Associate Professor of Theology & Ethics at Northwest College & Seminary. Host of Personalist Manifesto(s).https://bsky.app/profile/mchlmorelli.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchlmorelli.bsky.social/post/3mnommcockk2tNew essay! https://substack.com/@personalistmanifestos/note/p-199653737?r=4neplt&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action07 Jun 2026 07:14 +0000at://did:plc:xacwguomfmnhd6llnpythur6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnommcockk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mchlmorelli.bsky.social/post/3mmg2inqjs22pPeace 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: https://substack.com/@personalistmanifestos/note/p-198777415?r=4neplt&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action22 May 2026 04:03 +0000at://did:plc:xacwguomfmnhd6llnpythur6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmg2inqjs22phttps://bsky.app/profile/mchlmorelli.bsky.social/post/3mltunhfpxc2eNew essay just posted on Substack! Lies of the Competition Economy. Get it here: https://open.substack.com/pub/personalistmanifestos/p/lies-of-the-competition-economy?r=4neplt&utm_medium=ios14 May 2026 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:xacwguomfmnhd6llnpythur6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltunhfpxc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mchlmorelli.bsky.social/post/3ml2xj5tpgk2vA 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. https://open.substack.com/pub/personalistmanifestos/p/ai-and-our-existence?r=4neplt&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true05 May 2026 00:45 +0000at://did:plc:xacwguomfmnhd6llnpythur6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2xj5tpgk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchlmorelli.bsky.social/post/3mjqdjyacpk2rHad 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: https://personalistmanifestos.substack.com/p/asceticism-emotion-and-disability?r=4neplt18 Apr 2026 01:56 +0000at://did:plc:xacwguomfmnhd6llnpythur6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjqdjyacpk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchlmorelli.bsky.social/post/3mj7zftjr6s2rJust posted another essay in a series I’m calling A Scandalous Tale of Two Economies. Read it here! https://open.substack.com/pub/personalistmanifestos/p/how-did-we-get-here?r=4neplt&utm_medium=ios11 Apr 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:xacwguomfmnhd6llnpythur6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7zftjr6s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchlmorelli.bsky.social/post/3mhjcitinl22iThe 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. https://personalistmanifestos.substack.com/p/mutant-socialists-strike-back?r=4neplt20 Mar 2026 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:xacwguomfmnhd6llnpythur6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhjcitinl22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mchlmorelli.bsky.social/post/3mgfz4cizkk2hAndy 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-art06 Mar 2026 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:xacwguomfmnhd6llnpythur6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfz4cizkk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchlmorelli.bsky.social/post/3mfdgdufh3c24I had a wonderful conversation with Isaac about immigration, and what freedom tastes like. Get the full conversation here: https://open.substack.com/pub/personalistmanifestos/p/migrant-god?r=4neplt&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true21 Feb 2026 01:01 +0000at://did:plc:xacwguomfmnhd6llnpythur6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfdgdufh3c24https://bsky.app/profile/mchlmorelli.bsky.social/post/3mfa44zykv22bHad a blast talking about The Shining on my pal Ryan’s podcast. 🪓😰 https://open.spotify.com/episode/03focLbKRKFGb9n5kspuZ9?si=AIGWRb4QQTi2tauB_AONUQ19 Feb 2026 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:xacwguomfmnhd6llnpythur6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfa44zykv22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchlmorelli.bsky.social/post/3meu42uymyk2e🥹 [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Feb 2026 22:47 +0000at://did:plc:xacwguomfmnhd6llnpythur6/app.bsky.feed.post/3meu42uymyk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mchlmorelli.bsky.social/post/3mdyz6qoql22rIn 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! https://open.substack.com/pub/personalistmanifestos/p/despair-and-consolation?r=4neplt&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay04 Feb 2026 04:14 +0000at://did:plc:xacwguomfmnhd6llnpythur6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdyz6qoql22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchlmorelli.bsky.social/post/3mbws4qxxg22bNothing 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: https://personalistmanifestos.substack.com/p/tattoos-traditions-and-transformation?r=4neplt08 Jan 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:xacwguomfmnhd6llnpythur6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbws4qxxg22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchlmorelli.bsky.social/post/3maoch2auxk2vIf 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. https://open.substack.com/pub/personalistmanifestos/p/a-robot-adventure?r=4neplt&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web23 Dec 2025 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:xacwguomfmnhd6llnpythur6/app.bsky.feed.post/3maoch2auxk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchlmorelli.bsky.social/post/3ma2qvqp26s2iWondering 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 https://www.youtube.com/live/tXS3e66v6pM?si=y5s4XgshyzI7m0Jc15 Dec 2025 23:10 +0000at://did:plc:xacwguomfmnhd6llnpythur6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma2qvqp26s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mchlmorelli.bsky.social/post/3m6ib2vanrs2zFeel politically homeless? You're not alone. And maybe this conversation will help you find a home! @davidmoscrop.com https://personalistmanifestos.substack.com/p/mutant-socialists-assemble?r=4neplt25 Nov 2025 21:13 +0000at://did:plc:xacwguomfmnhd6llnpythur6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ib2vanrs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchlmorelli.bsky.social/post/3m6g4lya3yk2iA lot of people are afraid to touch this topic. Jane Barter isn't. See the full conversation here: https://open.substack.com/pub/personalistmanifestos/p/remnant-witnessing?r=4neplt&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false25 Nov 2025 00:48 +0000at://did:plc:xacwguomfmnhd6llnpythur6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6g4lya3yk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mchlmorelli.bsky.social/post/3m4jmpijw7c2wHad 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! https://substack.com/@personalistmanifestos/note/p-177614169?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=4neplt31 Oct 2025 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:xacwguomfmnhd6llnpythur6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4jmpijw7c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mchlmorelli.bsky.social/post/3m3b6euciyk2kPunk 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! 🤘 https://open.substack.com/pub/personalistmanifestos/p/i-didnt-believe-the-beatles?r=4neplt&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false15 Oct 2025 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:xacwguomfmnhd6llnpythur6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3b6euciyk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mchlmorelli.bsky.social/post/3m2rtt3cx5s26Recently 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! https://open.substack.com/pub/personalistmanifestos/p/music-outside-the-gates?r=4neplt&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false09 Oct 2025 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:xacwguomfmnhd6llnpythur6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2rtt3cx5s26https://bsky.app/profile/mchlmorelli.bsky.social/post/3m2clcqmcdk2zHad 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: https://personalistmanifestos.substack.com/p/earthbound?r=4neplt03 Oct 2025 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:xacwguomfmnhd6llnpythur6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2clcqmcdk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchlmorelli.bsky.social/post/3lyxsmdprv22gA 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.com16 Sep 2025 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:xacwguomfmnhd6llnpythur6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyxsmdprv22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mchlmorelli.bsky.social/post/3lylh6so7xs2iI 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: https://personalistmanifestos.substack.com/p/sports-community-and-jesus?r=4neplt11 Sep 2025 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:xacwguomfmnhd6llnpythur6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lylh6so7xs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mchlmorelli.bsky.social/post/3lxzsjqqwts2yHad 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: https://personalistmanifestos.substack.com/p/the-journey-of-god?r=4neplt04 Sep 2025 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:xacwguomfmnhd6llnpythur6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxzsjqqwts2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchlmorelli.bsky.social/post/3lxia5vjmu222How 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: https://substack.com/@personalistmanifestos/note/p-17219034728 Aug 2025 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:xacwguomfmnhd6llnpythur6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxia5vjmu222https://bsky.app/profile/mchlmorelli.bsky.social/post/3lwurdagdak2dDon’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: https://open.substack.com/pub/personalistmanifestos/p/disability-and-the-church-part-three?r=4neplt&utm_medium=ios21 Aug 2025 01:15 +0000at://did:plc:xacwguomfmnhd6llnpythur6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwurdagdak2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchlmorelli.bsky.social/post/3lwewg6wz2k2vWhat 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: https://open.substack.com/pub/personalistmanifestos/p/disability-and-the-church-seminar-e61?r=4neplt&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false14 Aug 2025 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:xacwguomfmnhd6llnpythur6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwewg6wz2k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchlmorelli.bsky.social/post/3lvqrlqisvs2mA 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! https://open.substack.com/pub/personalistmanifestos/p/disability-and-the-church-seminar?r=4neplt&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true06 Aug 2025 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:xacwguomfmnhd6llnpythur6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvqrlqisvs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mchlmorelli.bsky.social/post/3lt5n5ycwpc26What 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. https://open.substack.com/pub/personalistmanifestos/p/smaller-politics?r=4neplt&utm_medium=ios04 Jul 2025 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:xacwguomfmnhd6llnpythur6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt5n5ycwpc26https://bsky.app/profile/mchlmorelli.bsky.social/post/3lsmd7kcpl22iThis 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: https://personalistmanifestos.substack.com/p/radical-spaces-for-radical-love27 Jun 2025 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:xacwguomfmnhd6llnpythur6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsmd7kcpl22i