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 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?
What news sources are you especially grateful for these days?
November 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
What news sources are you especially grateful for these days?
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
What are your favorite reference works for learning more about specific feast days in the Christian Church calendar? ⚓️🕯️
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
What are your favorite reference works for learning more about specific feast days in the Christian Church calendar? ⚓️🕯️
🇺🇸 Happy Veterans Day! Let’s make sure vets get the healthcare and other benefits they were promised. And let’s defend the Constitution and the democratic republic they fought for. 🇺🇸
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
🇺🇸 Happy Veterans Day! Let’s make sure vets get the healthcare and other benefits they were promised. And let’s defend the Constitution and the democratic republic they fought for. 🇺🇸
Trying out posting a video to/via Micro.Blog for the first time. Taking a long time to upload just an 18 sec video on my phone on the MB app. OK, here goes… https://social.joshuapsteele.com/2025/11/11/trying-out-posting-a-video.html
November 11, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Trying out posting a video to/via Micro.Blog for the first time. Taking a long time to upload just an 18 sec video on my phone on the MB app. OK, here goes… https://social.joshuapsteele.com/2025/11/11/trying-out-posting-a-video.html
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Fifty years after sinking, the Edmund Fitzgerald freighter remains the most famous shipwreck in the Great Lakes.
The mystery surrounding the Fitzgerald’s demise captured the public’s imagination, and the tragedy has been immortalized in song, books, and documentaries. 🧵⬇️
The mystery surrounding the Fitzgerald’s demise captured the public’s imagination, and the tragedy has been immortalized in song, books, and documentaries. 🧵⬇️
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Fifty years after sinking, the Edmund Fitzgerald freighter remains the most famous shipwreck in the Great Lakes.
The mystery surrounding the Fitzgerald’s demise captured the public’s imagination, and the tragedy has been immortalized in song, books, and documentaries. 🧵⬇️
The mystery surrounding the Fitzgerald’s demise captured the public’s imagination, and the tragedy has been immortalized in song, books, and documentaries. 🧵⬇️
It’s the feckless and toothless vs the heartless and ruthless. Fear, greed, and lies are going to run this country into the ground. We’re led by cowards and liars who are only in it for the money.
November 10, 2025 at 12:22 PM
It’s the feckless and toothless vs the heartless and ruthless. Fear, greed, and lies are going to run this country into the ground. We’re led by cowards and liars who are only in it for the money.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Why the hell is Trump helping to call the Lions game
November 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Why the hell is Trump helping to call the Lions game
If you’re preaching, summarize this week’s sermon with a GIF.
November 9, 2025 at 2:59 AM
If you’re preaching, summarize this week’s sermon with a GIF.
Make bad things shameful again. ICE. Organizations caving to fascism. Bald-faced lies from political leaders. Good ol’ boys in the Church giving abuse a pass. Etc.
November 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Make bad things shameful again. ICE. Organizations caving to fascism. Bald-faced lies from political leaders. Good ol’ boys in the Church giving abuse a pass. Etc.
I’m no fan of ICE. But I use Spotify all the time for myself and my kids (bunch of podcasts they like). (How) Is Tidal any better? I’m willing to be convinced to boycott. But there’s also no fully ethical consumption under capitalism.
November 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I’m no fan of ICE. But I use Spotify all the time for myself and my kids (bunch of podcasts they like). (How) Is Tidal any better? I’m willing to be convinced to boycott. But there’s also no fully ethical consumption under capitalism.
Don’t close your eyes to what ICE is doing every day to our neighbors. They are a secret police force, terrorizing communities with imagined impunity. They must be held to account. No secret police in the USA. Yes, we need c... https://social.joshuapsteele.com/2025/11/07/dont-close-your-eyes-to.html
November 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Don’t close your eyes to what ICE is doing every day to our neighbors. They are a secret police force, terrorizing communities with imagined impunity. They must be held to account. No secret police in the USA. Yes, we need c... https://social.joshuapsteele.com/2025/11/07/dont-close-your-eyes-to.html
I lost confidence in the ACNA’s leadership a few years ago, so I left. Since then, more and more has come to light to reveal the rot. ⚓️🕯️
November 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I lost confidence in the ACNA’s leadership a few years ago, so I left. Since then, more and more has come to light to reveal the rot. ⚓️🕯️
Why does the Harbor Freight website give me issues when on Firefox? I repeatedly see “Something went wrong. Please, reload the page and try again.”
November 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Why does the Harbor Freight website give me issues when on Firefox? I repeatedly see “Something went wrong. Please, reload the page and try again.”
Trying to quit melatonin after taking it regularly for over a decade. Because apparently it’s bad for your heart, long-term? Anyways didn’t fall asleep until 1am last night. Giving some bedtime tea a try tonight.
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Trying to quit melatonin after taking it regularly for over a decade. Because apparently it’s bad for your heart, long-term? Anyways didn’t fall asleep until 1am last night. Giving some bedtime tea a try tonight.
What’s your favorite documentary?
November 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
What’s your favorite documentary?
I forget, what’s the Micro.Blog client that makes it easier to carry on convos with multiple/all people in a thread?
November 6, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I forget, what’s the Micro.Blog client that makes it easier to carry on convos with multiple/all people in a thread?
I took the Anglican Spectrum Test and I’m a “A Crypto-Liberal Laudian”! Find out your theological alignment: anglican-quiz.vercel.app
November 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I took the Anglican Spectrum Test and I’m a “A Crypto-Liberal Laudian”! Find out your theological alignment: anglican-quiz.vercel.app
What’s the most concise, clear, and correct explanation you’ve heard for who is responsible for the USA Government shutdown?
November 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
What’s the most concise, clear, and correct explanation you’ve heard for who is responsible for the USA Government shutdown?
🫠 funny cuz true 🫠
Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
November 4, 2025 at 1:48 AM
🫠 funny cuz true 🫠