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How to Forgive Your Parents

Leslie Leyland Fields teams up with a psychologist to help people forgive their dads and moms.

CultureJonathanFebruary 13, 2014abuse, bitterness, children, compassion, counseling, Death, divorce, family, Forgiveness, hate, healing, hurt, Jill Hubbard, Jonathan Merritt, Leslie Leyland Fields, Marriage, pain, parenting, parents, psychology

Holy Thanksgiving: The Sacredness of Meal Sharing

Holy Thanksgiving: The Sacredness of Meal Sharing

Shauna Niequist says that the secular holiday of Thanksgiving is more sacred than we might assume.

CultureJonathanNovember 26, 2013books, Christian, dinner, eating, family, food, holidays, interview, Jonathan Merritt, recipes, Shauna Niequist, Spirituality, Thanksgiving, USDA

Myth of the Perfect Family: An Interview with Elisa Morgan

Myth of the Perfect Family: An Interview with Elisa Morgan

Former president of Mothers of Preschoolers shares her family's dirty laundry.

CultureJonathanOctober 2, 2013children, Elisa Morgan, family, Jonathan Merritt, kids, Marriage, mother, mothering, Mothers of Preschoolers International, parenting, perfection, preschool

10 TV Shows that Forced Us to Reimagine 'Family'

10 TV Shows that Forced Us to Reimagine 'Family'

Ten shows from the 1960s until today that radically reshaped America's definition of family.

Fixing America's Failing Families: An Interview with T.D. Jakes

Fixing America's Failing Families: An Interview with T.D. Jakes

Jakes shares why he thinks the American family is failing and how he plans to fix it.

CultureJonathanAugust 14, 2013Art, drugs, families, family, fatherhood, fathers, Film, George Zimmerman, justice, media, motherhood, mothers, Oprah, President Obama, Race, Racism, Sony, Sony Pictures, T-D- Jakes, Trayvon Martin, violence

Christian Leaders Respond to DOMA Decision

Christian Leaders Respond to DOMA Decision

Christian leaders offer a range of responses to Supreme Court's DOMA decision.

God's Advice to Dads: An Interview with James Merritt

God's Advice to Dads: An Interview with James Merritt

Jonathan asks his father about challenges to parenting and what advice God would give dads.

Gender Roles: Timeless Truth or Cultural Phenomenon?

Gender Roles: Timeless Truth or Cultural Phenomenon?

Are there timeless, Biblical roles for men and women or is this a post-industrial phenomenon?

CultureJonathanJune 6, 2013Bible, church, complementarian, Controversy, egalitarian, family, female, Gender, gender roles, History, Jesus, Jonathan Merritt, male, Marriage, Mary Kassian, men, Owen Strachan, Rachel Held Evans, Scot McKnight, Sex, sexes, sociology, theology, Women, work

Evangelicals and the Growing Gender Debate

Evangelicals and the Growing Gender Debate

As society discusses women in the workplace, evangelicals have been having their own debates.

CultureJonathanJune 6, 2013Bible, church, complementarian, Controversy, egalitarian, family, female, Gender, gender roles, History, Jesus, Jonathan Merritt, male, Marriage, Mary Kassian, men, Owen Strachan, Rachel Held Evans, Scot McKnight, Sex, sexes, sociology, theology, Women, work

Not Your Mother's Morals: An Interview with Jonathan Fitzgerald

Not Your Mother's Morals: An Interview with Jonathan Fitzgerald

The cultural commentator talks about his new book, morality, and pop culture.