PinnedJoel Michael HerbertAccording to John: Act 2, Scene 1 (Heretics, Whores, and Roman Soldiers)Now eventually Salvation’s popularity completely eclipsed that of God-Is-Gracious, and the ranks of his pilgrims and devotees being…12 min read·Apr 24, 2024----
PinnedJoel Michael HerbertAccording to John (Act 1, Scene 3: The Sage and the Rabbi)Photo by shraga kopstein on Unsplash·9 min read·Apr 22, 2024----
PinnedJoel Michael Herbert“Modest is Hottest” is not in the BibleSince at least the 1950s, conservative evangelicalism’s overarching sexual ethic has put a substantive emphasis on “modesty” — that is, how…·9 min read·Jul 4, 2017--67--67
Joel Michael HerbertAccording to Mark: Act 1, Scene 2 (God Is Great, Beer Is Good, and People are Crazy)Synagogue in Capernaum today5 min read·May 1, 2024----
Joel Michael HerbertAccording to Mark: Act 1, Scene 1 (Opening Credits, or “Fuck You Caesar, There’s a New Sherriff in…Presenting the Good Announcement of Jesus the Anointed One, the Rightful King of the World:10 min read·May 1, 2024----
Joel Michael HerbertAccording to John: Act 2, Scene 2 (L’Chaim! or, “Excuse Me, Sir, You Can’t Come In Here Like That”)After this was the Jewish Festival of Tabernacles, a celebration of the harvest, and Salvation ascended back up the mountain to City of…9 min read·Apr 29, 2024----
Joel Michael HerbertAccording to John: Act 1, Scene 2 (Wine and Weddings)Three days later, a wedding festivity was being held in Reed Village, a town in the district of Galilee, and Salvation’s mother was there…·3 min read·Apr 21, 2024----
Joel Michael HerbertI Took A Walk Into The WoodsI took a walk into the woods in the woods there was a tree in the tree there was a bird and the bird, he sang so sweet I asked him how he…2 min read·Jan 24, 2024----
Joel Michael HerbertImpressionist Nudesall around us, if we have eyes to see Nature Herself is ever painting us a picture a vivid expression of surprising joy, intimacy, and…2 min read·Jan 22, 2024----