Not Your Average Joel

Today is my final episode (for now) of Not Your Average Joel. In this episode I had the honor of speaking with DeAnna Merolli and Brittany Hatcher on the topic of “Confrontation.” In this episode, we spoke about how to best handle confrontations. We also spoke about when it’s best to ignore a situation or confront a situation. We also spoke about situations that we have confronted that resulted in...

Today we got a solo episode for y’all where I talk about my future wife who I haven’t met yet! In this episode, I talk about why I want to get married, what I look for in a future spouse, and why I’m so picky haha! I hope that y’all enjoy this episode!

Got a good one for y’all! Back in 2022, I did part 1 on the topic of “Friendships.” But today I decided to do a part 2 with more questions for my friend Miguel Mercardo. In this episode, we talked about whether we should be afraid to be honest with our friends, we talked about some of the most annoying parts of a one sided friendship/relationship, we talked about whether having a small circle of f...

Another new episode of “Not Your Average Joel” is here! On this episode, I talked with my good friend Alex Kersh on the topic of “Hollywood.” It’s no secret to me that Satan is doing some major work in the movie and music industry and I’m here to address the elephant in the room. In this episode we talk about whether Hollywood can make someone change for the worse, we took a guess on the percentag...

Welcome to Season 5 of “Not Your Average Joel!” I started off the new season with my friend Caitlyn Lightsey on the topic of “Family.” The enemy seeks to destroy and bring division amongst families and it’s time to expose Satan of his dirty deeds. We talk about why Satan is out to divide families, we discuss about whether we consider people outside of our blood family as family, we talk about whet...

Episode 100 is here! In the Season 4 Finale of “Not Your Average Joel” I did a self reflecting episode called “Dear Joel.” For the past 6 years, I’ve been writing letters to myself and so I decided to read some of them for y’all to hear about the fun times and sad times that I went through. Some situations impacted my family, some impacted the world. I hope y’all enjoy! Season 5 will be back in Fe...

Episode 99 is here! We are only one episode away from the Season 4 Season Finale! On this episode, I talked with my good friend Devin Marshall on the topic of this year “2023.” We talked about the highlights of this year, what we’ve learned from this year, and what we look forward to within the year 2024. I hope y’all enjoy this episode!

We got another great episode for y’all! In this episode I got to talk with my sister-in-law Maisie Vance about “Scary Situations.” We got to talk about scary situations that we have witnessed or have gone through. We spoke about how we remain calm during a scary situation and we also talked about our favorite Bible verses that we feel like gives us that reminder to remain courageous during this sc...

Episode 97 is here! I got to play a “True or False” game with my brother-in-law Roger and my nephew Austin to see who can get the most true or false statements correct. I hope that even an episode like this teaches y’all something new about different things in life from food, to geography, to animals, etc. Enjoy!

Another new episode is now out! I had a great time talking with my friend Justin Barrier on the topic of “Sports.” We talked about the sports that we played growing up, our favorite and least favorite sports to watch, our favorite teams that we support on the college and pro sports level, and we even spoke about our favorite athletes who are very inspirational to us. We also finished up with a hyp...

Episode 95 is here! I got to speak with my friend DeAnna Merolli on the topic of “Fear.” During these times with wars and rumors of wars there comes a sense of fear for people. In this episode we spoke about our own fears, we talked about whether it’s okay to have a healthy level of fear, we talked about some moments where we let fear get the best of us and what we learned from that experience, an...

Episode 94 is here! I had such an amazing conversation with my brother Matt Vance on the topic of “Peace.” In this episode we talked about our favorite Bible verses on peace. We also talked about whether we’ve been in a situation where someone was messing with your peace and how to manage that. We talked about the idea of making peace with the fact that there are people who are unwilling to make p...

We got another good one for ya! On this episode I talked about “Marvel Movies” with my friends Rodney King Lisondra and Caitlyn Lightsey! We talked about our first Marvel movie we ever watched, our favorite Marvel movies, our favorite superheroes and villains, and we even talked about which Marvel characters superpowers we would love to have! Hope y’all enjoy this episode!

New Episode is now out! I had a fun conversation with my friend Devin Marshall on “Nintendo.” In this episode we talked about our favorite Nintendo video games as well as our favorite Nintendo characters. We also discussed Devin’s trip to Charlotte as it was related to Nintendo. We then played a fun game of “This or That” Nintendo Version. I hope y’all enjoy this episode!

We got a solo episode for you! In this episode I talked about the “Myths About Men.” In this episode I brought up the 12 most common stereotypes that society has made about men and I talk about whether it’s a myth or if there is some truth to it. I hope that y’all enjoy this episode!

We have made it to episode 90! In this episode I spoke with my good friend Alex Kersh on the topic of worship. We spoke about when he felt God’s calling for him to go into worship ministry. We also talked about whether we are naturally wired to worship. We talked about the strategies that the enemy will do to keep us from worshipping. We talked about what the word of God says about worship. We als...

This episode was so good! I had the best time talking with my friend Brandon Teeple on the topic of “Authenticity.” We spoke about whether men have a harder time than women with being authentic. We also spoke about shame and denial and how both of these correlate with authenticity. We then finished up by talking about the reasons why we should embrace the idea of authenticity into our lives. I hop...

This episode is actually a pretty controversial episode that many people struggle with. I had the opportunity to talk with my friend J Walker on the topic of “Pornography.” In this episode we talked about reasons why people fall into this trap, the negative side effects that come with watching it, and we even give advice to those that may be struggling with an addiction to porn. This episode is fo...

New episode alert! This episode was a pretty interesting episode as I got to talk to my friend Gary Chen on the topic of “Awkward Moments.” In this episode we talked about some common phrases that socially awkward people (like me) may use during normal conversation. We talked about the social queues and frustrating moments that happen throughout conversations amongst our loved ones, and we even ta...

We got another fun episode for y’all! I had the pleasure of speaking to my good friend Alex Kersh on the topic of “Musicals.” We talked about how long we have had a love for musicals. We also talked about our favorite musicals and favorite musical songs. We also talked about what character we would play within a musical if we happened to get a one year contract on Broadway. Oh and I can’t forget t...

I got a very interesting and entertaining episode for y’all! I got to talk with two amazing people! Chris Kelly and Miguel Mercado. We spoke on the topic of “Ghosts, Bigfoot, and Spirits.” We spoke on whether we believe in these as well as other things that people debate on as well. We also talked about whether we have experienced any of these three things and we also discussed on whether we would...

This episode is such a good one! I had the pleasure of speaking with Harris Godfrey about “Full Circle Moments.” In this episode Harris shared with me his journey to owning his martial arts school called Southern Martial Arts. He talked about how long this idea has been on his heart as well as the challenges and rewarding moments that he has experienced to get to where he is today as an owner of s...

Part 2 of the “Names of God” episode is here! Me and Caitlyn continued on the conversation as we spoke about Jehovah Nissi and we answer the question on why is Jesus’ death on the cross a victory. We also spoke about Jehovah Shammah and talked about different people in the Bible where we saw that God was with someone throughout their whole journey. I hope y’all enjoy this second part of such an am...

We got another amazing episode for y’all! So great that we had to split this into two episodes! In Part 1, I spoke with Caitlyn Lightsey and Brennan Cargile on three “Names of God.” We spoke about Jehovah Rapha and how God has shown healing not only in our lives but in our loved ones as well. We spoke about Jehovah Jireh and brought up Bible stories where we saw God provided in such a powerful way...

This episode was such a fun episode! This is probably the most guests I had on one episode as well. 9 of my family members played the game of “According to Mama” which were family feud style questions based off questions that my mom answered. The team with the most points wins the game! We played this game during our vacation in Panama City Beach, Florida. Hope y’all enjoy this episode!