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ByJustin Cox In the real world, I’m the Minister to Youth and Families at a church in Downtown Orlando. On top of the tragedy that fell just blocks from my office, I spent this summer on four mission trips with various groups of teenagers. Since June 6 I spent more nights on blow-up mattresses and vinyl pads…
ByJustin Cox All I need in life is food, shelter, and happiness. But I work to earn money to buy food, shelter, and happiness. Do you see the problem?
ByJustin Cox In which I compare myself to George Clooney Up In The Air is about a man who spends his entire life traveling for business. In the film there’s a scene where George Clooney’s character, Ryan Bingham, is discussing all of the hotel, rental car, and airline loyalty programs he is a member of. He explains that…
ByJustin Cox It was the Wednesday evening before Labor Day and my wife’s grandfather had just passed away. The funeral had been scheduled for Friday morning, just 36-hours and five states away. While my wife was on the phone with her family, I was practicing the fine art of airline ninjutsu trying to find flights for the…
ByJustin Cox Upon approaching the cliff and working up the considerable amount of courage necessary, a moment of euphoria will come across your entire being. You’ll monetarily forget about your fear of heights. You’ll even think, “what better way to break that fear than jumping off this 40-foot Bahamian cliff?” This will seem like a perfectly rational…
ByJustin Cox It was late March in 2011. I had been married for about three-months and was living a very adult life. Then Wil Wheaton posted a link to the Primer on The Marvel Universe. This would change everything. I was very much a child of the 90’s. Besides slap bracelets, Trapper Keepers, and parachute pants, this…
ByJustin Cox I sat wearing nothing but my boxer-shorts and a heavy coat of anxiety. This date had been circled on my calendar for awhile and the anticipation was palpable. The morning of, I had called my dad to ease my nerves and quiet my fears. “It will all be fine.” While I knew everything would go…
ByJustin Cox There once was a time when I worked a less, how shall I say, rewarding job. Like many people, my first venture into the workforce was at a local grocery store. I was sixteen, a sophomore in high school, and looking for money. So, I turned to the “we hire everyone” mentality of the local…
