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Good News!

Posted on Sunday, March 31st, 2024 by Will Cox

Sunday, March 31, 2024, The Resurrection of the LordReadings: Isaiah 25:6–9, Psalm 118, 1 Corinthians 15:1-28, John 20:1-18 On this first day of the week, in ...

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Extraordinarily Ordinary

Posted on Sunday, December 24th, 2023 by Will Cox

Sunday, December 24, 2023, the Fourth Sunday of AdventReadings: Genesis 18:1-15; Luke 1:5-56 Almost from the time the leaves begin to yellow, we begin thinking ...

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Ready, and Waiting

Posted on Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 by Will Cox

A firm opinion I hold regarding the Church as an institution is that it must be present, be consistent, and be ready to meet people wherever they are. This mean...

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Giving Up

Posted on Friday, September 22nd, 2023 by Will Cox

Beware this trap. I’ve been in congregations of varying size, the largest of which was Catholic. The second largest of which was located at the intersection o...

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The Beloved Family of God

Posted on Sunday, September 10th, 2023 by Will Cox

Sunday, September 10, the 15th Sunday after PentecostReadings: Ezekiel, 33:7-11; Psalm 119:33–40; Romans 13:8-14; Matthew 18:11-22 Peter has no questions abou...

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On the Religious Population

Posted on Wednesday, June 14th, 2023 by Will Cox

From 1850 to 1946, the U.S. Census counted religious communities and structures. If one is aware of the history of the 20th Century, and the role played by Holl...

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While It Was Still Dark

Posted on Saturday, April 15th, 2023 by Will Cox

I’ve been thinking about this verse from Sunday, and particularly about “while it was still dark,” as the preacher attempted to make a point a...

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Almost Heaven

Posted on Saturday, November 26th, 2022 by Will Cox

Climbed the fire tower on Sounding Knob with some of my children this morning, and after overcoming the vertigo looked out over the oldest mountains in the worl...

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The Trouble with Populism

Posted on Thursday, November 10th, 2022 by Will Cox

“casting their ballots for the party that, despite its other failings, keeps entitlements inviolate, supports collective bargaining and has sought to ease the...

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Faded Fluorescent Light, Dirty Tile, and an Enveloping Sound

Posted on Thursday, November 10th, 2022 by Will Cox

One humid summer night, passing through Maryland on a long road trip, I stopped for gas and a pack of smokes. In those days gas stations weren’t often open at...

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Brothers

Posted on Wednesday, August 10th, 2022 by Will Cox

I once was able to escape entirely into books, and could leave the world behind until one was done, no matter the troubles troubling my heart. My brother, a mer...

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Serving Mammon

Posted on Thursday, May 26th, 2022 by Will Cox

On Marketplace last night, Kai Ryssdal stated the unspoken obvious: “Guns are a business. A big business multi-billion dollar business in this country.” Iâ€...

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Evidence

Posted on Saturday, May 21st, 2022 by Will Cox

This here book I’m reading is older than I am, but just by a hair. It was checked out four times before I was born; the last just in time. It remained popular...

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Lost in ?

Posted on Friday, May 20th, 2022 by Will Cox

It was 18:30 just a few minutes ago and the sun had no thought yet of setting. Now it’s black out, and my computer woke up to tell me it is going to sleep. â€...

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A Visitor

Posted on Friday, May 20th, 2022 by Will Cox

Luna, the smallest and youngest of our cats, has in her short time here cornered two snakes behind a door in the basement. And somehow she climbs the concrete w...

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Summa cum laude

Posted on Friday, May 20th, 2022 by Will Cox

Number One Daughter graduates from SUNY New Paltz tomorrow. What next for her? Number Two Daughter has returned home from for the Summer and is between plans. I...

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Tonight

Posted on Tuesday, May 17th, 2022 by Will Cox

Strong breeze tonightWarm breeze tonightLow breeze tonight The clouds above, unmovedThe stars above, unmovedThe dipper above, unmoved This breeze, low, aroundth...

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An End, But Not The End

Posted on Sunday, May 15th, 2022 by Will Cox

Toward the end of March 2020, searching the Internet for some solace

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So Tonight I Might Sleep

Posted on Friday, May 13th, 2022 by Will Cox

Thursday afternoon the frogs who cling to the trees nearby gave voice to their mating song. A few daring fellows first, by evening constant singing rose from th...

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Taste and See

Posted on Friday, May 13th, 2022 by Will Cox

The virtual world cannot compare. It engages but one of our senses, and even that just barely. How sad, how deficient must those be who think such a pale imitat...

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