Joel P. Meyer has been working at the intersection of academic theology and parish life since 2012, when he received a PhD in doctrinal theology from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, MO, and a call to be the pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Kingsland, GA. While in the parish, he has been a regular guest instructor for Concordia Seminary. He and his wife Stephanie have four children.

Recent Posts by Joel P. Meyer

Not-So-Comforting Phrases: You Just Have to Have Enough Faith

“You just have to have enough faith.” At first glance, this may sound like good and pious advice. Someone you know may be struggling to make ends meet. He has a bill to pay, but he can’t figure out where he’ll get the money to pay it. And because he can’t see how it will work out, he worries. He can’t stop turning it over in his mind, and he is starting to lose sleep

This blog post is adapted from Soundbite Theology: How to Talk Like a Christian by Joel P. Meyer. 

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