Christian Author • Spiritual Wholeness • Hope for Wounded Hearts
For every soul that feels the ache of an invisible wound.
Joel Morgan’s new Christian book invites you into a gentle, honest journey of healing the hidden voids we carry—grief, shame, loneliness, spiritual exhaustion—through the presence of Jesus and the care of His people. At the heart of Joel’s message is a simple but life-giving truth: the Church is a spiritual hospital, and no wound is too deep for God’s love to mend.
If you’ve been searching for wholeness that sermons, success, or self-help can’t quite reach, this book offers a faith-centered path back to the Healer of your soul.
“The church is not a museum for the perfect, but a spiritual hospital for the broken—and that includes me.”
Featured Book
When Empty Places Learn to Sing
A spiritual journey through loss, longing, and the healing presence of Christ in community.
Available in print & eBook.
Ships worldwide.
Meet the Author
From Accra to San Francisco, carrying stories of healing.
Joel Morgan is a Ghanaian Christian author now based in San Francisco. Raised as a preacher’s kid in a vibrant local church, he learned early that faith is less about performance and more about presence—God’s presence with real, imperfect people.
As a musician, Joel has spent years putting prayers to melody. As a healthcare provider, he has walked the corridors of physical pain and unseen emotional wounds. As a follower of Jesus, he has watched the Holy Spirit quietly stitch lives back together in the ordinary ministries of the Church.
His writing brings all of this together—Scripture, story, medicine, and music—to help readers name their pain, meet Christ in it, and find their place in a community that cares.
Joel writes especially for those who love Jesus but feel quietly broken inside—the ones who serve, sing, and show up, yet carry a deep unspoken ache.
“In hospital corridors, in quiet prayer rooms, and in late-night conversations with friends, I kept seeing the same thing—people carrying deep spiritual injuries with no language for their pain. This book is my small offering to those who are tired of pretending they’re okay.”
— Joel Morgan
Quick glance at Joel: preacher’s kid from Ghana. Worship musician. Healthcare provider. Bridge-builder between Sunday faith and Monday pain.
His life sits at the intersection of prayer, poetry, and patient charts—and it shows up on every page.
About the Book
The church as a spiritual hospital for invisible wounds.
When Empty Places Learn to Sing is a spiritual guide for Christians who feel like they “should be fine” but quietly aren’t. Drawing from Scripture, real stories, and his work in healthcare, Joel pictures the Church not as a courtroom or a classroom, but as a spiritual hospital where broken hearts are named, held, and healed.
If you’re carrying…
- Grief that won’t move on your timetable
- Shame that Sunday best can’t cover
- Loneliness even in a crowded church
- Burnout from constantly serving others
- Questions about God you’re afraid to ask
This book will help you…
- Name the deeper void beneath surface struggles
- See Jesus not as distant judge, but present healer
- Reimagine church as a place to be honest and held
- Invite trusted people into your healing journey
- Pray simple, courageous prayers for restoration
Who it’s for
If you love Jesus, love His Church, and still feel quietly cracked on the inside—this book is for you. It’s not a list of spiritual hacks, but a companion for the long walk toward wholeness.
From the pages
“Hospitals don’t shame the sick. Churches shouldn’t either.”
“In the hospital where I work, no one questions whether pain deserves attention. We do not ask the bleeding if they prayed hard enough. We do not ask the feverish to sing louder. We do not tell the broken bones to be grateful it wasn’t worse.
So why, in the Church, do we treat spiritual pain like a failure instead of a symptom? What if your anxiety, your numbness in worship, your inability to pray more than a sentence—what if these are not proof that you are a bad Christian, but proof that you are a beloved patient in need of gentle care?
The good news is this: Jesus has not retired from medicine. He is still making rounds in His spiritual hospital, and your chart is already in His hands.”
Core themes inside the book
- The Church as God’s spiritual hospital for the wounded
- How hidden pain sabotages our worship and relationships
- Why honest lament is not a lack of faith but an act of faith
- Small, practical ways churches can become safer for the hurting
- Learning to receive care when you’re used to being the strong one
Each chapter closes with reflective questions and simple prayers you can use on your own, with a friend, or in a small group setting.
Words from the field
What pastors and readers are saying
Early readers—from worship leaders to small group pastors—are finding language for their own hurt and hope in these pages.
“Joel writes like a pastor and a physician at the same time. Our small group found ourselves confessing things we’d hidden for years—and finding grace waiting for us.”
— Local Pastor, Bay Area
“As someone who serves on the worship team, I didn’t realize how numb I’d become. This book helped me admit I needed help—and to see my church as a place I could actually receive it.”
— Worship Leader
“Joel’s perspective as a Ghanaian in the U.S. helps him see the global Church with fresh eyes. His vision of the church as a spiritual hospital is exactly what our generation needs.”
— Reader, Accra & San Francisco
Take the next step toward wholeness
Let Jesus meet you in the places you’d rather hide.
When Empty Places Learn to Sing is available now. Order your copy for yourself, your small group, or someone you love who is quietly hurting.
Want to share this journey with others? Invite Joel to speak with your church, retreat, or small group.
Joel Morgan
Christian author, musician, and healthcare provider helping the Church become a truer spiritual hospital for wounded hearts.