by Chris Maxwell | Oct 29, 2018 | Blog, Book Excerpts
This week’s spiritual discipline is mentoring. This blog is from the book Pause for Pastors. The facial expressions of the married couple indicated nerves. His suit and tie appeared the right size for a guy a little slimmer. Her new dress and extra makeup, her...
by Chris Maxwell | Oct 25, 2018 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Today’s blog is from the book Pause for Pastors. Conversations with God are not just ritualistic addictions or habitual duties. They are not boring assignments. They bring awe. They offer delight. They are world-changing, life-changing, mind-changing experiences....
by Chris Maxwell | Oct 14, 2018 | Blog, Book Excerpts
This week’s emphasis is meditation. Today’s blog is originally from the book, Pause: The Secret to a Better Life, One Word at a Time. “Eastern meditation is an attempt to empty the mind; Christian meditation is an attempt to fill the mind. The two ideas are quite...
by Chris Maxwell | Oct 3, 2018 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From: a slow and sudden God: 40 years of wonder. silence you are too often missing among us. we raise the noise. we add and add and add more sound to keep you out. we fail to know we need you. we crave you, but misinterpret desires, crafting new trends of sound,...
by Chris Maxwell | Oct 2, 2018 | Blog, Book Excerpts
(We continue emphasizing a spiritual discipline each week. This week’s focus is on silence. Today’s comments are from Chris Maxwell’s book Pause For Moms: Finding Rest in a Too Busy World.) Seeing this chapter title’s two words, “A Retreat,” reminds me of many...
by Chris Maxwell | Sep 13, 2018 | Blog, Book Excerpts
From Chris Maxwell’s book Pause for Moms. A mother “graded” her family at the end of each day. On the refrigerator she would place letter grades each night for each child—all based on performance of duties and responsibilities and assignments. And also a grade for...
