by Chris Maxwell | Aug 30, 2018 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Healthy aloneness offers internal security that can propel us to pursue life together. Solitude can prepare us for community. Community can balance the wonder of solitude. While serving as a lead pastor, I also experienced the honor of meeting regularly with my...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 26, 2018 | Blog, Book Excerpts
I wrote in my blog a story titled, “The Drought of Relationships.” A few words prayed deeply, honestly, desperately by a friend prompted that story. Many years of ministry and many friends living in isolation remind me we need more of that story. My accountability...
by Chris Maxwell | Aug 20, 2018 | Blog, Book Excerpts
(This is our third week of conversations about various spiritual practices. After Bible Study in week one and Community in week two, we now focus on Celebration. Today’s blog is a story from the book Pause: The Secret to a Better Life One Word at a Time.) I originally...
by Chris Maxwell | Jun 26, 2018 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Patients must not leave problems alone. To face them and let God grace them is a crucial choice. Avoiding disadvantages allows the disabled to elude mistakes and embarrassment, but it also keeps victims from moving forward. Moving forward was what the church, my...
by Chris Maxwell | Jun 23, 2018 | Blog, Book Excerpts
In the middle of your hurry, things didn’t go just right. An unexpected disaster interrupted your agenda. An unpredicted surprise blocked the streets of your scheduled adventure. An illness, the weather, an accident, the economy, a sick child, an unpleasant call, a...
by Chris Maxwell | Jun 10, 2018 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Mama stole my Bible. Seriously. I know it was mine—it had my name on it. But what could I do? Mama’s smile had a song in it. A song of joy and kindness and humility. Her smile was singing a song to me about how many Bibles I already had at a young age and how that one...
