What if you could read the stories of Jesus’ life like a travelogue? Each encounter, complete with snapshots, weaving the story of Jesus’ journey among men? What if you were invited on this journey, to go with Him, become part of the discussion and interaction as He touched the lives of those He met? A Man who loved those who hungered to see and touch God, whether they understood who He truly was or not.
- The lonely? He loved them.
- The misfits? He loved them.
- The legalistic, religious, gotta-do-it-our-way-or-we-
will-kill-you folks? He loved them.
Demonstrations of His love differ with each scene, but uniqueness merges with unity; the same pure, profound love shines in every sighting. The same love He shares with you as you travel with Him.
The Christian Bookshow interview with Chris Maxwell about his new book, Pause with Jesus: Encountering His Story in Everyday Life https://www.christianbookshow.
Personally, I believe this will become a great book for anyone who is trying to find the heart of Jesus Christ. Maybe you never knew Jesus’ heart or you knew His heart and you lost your way. I would say this book is for you. This will challenge you and myself to find the real Christ and how we can fall in love with a Savior who loves the broken.
Often times in our lives we do decide to take a step out and Pause. At that point we are kind of stumped as to what to do next. Pausing with Jesus is the next step into a deeper relationship with Him. Pause was such a great book and I think that Pause with Jesus will be even better. It will be awesome and revolutionary to look at the stories of Christ through an everyday lens. I think Pause with Jesus is really going to help some people draw closer to God and even help some find God for the first time. I am excited to get a copy of it and read it myself.
I loved hearing the passages and heart of this book in the interview. the first thing that I loved and could really relate with was the forward by Dr. Oxley, and how she told of her vision of being with and seeing Jesus while he was teaching the beatitudes. This is such a profound revelation because as she was thinking to herself that she is not pure in heart, she realized that she was seeing him. And to me that just symbolizes how when we are not good enough on our own, when we seek Him He makes us enough through his grace. And I feel like that is part of this book, as it walks the reader through the gospels, part of that is seeing who Jesus picked to be disciples and how closely they followed him, though they were deemed unworthy by others. Also I loved the quote that at the end that was something like “the me I am now is surrendering to the me that is being mentored by him” or something like that. I think this goes along with the point made by Dr. Oxley as well, and just expounds even more on God’s grace and how being with Him and getting to know Him really does change us.
I am so excited to dive into this book. There are so many great stories in the Bible, but the accounts of Jesus are exponentially the most intriguing to me. So many times I feel so disconnected to Jesus, because He isn’t physically with me. Fortunately, in this book, I will be able to connect my life with His. I cannot wait to travel with Jesus through this book.
For someone who is not affiliated with a Christian background and is on the journey towards walking with Christ, this book may help me, and others like me, understand that simply surrending is all that is required.
Like Anna, I really related to the forward by Dr. Oxley. The passages from the Bible mentioned and additions of your own personal story add such life and authenticity to your writing. The whole idea of “pausing with Jesus” is such a needed reminder in the business of our culture. I look forward to reading the book!
I believe this book is for almost anyone. Those who have been serving the Lord for many years or those that met him yesterday. This book lets the light in on who Jesus was and is. This seems to also be a book to remind us to stop and invite Jesus into our lives, as Pastor Chris invites us into the life of Jesus. Definitely a good book for anyone wanting to know more about Jesus- which should be all of us. (also, I love the cover.)
I would like to point out that the cover of the book is very appealing to the author.I am looking forward to see the difference between Pause with Jesus and the three books in the pause series. I am really excited to see how this book encourages us to slow down and enjoy being with Jesus as Drew says. I am really excited to read this book. I am reminded to pause in the middle of my business and let Jesus be a part of my story.