The Reflectionary Archive
The Reflectionary was Brandon Cox's weekly newsletter for preaching ideas, ministry encouragement, sermon starters, and useful links for pastors and church leaders.
It is not currently being sent from this site, but the archive remains useful, and the next version is being imagined as a Substack channel that points readers back into this sermon and ministry resource library.
Archive status
Past issues stay here as a historical archive of prompts, links, Scripture reflections, and sermon-starting ideas.
The revived newsletter can later become a traffic bridge from Substack back to the deeper resources on Preaching for Change.
Past issues
Browse older newsletter issues while the broader archive is cleaned up, reviewed, and repurposed into stronger sermon and ministry resources.
Weekly Newsletter: Some Weekend Deals + A Sermon on How to Love Like Jesus + More!
Burnout is epidemic. Help is on the way. Along with other resources for pastors and church leaders.
Weekly Newsletter: Preaching with Sincerity + A Sermon Series: Overflow + More!
Burnout is epidemic. Help is on the way. Along with other resources for pastors and church leaders.
Weekly Newsletter: Dark Nights of the Soul + Why Hope Matters + More
Burnout is epidemic. Help is on the way. Along with other resources for pastors and church leaders.
Weekly Newsletter: The Burnout Checklist + Authenticity vs. Authority in God’s Kingdom + More!
Burnout is epidemic. Help is on the way. Along with other resources for pastors and church leaders.
Weekly Newsletter: 3 Things You’ll Never Control + Sermon Notes on the Deeply Personal Gospel + More
You can’t control people. Even God doesn’t do that. But you can learn to rely on the Holy Spirit to help people change.
Weekly Newsletter: 4 Values Churches Can Model + A Sermon Idea About God’s Word
This edition of Preaching for Change newsletter offers a message idea about what the Word of God does in us and the kinds of values we need.
Weekly Newsletter: 5 Ways to Encourage Pastors + A Psalm 23 Sermon Series + More!
This edition of Preaching for Change newsletter includes a note about how much pastors need encouragement right now, plus other resources.
Weekly Newsletter: Finding Your Church’s Rhythm + A Philippians Series + More!
Churches should grow, but they should also seek a healthy rhythm when it comes to the church calendar and community life.
Weekly Newsletter: The 3 Preaching Voices + A Philippians Series + More!
Preaching that makes positive change happen embodies at least the three pastoral voices that are pastoral, practical, and prophetic.
Weekly Newsletter: Preaching with Clarity + A Sermon on Minding Your Own Business + More!
The point of preaching is creating change, which requires bold, prophetic honesty. This week’s newsletter starts with a challenge to preach boldly.
Weekly Newsletter: What’s an “Uncluttered Church?” + Continual Spiritual Awakening + More!
This week’s newsletter features an article about how to declutter the church and a sermon series idea about how to experience spiritual awakening.
Weekly Newsletter: Mental Health Issues and the Church + Overcoming Evil with Good + More!
How can the church address topics around mental health? Can we really overcome evil with acts of goodness and kindness? Keep reading.
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