Monte Cox

At the Blue Hole

History & Biography

“I wish my parents were still living so I could ask them more questions about our family roots, questions I didn't know to ask when they were still with us. That is what Jack Reese has given us—conversations with people who were there when our fellowship was new, spiritual ancestors whose answers to our questions might surprise and even delight us. Jack frames the book around watershed events beginning with a pivotal gathering in Lexington, Kentucky, on New Year’s Eve 1831. Through accounts rich in detail, told with humor and deep affection for Churches of Christ, Jack reminds readers of a history we‘have largely forgotten.’ At a time when the tectonic plates are shifting beneath us as a church and as a culture, Dr. Reese’s diagnosis is spot on and his prescriptions for a way forward draw from the most helpful resources of our past. If you find yourself asking, ‘How did we get here and what should we do next?’ these pages will provide answers. The timing is critical. Jack is right. We are standing at a crossroads. Decisions churches and their leaders make now will shape the future of this fellowship we love.”

Missional Life in Practice and Theory

Evangelism & Missions

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)