When friends disagree
A client recently detailed her complicated feelings about something a loved one posted on social media after a mass shooting.
“She is like a grandmother...
The lurking rival
“Love your enemies.” Some of us struggle with these words of Jesus. “I’m a nice person,” we think. “Most of the people I know...
How’s the connection?
One summer during my early teens our church vacation Bible school organizers recruited me to modernize our VBS program using a computer, projector and...
The digital soul
I love dystopian novels, from Dune to Ready Player One to other titles not as well known. While dystopian novels can challenge readers to...
Virtual worship
Some of my favorite YouTube videos are clips originally broadcast on network TV in 1995, the year the internet became widely available. The internet...
Help! We’re surrounded
We live surrounded by tablets, smart phones, smart watches and smart TVs. Screens are increasingly unavoidable, and in a recent survey, 84 percent of...
Reluctant enthusiast
When this middle-aged mom of four teenage girls wants to stay in bed just a few minutes longer, I unlock the screen to my...
Grappling generations
Parents—and grandparents—are concerned about technology’s impact on children and teens. CL associate editor Janae Rempel talked via Zoom with three members of one extended...