SHAREapy. The Podcast

We're not even out of day two when I recorded this. For my readers out there, this time I recorded FIRST and then had to figure out how to transcribe the message. I really want to keep a written version of the newsletter/podcast whenever I can. Who knows… maybe my voices gets on other people’s nerves as much as it gets in mine. Lol I already had a topic for today but then I had something else pop...

Day 2 It’s not even day 2 yet and I’m already writing. Maybe you could tell because I’m still on the “Empathy” thing. But it’s unfolding. Right in front of me and I have to capture it. This podcast will be written and THEN recorded. Believe it or not, some people actually still like to read. Pastor Wilson, this is for you and all the newsletter READERS out there. I hope you enjoy it. God just reve...

10 days For the next 10 days, I’m just going turn my turn my mic on and just start talkin. I have to. I’ve been so overwhelmed between health and finances and drugs that should help me feel better but instead make me feel insane… that I just NEED to start SHAREing again. I don’t know what’s gonna come out. It might suck. It might be good. It might be a blessing to me AND you. I don’t know. But for...

Lost Days This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wehavetoshare.substack.com/subscribe

I honestly think I’m so bad at writing a teaser to listen to the podcast… especially after I just finished spilling my heart out. I was discouraged AND hopeful in this one… BOTH. so… I hope you like it if you listen. We have a bunch of different ways to follow and engage and support. One of the best ways (My opinion), is to join our discord . It’s a place where you can be anonymous if you want to,...

I don’t even know what to say… except LISTEN… Everything God has to say… is said. I am just beyond humbled and grateful to be a part of this purpose. 🙏🏽 We have a bunch of different ways to follow and engage and support. One of the best ways (My opinion), is to join our discord . It’s a place where you can be anonymous if you want to, share prayer requests, direct message me, read posts, scriptu...

Guys I love y’all and I wanted to come check in, update, apologize. I ask that if you get this…listen. This project is still alive and well… so am I! Let’s get back to it. ❤️ If you want to support: Quickpay: j.d.barnes7@gmail.com Cashapp: $joeldavidbarnes This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wehavetoshare.substack.co...

Hi guys! I’m excited to have my dear friend, Rachel Blau, on this week discussing something I think she’s incredibly gifted at “Sitting With People”. I have learned so much from her about how to walk and sit with people who are going through difficult times in their life and I’m happy to SHARE this piece that she wrote with you. You can read it and/or listen to her read it on the podcast! Don’t fo...

Hey, thank you for listening to this and being a part of my own personal struggle and journey. I appreciate you more than you know. If you feel compelled to support me and my mission to “teach people to SHARE their blessings and their bruises to connect with love and empathy” you can show it in a couple different ways! * subscribe to this newsletter/podcast * gift and subscription to someone you k...

November 3rd, 2022 marked the 2 year anniversary of the surgery that changed my life. Two years later… God is still Good. In this podcast, I reflect on the last 2 years and the journey that I’ve been on. Love y’all!! Stay blessed. Hope you get as much out of this as I did. Hey, thank you for listening to this and being a part of my own personal struggle and journey. I appreciate you more than you...

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wehavetoshare.substack.com/subscribe

Hey, thank you for listening to this and being a part of my own personal struggle and journey. I appreciate you more than you know. If you feel compelled to support me and my mission to “teach people to SHARE their blessings and their bruises to connect with love and empathy” you can show it in a couple different ways! * subscribe to this newsletter/podcast * gift and subscription to someone you k...

In this weeks podcast, I start with a Facebook post that I made this past Friday. Below is the original post. Also, I described a game winning series of serves from my daughter Hannah! That video is also included below. (video cred and thanks to her mom, Melissa, for capturing it!) Enjoy the Podcast! https://youtube.com/shorts/ITL-lbv9TvI?feature=share Proud papa 🥰🏐 This is a public episode. If...

Isolation See…I gotta write this one out. The last couple, I needed to record with no filter. And that was fine… sometimes I have to turn the firehouse on and let it rip. But… for this entry… since I kinda don’t wanna do it… I have to give myself a bit more of a script to read from. I think this rationale comes from getting to know myself as a writer and/or podcaster. (Interesting personal observa...

Aaaaagggghhh…. This title kept coming back to me this week. I am not a fan of the title of my own newsletter/podcast this week. Lol. Normally I don’t even write a title until after I’ve written the piece. This week, I decided to do podcast ONLY because I felt like I wanted to talk to you guys and confess some things without the ability to edit them out… or filter them. This podcast was recorded in...

…All The Time. There’s a standard call and response in the church… matter of fact, for this one, it’s probably bigger than the confines of any organization and it seems to have seeped into active AND inactive members of the organized church. One person says GOD IS GOOD and the response is….. Yup. Some of y’all got it but haven’t seen the inside of a church in years. The response is “ALL THE TIME.”...

The Day The Clouds Broke Away I need to paint a picture… with words… on the canvass of your mind. I can’t write today. It’s weird but I’ve experienced it before. It’s like trying to funnel a firehouse through a straw… too many ideas, too much power and too much of a flood. I’m going to record and just let it flow. I know I have some people who like to read the weekly newsletter.. back to writing (...

The Angels In My Eyes I’m gonna tell you a story. You probably won’t have any idea what I’m talking about. Not because you won’t understand the words or the story, but because this whole concept is wildly foreign to most people. It was foreign to me… just 7 months ago. I’m going to teach you a bit about RP. RP is Role-Playing. It’s acting and improv… basically. It’s just done, inside a video game....

A Father’s Day gift… from our Father. Today we’re celebrating Father’s Day here in the U.S. Happy Father’s Day to all the Fathers out there. I’ve had the honor of being a dad now for 15 years. My Hannah Bear just turned 15 years old last week, and I’m not going to lie, I’ve watched fatherhood make a significant improvement in the last decade and a half. If you are old enough to remember it, try to...

Your regularly scheduled program… Nevaeh Bravo, 10 - her grandmother is grief stricken by her loss Jacklyn Jaylen Cazares, 10 - her father stated that he’s comforted because he knows that she would have been brave for the other kids in her classroom during the attack. Makenna Lee Elrod, 10 - she used to leave cute notes around the house for her family to find Jose Flores, 10 - celebrated being on...

The other day, I was talking to a friend about ministry and they said “now that you’ve dipped your toes in the water…” Meaning … into ministry. You ever been in a conversation and as soon as something is said, you can’t even hear anything else? And the last words kinda echo in your mind? “Now that you’ve dipped your toes in the water” … you mean… of ministry? You mean me? Joel? Toes in? Oh naw… yo...

I wonder what Van Gogh did to channel his inspiration for Starry Night. I’ve loved this painting since I was a kid. Weird but true. Every time I’ve seen it I’ve been able to identify it as Starry Night. I think I know it well enough that I could spot a fake if I saw it. He embellished it. He reinterpreted it and reimagined it. That’s the only way he could make the most beautiful picture in existen...

Maybe this is going to be a published piece. Who knows. But I’m thinking through who we ask to pray and when. As “crazy faith”ful of a person as I am, I still somehow stay insanely logical and I think, since God is a God of order, He likes logic and systems. Someone asked me why I didn’t ask them to pray for me the other day. In that moment, I realized how freakin complicated of a question AND ans...

I Didn’t Wanna Write An Easter Message 🙃 Honestly. For so many reasons. Where do I start? I’m not even going to get into my week. So many things have been wrong about it. But I’ve been able to stay pretty positive about it all, I think. This week is a special week in my heart. So maybe that’s helped a bit. I didn’t wanna write an Easter post … but not because of my week or anything personally goi...

Hope Restored > Hope Lost Welcome to Share. The Newsletter. Before I get into the meat of the message today, I’d like to welcome in some new folks that have joined this community in the last few weeks! I also want to quickly reintroduce myself and this project! My name is Joel Barnes, I am a single father to an amazing 14 year old daughter, Hannah, and we live in Chicago, IL. I’m a single dad, but...