Jennifer Grant

A writer and mother of four, Jennifer has particular interests in "good enough" parenting, the whims of popular culture, and exceptional Vietnamese food. She has written a column and many health and parenting feature stories for theChicago Tribuneand is a regular contributor toFullfill andSojourners' God's Politics blog.Jennifer has also written for Adoption Media, Chicago Parent, and Conscious Choice. Jennifer's memoir Love You More: The Divine Surprise of Adopting My Daughter was published in summer 2011 by Thomas Nelson publishers. Her second book MOMumental: Adventures in the Messy Art of Raising a Family was published by Worthy Publishing in May 2012. Jennifer lives with her husband and four children outside of Chicago. Find her on Twitter @jennifercgrant and online at jennifergrant.com.

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Runaway Mom and the Madness of Midlife

After 40, life doesn't have to fall downhill.

Thrift Shop Theology

Poppin' tags with an unlikely spiritual teacher.

The HIV Generation Grows Up

Caring for infected youth in Romania.

Soul Lessons from the Literary Classics

Two of Her.meneutics' book nerds discuss 'Madame Bovary' and other books featured in Karen Swallow Prior's new memoir.

The Hour I First Beliebed

Confessions of a 45-year-old Justin Bieber fan.

Why We Love, and Hate, 'Honey Boo Boo'

The new reality show's popularity reveals our cultural weariness and hunger for something more.

A Parenting Manual for Men Freaked Out by Pregnancy

Christian Piatt's PregMANcy is an irreverent but helpful take for men welcoming little ones.

Why You Could Be in a 'Sh*tuff People Say' Meme

The YouTube trend can help us understand what we're really saying.

'Unbroken' by Jesus

Louie Zamperini's life included Olympic races, torture, and starving on shark-infested waters, but the real thrill was a 1949 Billy Graham crusade.

My Husband's Affair - with the Church

Eileen Button's 'The Waiting Place' describes a marriage complicated by a pastor's overcommitment to his congregation.

What You Don't Know about Obama's Mama

A review of Janny Scott's new biography, 'A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother'.

The Happy Death of Soap Operas

Social media and real-life drama have replaced soaps as the daytime audience's entertainment of choice.

Rethinking the Death Penalty

Why recent information has shifted discussion about capital punishment away from debating morality and toward exposing abuse in the criminal justice system.

The Charlie Sheen Has Worn Off

This Lent, given the disturbed actor's slow self-wrecking, I'd like to fast from celebrity news.

A New Mission for the Burnt-Out Mom

In 'The Missional Mom', Helen Lee says women should expand their ministry focus to beyond the home front.

Another Assault on Little Girls

Vogue Paris's "Gifts" photo spread is one more example of how our culture robs children of innocence.

Girls in Sports No Longer 'Tomboys'

There are also no longer any 'woman astronauts,' according to my 10-year-old daughter.

Midlife Matters: An Interview with Dale Hanson Bourke

Women who no longer have kids at home should seek new ministry ventures, says the longtime journalist and president of the Center for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia Foundation.