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Jonathan Merritt @JonathanMerritt

Author | Columnist | Commentator | Uncle | New Yorker | VP / Executive Editor @SimonSchuster

Joined August 2008
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Jonathan Merritt@JonathanMerritt
9 Jul 2021
Millennial hot take: Most love songs aren’t about “love.” They are unhealthy romanticizations of codependent relationships.
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The late Jesse Jackson was asked in 1977 about the differences between white and black evangelicals. This is what he said...
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12 Jul 2020
1977 Christianity Today interview with Jesse Jackson. (via @visionnehemiah)
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Feb 2
If you have any information about the location of our dear friend Savannah Guthrie’s wonderful mother Nancy, please call police in Arizona. She is missing.
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5 Jun 2025
Walter Brueggemann, one of the most influential Bible scholars of the modern era, has died at 92. In a 2014 interview with RNS columnist @JonathanMerritt, he challenged Christians to offer a "sneaky whisper" in the face of power. religionnews.com/2014/06/26/…

Theologian Walter Brueggemann on how to speak truth to power

One of the most prolific and influential Bible scholars of the modern era challenges Christians to offer a "sneaky whisper" in the face of power.

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Looks like I’m not the only one who got a new job this week
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8 May 2025
White smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church.
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🧵I am thrilled to join @simonandschuster as Vice President / Executive Editor under the flagship imprint. This was a BIG decision for me. I mean, I am going to have to commute to an office now. (And yes, the office is in Rockefeller Center. 🫠) (1/3)
Jonathan Merritt@JonathanMerritt
7 May 2025
🚨Some Personal News - "Simon & Schuster Taps Jonathan Merritt to Build a Religion List" via @PublishersWkly @simonschuster | publishersweekly.com/pw/by-t…
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After nearly two decades of writing about the intersection of faith and culture, I want to help shape the next generation of spiritual voices in publishing. (2/3)
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While I’ll still be writing and speaking from time to time, my main focus now will be curating books with the power to shift your thinking, touch your heart and transform your life. (3/3)
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🚨Some Personal News - "Simon & Schuster Taps Jonathan Merritt to Build a Religion List" via @PublishersWkly @simonschuster | publishersweekly.com/pw/by-t…
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‘As God is my witness,’ Mohler has changed his tune on ERLC – 💥 from @BaptistBlogger at @baptist_news baptistnews.com/article/as-g…

‘As God is my witness,’ Mohler has changed his tune on ERLC

R. Albert Mohler Jr. has declared another holy war in the Southern Baptist Convention, as if the nation’s largest Protestant denomination needed more side skirmishes among its institutional...

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Happy #JFKfiles Day to all who celebrate
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You can’t convince someone in the Matrix that they are in the Matrix.
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🔥Eugene Peterson: “The pastors of America have metamorphosed into a company of shopkeepers…preoccupied with how to keep the customers happy, how to lure customers away from competitors down the street, how to package the goods so that the customers will lay out more money.”
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22 Dec 2024
Everytime some mega-church gains attention for a lavish Christmas (or Easter) spectacle, I’m reminded of something a mentor told me once: *What you convert people WITH you convert people TO.* chron.com/culture/religion/a…
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22 Dec 2024
We should have known that 12 playoff teams was a mistake because even Jesus couldn’t have a group of 12 without one of them sucking
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God’s ministers are meant to be God’s messengers not God’s marketers.
Jonathan Merritt@JonathanMerritt
22 Dec 2024
Everytime some mega-church gains attention for a lavish Christmas (or Easter) spectacle, I’m reminded of something a mentor told me once: *What you convert people WITH you convert people TO.* chron.com/culture/religion/a…
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Everytime some mega-church gains attention for a lavish Christmas (or Easter) spectacle, I’m reminded of something a mentor told me once: *What you convert people WITH you convert people TO.* chron.com/culture/religion/a…

Texas megachurches criticized for hosting extravagant Christmas shows

"Jesus would be flipping tables!"

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In this season of lazy vacation days, blessed be the hourly employee. May your hard work and overtime pay help you breathe a little easier.
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In this season of glitzy date nights, blessed be the third wheels and all who lack a plus-one despite their best effort. May you remember that you are lovable enough. 6/7
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In this season of perfectly curated portraits, blessed be the members of hopelessly dysfunctional families. May you find moments of peace in the tempest of your togetherness. 7/7
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Here’s your annual reminder: It’s OKAY if you don’t measure up to the airbrushed and edited portraits of holiday happiness plastering your social media feed in this season. May you be blessed with small but significant graces as you live your wonderfully imperfect life. 🙏🏼 1/7
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In this season of lavish gift giving, blessed be the cash strapped parents and friends on fixed incomes. May you and yours remember what matters most. 4/7
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In this season of homecomings, blessed be the estranged and orphaned. May you feel the love of your chosen family. 3/7
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In this season of cocktail parties, blessed be the uninvited and home-bound. May you find unexpected embrace right where you are. 2/7
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