by Chris Maxwell | Jul 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
(Thoughts from chapter twelve in Things We’ve Handed Down: Twelve Letters I Leave for You, based on the book A Long Obedience in the Same Direction by Eugene Peterson.) We live in a culture of instant everything. Quick clicks. Fast results. We want it...
by Chris Maxwell | Jul 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
(Thoughts from chapter eleven, Things We’ve Handed Down: Twelve Letters I Leave for You, based on the book, Why I Wake Early, by Mary Oliver.) Everything important doesn’t begin with a shout. Some begin with a whisper. A slow inhale. A quiet light spreading...
by Chris Maxwell | Sep 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
A place. Of memories, of hopes, of dreams, of prayers: a place. Started an early draft of stories and ideas in December for a new book. Returning to the place in July. Hearing Anna Ruby Falls provide percussion. Seeing the scenery, taking the steps, enjoying the...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
As the Evangelical Press Association Convention ended Friday night, I expected to open my hotel room door, pack for my Saturday flight home, and sleep. But things don’t always go as we plan. The convention was a wonderful week of smiles, conversations, meals, awards,...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
I did not think I would be pastoring a local church again. I loved my time in Orlando and was honored to serve wonderful people for two decades. But that ended. Those days were over. Writing and speaking and pastoring college students in northeast Georgia are jobs I...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
I was driving to our church’s Good Friday service and forgot. My mind was moving fast and I planned to take my former route to Goldmine. I failed to remember the road was blocked. Then I saw the sign: Detour. One word reminded me about the changes being made, about...
