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Food For Thought
I’ve never made a secret of my love of eating lunch with people. I find it to be one of the most important and enjoyable parts of my work.
Rev. Jeff Fox-Kline
Sep 5, 20243 min read
A Fresh Take
Jesus rolled his eyes, and said, “People aren’t defiled half as much by what goes in their mouths as by the [garbage] which comes out.”
Rev. Jeff Fox-Kline
Aug 29, 20243 min read
Something To Chew On
The more you see people empathetically the more you are able to love them. The more you love people, the world becomes a better place.
Rev. Jeff Fox-Kline
Aug 22, 20243 min read
A Perfect Pearing
Another development that has changed the game is that I now own an ice cream maker. Now I have the power. True power.
Rev. Jeff Fox-Kline
Aug 14, 20243 min read
Upsy Daisy Oopsy Daisy
Authors note: Mere hours after writing this, I watched another few hours of bouldering (this time not muted) and realized that most of...
Rev. Jeff Fox-Kline
Aug 7, 20244 min read
What's The Matter?
For some reason, my mind has lately been wandering towards my insignificance. Our insignificance, to put a finer point on it. After two...
Rev. Jeff Fox-Kline
Jul 31, 20243 min read
Bumbling About
And now, without further ado, some more mission statements for my hypothetical church (Which I’m still referring to as Twelve Corners).
Rev. Jeff Fox-Kline
Jul 25, 20242 min read
Look What I Did
Mark 6:7 “Then he went about among the villages teaching. He called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them...
Rev. Jeff Fox-Kline
Jul 18, 20243 min read
From
As I’ve been preparing for the sermon this Sunday, I’ve found myself thinking constantly about how deeply shaped we are by the contexts...
Rev. Jeff Fox-Kline
Jul 11, 20242 min read
Communal Lament
I’m still so grateful for the ways in which people expressed their lamentations on Sunday. It wasn’t a “fun” Sunday, but it was an...
Rev. Jeff Fox-Kline
Jul 3, 20242 min read
Let It Out
Don’t be afraid of your emotions. You are fearfully and wonderfully made, in all times and circumstances.
Rev. Jeff Fox-Kline
Jun 27, 20243 min read
Hope Unfurling
This week’s blog is a follow-up to last week’s blog. The only thing I can say is, “A picture says a thousand words.”
Rev. Jeff Fox-Kline
Jun 20, 20241 min read
Where The Dead Fern Grows
To my dear sweet fern, resting now in the dirt that once gave you life, I am sorry. Had I but known your need for moisture, then the world..
Rev. Jeff Fox-Kline
Jun 13, 20243 min read
People-Powered Work
We do this work together, not because we have to, but because we want to.
Rev. Jeff Fox-Kline
Jun 5, 20243 min read
Best Wishes
Ecclesiastes 3:1 “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” We have been a very lucky church over the...
Rev. Jeff Fox-Kline
May 30, 20242 min read
Virescence
Everything is awash in green right now. It’s beautiful and the world is a gorgeous place. It’s impossible to be inside without wanting to...
Rev. Jeff Fox-Kline
May 23, 20243 min read
A Sobering Assessment
The tongues of fire had come down, the people spoke in tongues, the Church was born. What a huge occasion! This is a turning point...
Rev. Jeff Fox-Kline
May 16, 20242 min read
Roots, Tubers, and Pews
It’s Farmers’ Market Season! You can now have it all! Roots, tubers, strawberries, celery, hanging baskets, cheese, beef, eggs, popcorn,...
Rev. Jeff Fox-Kline
May 8, 20243 min read
The Old School General Assembly Douglass Papers
The nationwide meeting of the Presbyterian General Assembly of 1860 happened in June of 1860 in Rochester, NY, the year before the...
Rev. Jeff Fox-Kline
May 2, 20245 min read
Yeesh
It’s so easy to get caught up in the idea that the things we do need to have a purpose and an outcome. Sometimes doing things is just enough
Rev. Jeff Fox-Kline
May 2, 20243 min read
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