Writing
A long-running archive for clearer thinking.
This is where the older BrandonACox.com archive and current practical notes live: communication, leadership, WordPress, ministry, family, tools, and the slow work of becoming the kind of person who can carry the work well.
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Reflective essays
Faith, humility, discipleship, and inner-life writing now have a more focused home at Walk Humble.
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Message craft
Resources and reflection for preaching, teaching, and communication live at Preaching for Change.
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Published work
I wrote a book about church communications before the tools became ordinary.
Rewired was my attempt to help church leaders think about technology as a way back toward deeper relationships, better conversations, and clearer ways to share good news. I am not trying to turn this page into a bookstore, but the book belongs in the larger story of this archive: communication, ministry, technology, and the long work of helping people connect.
Archive
Recent writing from the archive.
The archive is messy in the human way: leadership notes next to family reflections, old ministry writing next to web and tool experiments. If you are here because a site, message, or communications system needs attention, keep the practical thread in view and start with a clarity review when you are ready.
In Five Years’ Time
Superman, the strongest and most powerful creature on earth, is trapped by Lex Luthor in an inter-dimensional prison where he is weak, vulnerable, and helpless. Mr. Terrific, with Lois Lane at his side, heads to the beach to do something about the situation.
What Does It Mean to Be “Fully Committed” to God?
Fully committed disciples discover, more and more each day, what it is to be spiritually free. To walk in the unforced rhythms of grace and loosen their attachments to anything that prevents them from a richer experience of God’s presence.
Looking for Jesus Without Ceasing
How the simple decision to keep following Jesus, despite my doubts and questions, has made all the difference.
From the Ashes of Repentance, New Life!
Ash Wednesday comes around once per year in the Christian calendar as an abrupt reminder that this work of dying to self and burning the waste needs to be done regularly.
Change the World: Affirm Someone
We need a viral movement, not of empty flattery, but of sincerely affirming the humanity of the people we meet.
We Live in Rome
I’ve said these four words to myself often over the last three decades, and never more often than in our current predicament.
But Can You Heal My Boy?
What to do about all the people around us who are in too much pain to care about the issues we’re all arguing about.
Between Headlines and Hope
If we’re going to endure, overcome, and make the world better, we’re going to need to seek out deep wells of hope.
Lectio Divina: An Ancient Prayer and Bible Reading Practice
I’ve found lectio divina to be one of the most beautiful and productive ways to ingest the words of the scriptures and to hear from God.
3 Signs You’re Thriving Spiritually
There has to be a better way to assess how you’re doing spiritually than going through a performance checklist.
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