Contentment
What You’re Searching for Is Already Yours
by Chris Maxwell
For the overwhelmed, the perpetually busy, and the weary pilgrims who long to discover that they are already enough in Christ. It is time to unplug, declutter, and unwind. What you are searching for is already yours.
📅 Book Launch: April 7, 2026
Books
Things We’ve Handed Down
a slow and sudden God
Pause For Pastors
Equilibrium
Underwater
Pause For Moms
embracing now
Pause With Jesus
Pause
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Christmas Eve
The world grows still tonight. Even the air feels sacred. Candles flicker. Voices soften. Hearts...
The Memories of the Season
This time of year carries a strange ache. We remember what was. We miss who isn’t here. We hold...
Christmas is Coming
You can feel it in the air. The slow shift. The eager waiting. The world hums with hope. Lights...
Wishful Thinking
(Thoughts from chapter ten of Things We’ve Handed Down: Twelve Letters I Leave for You, based on...
Hope Has its Reasons
(Thoughts from chapter nine of Things We’ve Handed Down: Twelve Letters I Leave for...
The Art of Being You
—thoughts from Chapter 8 in Things We’ve Handed Down:Twelve Letters I Leave for You (based on the...
60?
I remember when the age of 60 sounded old. It doesn’t any more. As of today I’m included in that...
the miles and the hours
April is #NationalPoetryMonth. Here is one is the poems from my new book, “embracing now.” Also,...
Goodbye Pops
Saturday morning, March 14, 2020, my schedule changed. And my life changed. I didn’t sleep well...
Chris Maxwell knows first-hand that many pastors are worn out, discouraged, frazzled, beaten down and often friendless. He knows this because he spends a lot of his time encouraging weary leaders. And Pause for Pastors book flows out of his heart of encouragement. I pray the words of this book will flow like cold water on your soul to refresh and inspire you. You will receive new strength!
At first I questioned if I would find Pause for Moms to be interesting to me, a man. But to my surprise I found myself drawn into the powerful accounts of women on the journey of love, purpose, and meaning. I responded with laughter and tears as I thought of my late mother, my dear wife, my daughter and daughter-in-law: women whose lives continue to shape my life. There’s no question this is Chris Maxwell’s best book! I will personally be sharing this book with the lovely women in my life.
Pause with Jesus is more than just a book. It’s a journey. Through his words, Chris is inviting us to slow down and listen for Christ’s unmistakable voice, feel the gentle strength of His embrace, and see the timeless beauty of His work. The more you read the clearer you will see Jesus gazing back at you.