“Oh, my God. They found me. I don’t know how, but they found me.”

~Dr. Emmett Lathrop Brown

please allow me to slip into something more comfortable - third-person narration.

Justin Cox doesn’t take himself too seriously. For example, the above selfie was taken in front of a strawberry-print shower curtain.

However, here is his attempt to seriously describe himself.

Justin has been called many things, some of which cannot be repeated here. Others that can are ordained minister, late-night baker, Southerner, and storyteller. He somehow manages to be all things simultaneously.

Justin's writings have appeared in HuffPost, Mockingbird Magazine, Baptist Peacemaker, and 96th of October. He’s a regular contributor at Salvation South, Baptist News Global, Good Faith Media, and The Christian Citizen.

Justin thanks these fine folks for their willingness to pay him to ramble about his interests, which often include food, faith, and his South Central Appalachian upbringing.

Maybe you found Justin through Salvation South. Maybe it was Good Faith Media. Maybe a friend shared something on Facebook or Threads.

However you arrived, he’s glad you're here.

Oh, and there’s plenty more to read.

If you're not sure where to begin, these are a few pieces he’d recommend first.

Cornbread Is Personal (Salvation South)

Family Road Trips of Perdition (Mockingbird Magazine)

Ordination in the Wild (Goose): Invoking the Spirit of Will Campbell (Good Faith Media)

The Place Felt Wrong (96th of October)

‘Try That in A Sundown Town’ (Baptist News Global)

A Conversion Story (The Christian Citizen)

Southern Life: Family, Backyard Chicken Coops, and the Meaning of a Good Egg (Huff Post)