About Melanie Springer Mock

Melanie Springer Mock is an award-winning Professor of English at George Fox University, and author of six books, including most recently Finding Our Way Forward: When the Children We Love Become Adults. She is passionate about seeking equity and justice in local politics; and about the power of storytelling to reflect our fearful, wonderful creation in God’s image. Melanie is married to Ron, and is a mother to two grown sons, stepmother to two adults, and grandmother of three. In her free time, Melanie loves to run, swim, paddle board, and knit. She will happily pet any dog she meets.

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When the Disinformation Machine Comes to Your Hometown

Seeking Truth in Local Election Lies The signs are everywhere that it’s... read more

Christian Nationalism Finds the Campus Quad

This past weekend kicked off another academic year at my university. I... read more

Protecting Title IX's Life-Giving Legislation

It’s not hyperbolic to say that Title IX, and the opportunities to... read more

Bible-Infused School Standards are not Christ-Like

Last week, the Texas Board of Education passed a required reading list... read more

Are We Complicit in Others' Suffering?

Your war is causing us to suffer, too. We were sitting with... read more

When Christian Nationalists Took Over Our School Board

Why a Local Election Gives Me Hope (And Book Announcement) Almost three... read more

Commencement into a Hard World, But With Hope

We are weeks away from the hardest part about being a college... read more

For Mothers in Iran, Sending Their Kids to...

For the past three weeks, I’ve been thinking about mothers in Iran.... read more

Where “Boys Being Boys” Gets Us

I’ve spent the last 48 hours in a white-hot rage about an... read more

A Vigil, a Memorial, and Creating Something Good

On a cold Sunday night two weeks ago, organizers in my small... read more

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