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September 2024

Social Media: Sinful or Not?
The Church is beginning to ask more questions about how social media relates to a life of holiness. It's time to quicken the pace of conversation.
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Emily Harrison
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Haidt: Virginia is Leading The Country On How To Go Phone-Free in Schools
Getting phones out of the classroom seems simple, but what does it look like in practice & is it a good thing for students?
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Emily Harrison
Is it Wise to Give Teens Smartphones?
For all of eternity, teenagers have craved independence & autonomy. A growing number of older teens are wishing we had given them less online…
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Emily Harrison
Kids Treat the Internet as a Playground. We Should Be Concerned.
Where and how we let teenagers and kids play matters more than most of us are willing to admit. Parents are lonely & isolated according to recent data…
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Emily Harrison

August 2024

Atheist Says Christians Can Be Leaders in Society, Anxious Generation Review, Part 2
Laying out six spiritual practices, Haidt postulates that the phone-based life “is incompatible with many of the behaviors that religious and spiritual…
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Emily Harrison
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The Anxious Generation: A Book Review, Part 1
Can following 4 action steps laid out in a popular new book by social psychologist Jonathan Haidt really solve the mental health crisis plaguing today's…
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Emily Harrison
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Everybody Wants to Rule the World. Or at Least They Used to.
Are Christian Parents, Pastors & Youth Leaders teaching teenagers about the fullness of the Creation Mandate from Genesis? Or is confidence something…
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Emily Harrison
Are Christian Parents Being Given Bad Advice about Smartphones & Social Media?
Christian thought leaders, pastors, and youth leaders talk a lot about parental controls, time limits & filters for kids' & teens' internet use. Are we…
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Emily Harrison

July 2024

Daniel, Shadrach, Instagram & TikTok
We don't know what our kids' fiery furnace will be, so how can we prepare them for it?
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Emily Harrison
Dear Christian Parent
The internet isn't a playground for kids. After six years of doing work in this field, I'm encouraging the Church to say so.
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Emily Harrison
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