About the Guest
Jonathan Edwards
Jonathan Edwards (M.Div, Th.M) has served churches in various roles for over 10 years, from music and creative arts/graphic design to serving and equipping college students. He recently served as the Director of Curriculum for Docent Group, where he also served as a lead writer. His writing has been featured on Desiring God, The Gospel Coalition, the ERLC, Christ & Pop Culture, and Relevant Magazine. He is the author of Left: Making Sense of Life When a Parent Leaves (Rainer Publishing, 2016). Currently, he and his wife live in Durham, North Carolina, where he leads a tech startup focused on redeeming the value and use of social media in everyday life. Follow him on social platforms at @NotThePuritan.
Matthew Arbo
Matthew Arbo (PhD, University of Edinburgh) serves as Assistant Professor of Theological Studies and Director of the Center for Faith and Public Life at Oklahoma Baptist University. He is the author of Political Vanity (Fortress Press, 2014) and Walking through Infertility: Biblical, Theological, and Moral Counsel for Those Who Are Struggling (Crossway 2018). Arbo serves as an Elder at Frontline Church, Oklahoma City.
Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.
About the Host
Michelle Hill
Radio has been ingrained in Michelle for most of her life. This love for radio has taken her to various radio stations and ministries in places like Chicago, Alaska and other snow covered terrains like her hometown in north central Iowa. In 2005 she landed on staff with Cru/FamilyLife®. While at FamilyLife she has overseen the expansion of FamilyLife Today® internationally, assisted with the creation of Passport2Identity™-Womanhood and is now the host of FamilyLife This Week®.
For the last 15+ years Michelle has been mentoring young women and is passionate about helping them find their identity in God. She also has a fascination for snowflakes and the color yellow. Michelle makes her home in Little Rock, Arkansas.