Michael Morelli
@mchlmorelli.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Theology & Ethics at Northwest College & Seminary. Host of Personalist Manifesto(s).
What if you didn’t need to earn the most important relationships? What if you could have them right now? And what if that had something to do with your calling? Damon Garcia’s new book with @broadleafbooks.bsky.social is out today, and you need to check it out! substack.com/@personalist...
New essay! On God’s peace economy vs. the violent global economy we have right now. open.substack.com/pub/personal...
The Peace Economy
Moving From Critique to Practice
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Peace rooted in justice > peace as the absence of noise. Me, @trippfuller.bsky.social and Myron Penner get into it in the latest Personalist Manifesto(s) podcast. Full convo here: substack.com/@personalist...
New essay just posted on Substack! Lies of the Competition Economy. Get it here: open.substack.com/pub/personal...
Lies of The Competition Economy
What Adam Smith and the Protestant Work Ethic get wrong
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A clip of a follow-up to a talk at Theology Beer Camp that generated more questions than we could possibly answer. I sat back down with theologians Noreen Herzfeld and Benjamin Chicka to finish what we started—and talk honestly about faith, technology, and AI. open.substack.com/pub/personal...
Had a great conversation with my pal Petre Maican about his work in the area of Eastern Orthodox theology, disability, aesthetics, and asceticism. Check out the interview here: personalistmanifestos.substack.com/p/asceticism...
Just posted another essay in a series I’m calling A Scandalous Tale of Two Economies. Read it here! open.substack.com/pub/personal...
How Did We Get Here?
The Lie of the Debt Economy, or Exposing the False Origin Story of Money
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The bad leftist, Mutant Socialists are back! Check out Jeff cast a COMPELLING vision for politics. Kudos to @davidmoscrop.com (dark spot in the video) who showed up even though he had no power/wifi and less than 50% battery on his phone. personalistmanifestos.substack.com/p/mutant-soc...
Andy Squyres and I talking about why he hasn't left Evangelicalism. I found that a lot of what he said put language to why I haven't left either. Get the full conversation here: personalistmanifestos.substack.com/p/outsider-art
I had a wonderful conversation with Isaac about immigration, and what freedom tastes like. Get the full conversation here: open.substack.com/pub/personal...
Had a blast talking about The Shining on my pal Ryan’s podcast. 🪓😰 open.spotify.com/episode/03fo...
The Shining (1980) | The Male Loneliness Epidemic: A Warning for Modern Men
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In which Andy Root helps me figure out why I cheer for the Canucks and like Luther’s theology. Check out our hockey talk and conversation about his new book here! open.substack.com/pub/personal...
Nothing like having your tattoo artist on your podcast. We talk ink, tradition, art, music, belonging, hurt, care, and Jesus. All the good stuff. Get the full thing here: personalistmanifestos.substack.com/p/tattoos-tr...
If you missed the live stream of @trippfuller.bsky.social, @paulhoard.bsky.social, and I talking about AI and the Christmas story, fear not! You can watch the recording here. In this clip, we riff on desire, flourishing, The Good Place & Zechariah losing his voice. open.substack.com/pub/personal...
Wondering what artificial intelligence has to do with the Christmas story? Wonder no longer! @trippfuller.bsky.social, Paul Hoard and I are going live tomorrow, Dec. 16 at 6:00pm Pacific / 9:00pm Eastern to talk about this very thing! Join the livestream at www.youtube.com/live/tXS3e66...
Feel politically homeless? You're not alone. And maybe this conversation will help you find a home! @davidmoscrop.com personalistmanifestos.substack.com/p/mutant-soc...
A lot of people are afraid to touch this topic. Jane Barter isn't. See the full conversation here: open.substack.com/pub/personal...
Remnant Witnessing
A Conversation with Jane Barter
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Had a chance to speak with @susyflory.bsky.social and Scott Johanningsmeir about Jesus Was—a book that started with one three-word sentence that Susy posted on social media during the Jan. 6 insurrection: Jesus was non-violent. Get the full conversation here! substack.com/@personalist...
Punk rock, hope & theology. Some clips of my friend Erv and I talking about all such things in the latest Personalist Manifesto(s) episode. See the full interview here! 🤘 open.substack.com/pub/personal...
Recently had a conversation about all things music with my pal Joshua Leventhal—how he started writing songs, how those songs led to a career, and what that has to do with Jesus. Get the full episode here! open.substack.com/pub/personal...
Had a chance to talk to Grace Ji-Sun Kim about her new book Earthbound w/ @orbisbooks.bsky.social. Some prophetic words here! Get the full interview here: personalistmanifestos.substack.com/p/earthbound...
A clip from a late-August conversation I had with @davidmoscrop.com about the current the political landscape, how we might make sense of it, and some practical things we can do—even when it all feels a bit overwhelming and/or hopeless. Full conversation here: personalistmanifestos.substack.com
I had a blast talking about sports, snacks, community, and Jesus when my friend Andrew. If anything about what I wrote just there interests you, get the whole conversation here: personalistmanifestos.substack.com/p/sports-com...
Had a great chat with JD Lyonhart recently about his new book, The Journey of God with @ivpress.bsky.social. Here, we talk about stumbling into the presence of God. Get the full conversation here: personalistmanifestos.substack.com/p/the-journe...
How does disability hold up a mirror to the church? A clip of my pal Kathy from YoungLife Capernaum leading the fourth of the FREE four-part seminar series on disability and the church. Get the full session here: substack.com/@personalist...
Don’t lose sight of the main thing. Session Three of a FREE seminar on disability and the church. In this session, my pal Greg explores disability and discipleship. Get the full seminar here: open.substack.com/pub/personal...
What do we think about when we think about the word 'human'? A clip from the second of four seminars my friends and I did on disability and the church recently. Get the full session for FREE here: open.substack.com/pub/personal...
A clip from the first of a FREE four-part seminar my friends and I did on disability and the church—for anyone curious about making their church a place where everyone belongs. Get the full session here, spread the word! open.substack.com/pub/personal...
