Michael Morelli
@mchlmorelli.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Theology & Ethics at Northwest Seminary & College & ACTS Seminaries. Host of Personalist Manifesto(s).
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...
October 31, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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...
October 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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...
October 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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...
October 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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
September 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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...
September 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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...
September 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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...
August 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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...
August 21, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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...
August 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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...
August 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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...
What happens when you’re in municipal politics and the news thinks city council wants to kill a bunch of federally and royally protected swans? This happens. One of many standout moments from the latest Personalist Manifesto(s) convo with Jeff Wheeldon. open.substack.com/pub/personal...
July 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
What happens when you’re in municipal politics and the news thinks city council wants to kill a bunch of federally and royally protected swans? This happens. One of many standout moments from the latest Personalist Manifesto(s) convo with Jeff Wheeldon. open.substack.com/pub/personal...
This week I had a chance to speak with @karenod.bsky.social, a leader of the @feministtheology.bsky.social vanguard. It was a blast. We may have even decided in real-time to co-edit a volume on something. Full conversation at: personalistmanifestos.substack.com/p/radical-sp...
June 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This week I had a chance to speak with @karenod.bsky.social, a leader of the @feministtheology.bsky.social vanguard. It was a blast. We may have even decided in real-time to co-edit a volume on something. Full conversation at: personalistmanifestos.substack.com/p/radical-sp...
Had an excellent conversation with @jaredstacy.bsky.social, who humbly and wisely shows how conspiracy theories are not ‘just fringe’ things for ‘the crazies.’ They’re much closer to our doorsteps than we may initially think. Full conversation: personalistmanifestos.substack.com/p/theologica...
June 19, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Had an excellent conversation with @jaredstacy.bsky.social, who humbly and wisely shows how conspiracy theories are not ‘just fringe’ things for ‘the crazies.’ They’re much closer to our doorsteps than we may initially think. Full conversation: personalistmanifestos.substack.com/p/theologica...
What if needing each other is a good thing? And what if we should avoid technologies that make us need each other less? Clip from a stellar conversation with the ever wise @joncoutts.bsky.social. More at: open.substack.com/pub/personal...
June 13, 2025 at 4:41 AM
What if needing each other is a good thing? And what if we should avoid technologies that make us need each other less? Clip from a stellar conversation with the ever wise @joncoutts.bsky.social. More at: open.substack.com/pub/personal...
What if we stopped investing in the things that strangle us? Thanks @ryankturnbull.bsky.social for a great conversation about theology, place, de-colonization, and wealth! open.substack.com/pub/personal...
June 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
What if we stopped investing in the things that strangle us? Thanks @ryankturnbull.bsky.social for a great conversation about theology, place, de-colonization, and wealth! open.substack.com/pub/personal...
Is there a point to making art when AI is making ‘art’ for us? Check out the latest Personalist Manifesto(s) jam here! open.substack.com/pub/personal...
May 30, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Is there a point to making art when AI is making ‘art’ for us? Check out the latest Personalist Manifesto(s) jam here! open.substack.com/pub/personal...
What does it mean to say that God is vulnerable, disabled even? Thanks to @lisadpowell.bsky.social for the great conversation! You can check out the full Personalist Manifesto(s) jam here: personalistmanifestos.substack.com/p/the-disabl...
May 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
What does it mean to say that God is vulnerable, disabled even? Thanks to @lisadpowell.bsky.social for the great conversation! You can check out the full Personalist Manifesto(s) jam here: personalistmanifestos.substack.com/p/the-disabl...
What weird nobodies in a distant corner of France can teach us about what really matters in the current of history. A clip from the latest Personalist Manifesto(s) jam, this one with Christian Roy about the history, spirit, and relevance of Personalism for today. substack.com/@personalist...
May 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
What weird nobodies in a distant corner of France can teach us about what really matters in the current of history. A clip from the latest Personalist Manifesto(s) jam, this one with Christian Roy about the history, spirit, and relevance of Personalism for today. substack.com/@personalist...
My colleague Joel Korytko and I had such a fun time talking about Genesis, civilization, and the city, we had to break up the conversation into THREE parts. First two available now. Third part? Dropping next week. personalistmanifestos.substack.com/p/genesis-ci...
April 30, 2025 at 12:03 AM
My colleague Joel Korytko and I had such a fun time talking about Genesis, civilization, and the city, we had to break up the conversation into THREE parts. First two available now. Third part? Dropping next week. personalistmanifestos.substack.com/p/genesis-ci...
What does faithfulness in a moment of geopolitical flux, tension, hostility & war look like?
@kevinhargaden.bsky.social, Allen Calhoun, and Dave Lilley and I talked about this in the latest Personalist Manifesto(s) jam.
Full exchange at: personalistmanifestos.substack.com/p/no-new-words
@kevinhargaden.bsky.social, Allen Calhoun, and Dave Lilley and I talked about this in the latest Personalist Manifesto(s) jam.
Full exchange at: personalistmanifestos.substack.com/p/no-new-words
April 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
What does faithfulness in a moment of geopolitical flux, tension, hostility & war look like?
@kevinhargaden.bsky.social, Allen Calhoun, and Dave Lilley and I talked about this in the latest Personalist Manifesto(s) jam.
Full exchange at: personalistmanifestos.substack.com/p/no-new-words
@kevinhargaden.bsky.social, Allen Calhoun, and Dave Lilley and I talked about this in the latest Personalist Manifesto(s) jam.
Full exchange at: personalistmanifestos.substack.com/p/no-new-words
Had a chance to talk with Brian Brock about his soon to be released book—a massive study of Genesis. Check out the full conversation here: open.substack.com/pub/personal...
April 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Had a chance to talk with Brian Brock about his soon to be released book—a massive study of Genesis. Check out the full conversation here: open.substack.com/pub/personal...
I asked Natalie Carnes about her perspective on the relationship between feminism, aesthetics, and theology. Here’s her response, which is 👌🏼. Check out the full conversation here: substack.com/@personalist...
April 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I asked Natalie Carnes about her perspective on the relationship between feminism, aesthetics, and theology. Here’s her response, which is 👌🏼. Check out the full conversation here: substack.com/@personalist...
This was a wonderful conversation with @drempel.bsky.social. Check out a clip from it here. He deploys an analogy that hits the nail on the head. Thanks for this one, Daniel.
April 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This was a wonderful conversation with @drempel.bsky.social. Check out a clip from it here. He deploys an analogy that hits the nail on the head. Thanks for this one, Daniel.
A clip from the latest Personalist Manifesto(s) conversation with John Swinton, who thinks "We've forgotten the power of the Beatitudes." And for the record, I totally agree. Full conversation at: personalistmanifestos.substack.com/p/beautiful-...
March 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
A clip from the latest Personalist Manifesto(s) conversation with John Swinton, who thinks "We've forgotten the power of the Beatitudes." And for the record, I totally agree. Full conversation at: personalistmanifestos.substack.com/p/beautiful-...