“Oh, do not take life too seriously; you’ll never get out of it alive.”

~Elbert Hubbard

Justin has been in and out of classrooms since he was four years old. His introduction to higher ed began when he was kicked out of a Baptist preschool for urinating on the playground during recess.

He has found better success and longevity in theological education. It is unknown if he urinated on the campuses of Campbell University, Wake Forest School of Divinity, or Mercer University’s McAfee School of Theology where he somehow earned a doctorate.

Justin lives with his two children and one spouse. When not torturing his family with amateur harmonica playing, he fills his time pastoring a local church and dropping off baked goods to neighbors. He talks excessively about a radically inclusive God, the sacredness of Waffle House, his Southern saint Will D. Campbell, and his patron sinner Anthony Bourdain. Sometimes, people ask him to talk about these subjects on podcasts.

If you’d like to chat with Justin, click on the CONTACT link. If he gives you his phone number, he’ll likely not pick up the first few times you call but will promptly return your text messages. If the two of you decide to Zoom, he’ll probably sip bourbon while asking what you ate for lunch.