It’s so easy to get in over your head when thinking critically through scripture and theology, and sometimes it’s easy to lose your own voice in it. Today I share my conversation with Teer Hardy where we talk about just that. Listen as we go from the need to think critically, using your pastor as a resource, being vulnerable and listening to those you don’t always agree with. I’m thankful for Teer and the time he gave to chat with me!
40 days with Joel
Handle Your Own
This week I’m sharing the second half of my conversation with Emily Hunter McGowin. We start the conversation by discussing how we should amplify the voices of the marginalized and organically moves into what our posture as Christians should be.
I’ve been so challenged by the conversation I had with Emily and look forward to many more. Be on the look out for her book release in May!
Chicken Soup
If there’s one thing that there’s an over abundance of in the world, it’s suffering. Whether it’s something personal or the most recent tragedy that we see going on in the world. Anytime I encounter suffering or someone who is suffering my instinct is to want to know why? Why do we suffer?

This week I’m sharing a conversation I had with Jason Micheli where we talk about why we suffer, where it comes from and what our response should be as Christians in the midst of suffering.
Jason Micheli is the Executive Pastor at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Alexandria, Virginia. A graduate of University of Virginia and Princeton Seminary, he is the author of Cancer is Funny: Keeping Faith in Stage Serious Chemo. He writes at the Tamed Cynic blog and hosts the Crackers and Grape Juice podcast. He’s married to Ali, a lawyer in DC, and has two sons, Alexander and Gabriel.
But why?
A couple of weeks ago after I had gotten the boys to bed, I was sitting at my computer trying to figure out how I could get my story and vision for what I was doing across.Continue Reading …
Making Space
My very first time being interviewed! And by my dad!Continue Reading …
Why Backsliding?
I’ve always been a very inquisitive person. From a young age I can remember asking “why” about nearly everything. It wasn’t until I got older that those questions started to bend more towards theological and philosophical topics.Continue Reading …