I’m Josh Steele, a software engineer, writer, husband, father, and former Anglican priest trying to follow Jesus with honesty, curiosity, and care.

Professionally, I work on backend systems in the Identity and Access Management (IAM) space for a cybersecurity company. Most of my day-to-day work lives around Java, SQL, Python, distributed systems, debugging, and the human work of making technical decisions with other people. Here’s my LinkedIn and my CV, if you’d like the professional version.

Before software, I spent years studying theology and serving in Anglican ministry. I was ordained a deacon in 2016 and a priest in 2019 in the Anglican Church in North America. Due to growing disaffection with the denomination, I resigned from active ministry in November 2023.

Apparently there’s disagreement within the ACNA over whether, by resigning, I thereby renounced my Holy Orders as such. I’m still trying to figure out what, if anything, to do with my Holy Orders and three degrees in theology.

After a long time away for school, ministry, and work, I’m back in Ohio, where I live with my wife and our three young children.

I write here about theology, ethics, productivity, technology, books, tools, DIY projects, and whatever else I’m trying to understand. The through-line is pretty simple: I care about truthful thinking, practical wisdom, and making things a little more humane.

ℹ️ Note

This /about page is just one of my many “slash pages.”

More About Me: CV/Resume • My Story • What I’m Doing Now • Essays • Sermons • Philosophy of Ministry

In my free time (what’s that?), I buy books and tools, then try to find enough time to use them. DIY home repair projects have been a welcome change of pace from spending all day looking at a screen. I’m trying to become competent in as many practical skills as possible, which feels only fair after spending so many years studying theology.

This is my main personal website, powered by Hugo and PaperMod, and hosted on GitHub Pages.

Shorter posts live first in /notes and are syndicated through Micro.blog to Mastodon and Threads.

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