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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
A Slight(ed) Confession
My hope is that by bringing the parts that feel most important, we can see the value of honoring our history.
Rev. Jeff Fox-Kline
Apr 25, 20243 min read
Pixels On Screen, Fox-Kline, 2024
Last week I wrote about my identity as a writer, and how this identity snuck up on me. This week, I’m going to write about something that...
Rev. Jeff Fox-Kline
Apr 17, 20242 min read
Kids First Childcare Joins Twelve Corners Presbyterian Church, Enhancing Community Support and Childcare Accessibility
Kids First Childcare, a trusted name in early childhood education, announces its partnership with Twelve Corners Presbyterian Church.
Rev. Jeff Fox-Kline
Apr 11, 20242 min read
The Illusory Splendor of the Moment Now Made Tangible
I wrote a short story the other day. I spend a lot of my time writing. In fact, I’m doing it right now (as of the time of writing,...
Rev. Jeff Fox-Kline
Apr 10, 20242 min read
Hippity Hoppity Easter's On Its Way
There’s something I always tell couples as I work with them to plan their weddings, “No matter what goes wrong, you will be married by...
Rev. Jeff Fox-Kline
Mar 28, 20242 min read
The Definitive Calendar of Holy Week Observance
Here’s a special Holy Week Bonus Blog! It started as me writing a children’s time, but I soon realized that it was 1) too long, 2) too...
Rev. Jeff Fox-Kline
Mar 26, 20243 min read
Sacramentalism
Heads up to all my Catholic (current or former) friends, but John Knox had some fightin’ words: This is why we abandon the teaching of...
Rev. Jeff Fox-Kline
Mar 21, 20243 min read
As a Matter of Historical Import
Last Sunday, I gave a presentation giving a limited survey of Presbyterian political engagement in the United States of America. I...
Rev. Jeff Fox-Kline
Mar 14, 20247 min read
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