Joshua P. Steele
@joshuapsteele.bsky.social
The Rev. Dev. A pastor-turned-programmer who solves problems with an eye for detail and a heart for people. Learn more at joshuapsteele.com.
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👋 Hey Bluesky! I'm Josh. Currently raising 3 little kids (7,5,2.5yo) w/my wife, working as a software dev, and figuring out what, if anything, to do with my theology degrees (MDiv, MA [PhD dropout]) and Holy Orders. I love learning, coffee, books, pen(cil)s, paper, tools, & DIY home/auto repair.
I’ve got mixed feelings about Hillsong, but “Death could not hold you. The veil tore before you. You silence the boast of Sin and Grave” is such a great line. (From “What a Beautiful Name”)
November 26, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I’ve got mixed feelings about Hillsong, but “Death could not hold you. The veil tore before you. You silence the boast of Sin and Grave” is such a great line. (From “What a Beautiful Name”)
Anyone else smoking the turkey tomorrow? I’ve got a 13lb bird, brined and spatchcocked, that I’ll be smoking in my new Oklahoma Joe’s Bronco smoker! Here’s hoping I get the timing right!
November 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Anyone else smoking the turkey tomorrow? I’ve got a 13lb bird, brined and spatchcocked, that I’ll be smoking in my new Oklahoma Joe’s Bronco smoker! Here’s hoping I get the timing right!
Hey fellow Barth people: Is the “I was saved at 3 o’clock on a Friday afternoon on a hill outside Jerusalem” quote legit? Haven’t been able to track down a firm source.
November 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Hey fellow Barth people: Is the “I was saved at 3 o’clock on a Friday afternoon on a hill outside Jerusalem” quote legit? Haven’t been able to track down a firm source.
OK, thanks to some help from the internet on how to use Affinity, I think I like this new JPS logo a lot!
November 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
OK, thanks to some help from the internet on how to use Affinity, I think I like this new JPS logo a lot!
Reposted by Joshua P. Steele
Our three Thanksgiving table questions:
1) who is someone outside our family you’re thankful for?
2) what is one experience from this year you’re thankful for?
3) what is one thing you are grateful to have learned this year?
1) who is someone outside our family you’re thankful for?
2) what is one experience from this year you’re thankful for?
3) what is one thing you are grateful to have learned this year?
November 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Our three Thanksgiving table questions:
1) who is someone outside our family you’re thankful for?
2) what is one experience from this year you’re thankful for?
3) what is one thing you are grateful to have learned this year?
1) who is someone outside our family you’re thankful for?
2) what is one experience from this year you’re thankful for?
3) what is one thing you are grateful to have learned this year?
I’m trying to get my “JPS” symbol to be a transparent cutout from the hexagon. Can anyone explain how I’m supposed to do this in Affinity? Can’t get “subtract shape” to work right. #affinity #photoshop #graphicdesign https://social.joshuapsteele.com/2025/11/26/im-trying-to-get-my.html
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I’m trying to get my “JPS” symbol to be a transparent cutout from the hexagon. Can anyone explain how I’m supposed to do this in Affinity? Can’t get “subtract shape” to work right. #affinity #photoshop #graphicdesign https://social.joshuapsteele.com/2025/11/26/im-trying-to-get-my.html
Working on a new "JPS" logo. Thoughts?
November 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Working on a new "JPS" logo. Thoughts?
How you treat immigrants and refugees is how you treat Jesus Christ.
November 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
How you treat immigrants and refugees is how you treat Jesus Christ.
Dug my undergraduate thesis on God’s unity, atonement, and Church unity back up. I’d write it much more concisely now, but I still stand by it. Read “Reconciliation and the Lack Thereof”: joshuapsteele.com/blog/reco…
Reconciliation and the Lack Thereof: Atonement, Ecclesiology, and the Unity of God | Joshua P. Steele
An exploration of church unity through the lens of atonement theology, arguing that God's divine perfection of unity provides the theological framework for understanding both Christ's reconciling work and the church's calling to be one.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Dug my undergraduate thesis on God’s unity, atonement, and Church unity back up. I’d write it much more concisely now, but I still stand by it. Read “Reconciliation and the Lack Thereof”: joshuapsteele.com/blog/reco…
Where’s a good place to get some personalized stationery?
November 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Where’s a good place to get some personalized stationery?
What’s your “desert island (English) Bible”? What’s the 1 Bible you’d take with you to church (or the island lol)? I think mine’s the leather RSV New Oxford Annotated Bible. Wish I could take the content of the New Interpreter’s Study Bible and put it in a slightly smaller leather package. ⚓️🕯️
November 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
What’s your “desert island (English) Bible”? What’s the 1 Bible you’d take with you to church (or the island lol)? I think mine’s the leather RSV New Oxford Annotated Bible. Wish I could take the content of the New Interpreter’s Study Bible and put it in a slightly smaller leather package. ⚓️🕯️
Smoking my first pork butt on my new smoker today!
November 22, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Smoking my first pork butt on my new smoker today!
My Soccer Kit: The Gear I Use for Playing Soccer: https://joshuapsteele.com/my-soccer-kit/
November 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
My Soccer Kit: The Gear I Use for Playing Soccer: https://joshuapsteele.com/my-soccer-kit/
I went from Zepbound 12.5mg to “I’m off Zepbound for two weeks due to insurance issues” to 15mg and, hoo boy, it’s been an interesting past couple days. Stomach just feels…off. Having to remind myself “No, you’re not anxious/dreading something. It’s the meds!”
November 20, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I went from Zepbound 12.5mg to “I’m off Zepbound for two weeks due to insurance issues” to 15mg and, hoo boy, it’s been an interesting past couple days. Stomach just feels…off. Having to remind myself “No, you’re not anxious/dreading something. It’s the meds!”
How does one go about getting a hearth stone for a fireplace? Are there standard sizes? Can most stone yards do custom sizes?
November 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
How does one go about getting a hearth stone for a fireplace? Are there standard sizes? Can most stone yards do custom sizes?
Church website question: I’ve recommended Squarespace before for even small churches that want to prioritize ease of maintenance. But it’s been a couple years since I last touched it and helped a church build and maintain a website on it. Is it still a good rec? ⚓️🕯️
November 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Church website question: I’ve recommended Squarespace before for even small churches that want to prioritize ease of maintenance. But it’s been a couple years since I last touched it and helped a church build and maintain a website on it. Is it still a good rec? ⚓️🕯️
This is a niche post, but: I HAVE been to Boston in the fall. 🍂🍁 Once. For SBL/AAR!
November 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This is a niche post, but: I HAVE been to Boston in the fall. 🍂🍁 Once. For SBL/AAR!
What’s a song or hymn that can bring tears to your eyes? Happy or sad tears.
November 19, 2025 at 12:57 PM
What’s a song or hymn that can bring tears to your eyes? Happy or sad tears.
Ordered an Oklahoma Joe’s Bronco smoker. Gets here tomorrow. Excited to try it out!
November 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Ordered an Oklahoma Joe’s Bronco smoker. Gets here tomorrow. Excited to try it out!
Internet’s falling apart. Economy’s falling apart. Politics is falling apart. Planet’s falling apart. What a time to be alive!
November 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Internet’s falling apart. Economy’s falling apart. Politics is falling apart. Planet’s falling apart. What a time to be alive!
Not me over here tearing-up watching the Ken Burns American Revolution documentary. 🥺
November 18, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Not me over here tearing-up watching the Ken Burns American Revolution documentary. 🥺
I think it might be time for me to get into meat smoking. What’s a decent meat smoker you’d recommend for a beginner?
November 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I think it might be time for me to get into meat smoking. What’s a decent meat smoker you’d recommend for a beginner?
What are your favorite seasonings and/or sauces that you wish more people knew about?
November 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
What are your favorite seasonings and/or sauces that you wish more people knew about?
Millstones. For all of them.
November 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Millstones. For all of them.
What songs are you resonating with or just generally enjoying these days?
November 11, 2025 at 10:12 PM
What songs are you resonating with or just generally enjoying these days?