Humble Theology

Humble Theology

A Bible Study on Spiritual Warfare, My Research Process, and Much More

A Personal Update

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Joel Muddamalle, PhD
Feb 11, 2026
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Last week, The Unseen Battle officially entered the world.

And fittingly, launch week was… a battle.

Not just the kind you see, but the kind you feel.

On the very day the book was released, I had to fly to Dallas. We found out my dad had to undergo triple bypass heart surgery. What was supposed to be one surgery became more complicated: a valve replacement was added, and the procedure was delayed because of how complex everything became.

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Flights were canceled. Then delayed.
Plans unraveled. Charlotte was hit with a massive snow storm that we haven’t had in almost 10 years which created more travel delays.
Organizational hiccups surfaced with a live stream we had planned to launch the book.
Complications piled up with relational dynamics, some I can’t even talk about.

Nothing went the way I wanted it to.

And yet, here’s what is still true today:

Christ is victorious.
The dark powers have been stripped of their ability to blind the nations.
The gospel is still the best news anyone could ev…

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