JM·JOE MARLOWAUTHOR & ESSAYIST

A LIFE OF LEARNING. A BODY OF WORK.

A curious mind.
A thoughtful life.
A story to share.

Books and reflections on faith, history, and the human experience. An invitation to look closer, think deeply, and see the world anew.

THE WRITINGS OF JOE D. MARLOW
FROM THE BOOKSHELF
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Culture ✦ Faith ✦ Family ✦ History ✦ Leadership ✦ Politics

THE COLLECTED WORKS

On the bookshelf.

Eight books. A lifetime of curiosity.
Find your next thoughtful read.

Faith & Technology

Collected Essays

Culture & History

Collected Essays

Collected Essays

Lives & Leadership

Collected Essays

FROM THE BLOG

Javelin Joe’s Reflections.

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Essays and poetry from a sojourner and pilgrim on this planet. Observations, questions, and ideas worth sitting with.

Selected from the blog

I have known myself to be a generalist, rather than a specialist, for a long time. The reader may think they know the type- the jack of all trades and master of none- a clever fellow who is likely his own…

The story of Guadalcanal is usually told in the language of Marines and naval battles—Henderson Field, the Tokyo Express, and the long nights of Ironbottom Sound. But running beneath that familiar…

My Experience  During the 2009-2010 school year, I was back at the Paseo Academy of the Fine and Performing Arts in Kansas City, Missouri, this time as an instructional coach. (An instructional coach is…

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JOE D. MARLOWOklahoman by birth. Lifelong learner by nature.

GETTING TO KNOW JOE

A life lived.
A life reflected upon.

Joe Marlow is a theologian, educator, essayist, and writer whose work spans theology, history, education, and the literary arts. A native Oklahoman, he brings a reflective moral imagination to his writing.

His service as a U.S. Army field artillery sergeant, his years in ministry and Christian education, and his career in public education have given him a wealth of experience to draw upon. Today, he is an active blogger and the author of eight books.

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Joe holds degrees from the University of Oklahoma (BS), Boston University (EdM), and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MRE, DMin).

His favorite pastimes include reading, writing, cheering on his Oklahoma Sooners, and unwinding with British crime dramas. Now retired, he makes his home in South Lyon, Michigan, with his wife, son, daughter-in-law, and their two dogs.

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