019 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From the book, Pause for Pastors: Finding Still Waters in the Storm of Ministry. As I said goodbye to a congregation I dearly loved and pastored, and said yes to a new pastoral position, I wrote the article, “To Swim with Him” —- The waves are racing toward us....
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 22, 2019 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From the book, Pause: The Secret to a Better Life One Word at a Time Sometimes prayers don’t seem to be answered. Should that stop us from praying? For me, sometimes they do. But they shouldn’t. Even when we pray and pray and pray and pray, and those prayers go...
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 25, 2019 | Blog, Book Excerpts
This week’s spiritual discipline is unity. This blog is taken from the book Pause With Jesus. Imagine a church not crafted just for one nationality, one age group, one language. A place not including just one musical style, one preaching style, one liturgical style. A...
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 18, 2019 | Blog, Book Excerpts
This week’s spiritual discipline is “listening prayer.” This blog is from Pause: The Secret to a Better Life One Word at a Time We talk to God. He listens. We read God’s Word. He speaks. Call it a relationship, a renewal. Call it real life. Most of us know we...
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 4, 2019 | Blog, Book Excerpts
This week’s spiritual discipline is solitude. Today’s story is from Pause With Jesus: Encountering His Story in Everyday Life. The day was ending. More people came to Jesus. More were healed. More evil spirits came. More were rebuked. Then comes the part of the...
by Chris Maxwell | Jan 28, 2019 | Blog, Book Excerpts
This week’s spiritual discipline is waiting. Today’s blog is from the book, Pause: The Secret to a Better Life One Word at a Time Billy Mann sings an honest request in his song, “(Tell Me) When God Will Speak.” His gentle jazz sounds good; his honest lyrics ask...
