my life is devoted to serving the One who made the universe. the One who loved me and has built a relationship with me. nothing is more important to me than this relationship.

faith is a journey. one that can only be taken by fully engaging the heart and mind. in the words of the psalmist: "Oh taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!"

for easter i (joel) wrote an article on walking through the passion week with Jesus.

a while back i had a couple of jehovah's witnesses come to my door. we had a long discussion on the trinity. they left me with a pamphet called "should you believe in the trinity." which i accepted with the condition that i could write them a letter responding to its contents

i have been working on a degree at fuller seminary. i wrote a paper on the book of Haggai, that is my take on this classic underappreciated book.

one of my favorite papers is one comparing james bond to xXx and its implications for ministry.

i engage the mystery at

i serve Him daily at