Welcome to Simple Joe. I’m glad you’re here.

This week’s episode of Simple Joe hit me hard. It started lighthearted, talking about the first use of “LOL,” but it ended with a story I can’t shake—a photograph of a four-year-old boy named István Reiner, smiling as he entered a concentration camp. In this reflection I share how that image broke me, how it awakened something deep about compassion, evil, and the fragile beauty of innocence. It’s about seeing humanity in one small face and asking what we’re supposed to do with feelings that won’t let go. Because sometimes one photograph can do what a thousand sermons cannot—it can remind us what it means to be human.

Email me at joe@thesimplejoe.com or send me a text at 513.399.6468. Just say hi, I would love to hear from you.

You can get Simple Joe T-Shirts and other cool stuff at thesimplejoe.com/store

Check out what I'm reading at thesimplejoe.com/reading

If you share the show on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, please use #simplejoeismyfriend; you might get a free t-shirt!