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By: Jennie Scott
A little while ago, I decided to take a leave of absence from social media. You can read all about it here, but the main reason is that I just needed some white space in my life, and social media was filling my mind with unnecessary noise. Continue reading “How I Survived a Month with No Social Media”
By: Sheridan Voysey
“You need to get a life,” Laura told me. “There’s plenty you can do to help children without being a father.” Then there was Maya: “Forgive me if I don’t cry a river when men suffer the indignity of infertility when women have suffered that stigma for millennia.” And Charlie had his say: “Get over your ego and adopt.” Continue reading “How to Deal With Trolls (Hint: Don’t Get Even and Don’t Give In)”
By: Sheridan Voysey
In 2016 I found myself in the United States at the time of the Presidential election. Heading to Nashville airport one morning, my taxi driver told me he was thinking of voting for Donald Trump and asked me what I thought. An hour of lively but friendly debate followed. Continue reading “How Can We Stay Civil in the Age of Outrage? Here are Three Ideas”
By: Matt Stickel
Is it just me or does it take some digging to find an uplifting post on my Facebook newsfeed? With a few hundred friends (mostly from my church and Christian workplace), I’m shocked by how little encouragement I see on a daily basis. Continue reading “Using Social Media For Good”
By: Sabrina Peters
My name is Sabrina and I’m an addict. Not a day goes by that I don’t need a ‘hit’. It’s the first thing I do in the morning and the last thing I do at night. It’s not even intentional. It’s a habit, an urge, a subconscious obsession. I’m embarrassed to admit it but I’m a social media junkie! Continue reading “10 Ways to Know You’re Addicted to Social Media”
By: Clare Bruce
In an age when the idea of “truth” is about as wobbly as the climate, many young people are struggling to know what to believe. Continue reading “The Book Opening Young Peoples’ Eyes to Subtle Cultural Influences”
Hi Dr Justin,
My daughter is doing her final year at school and unfortunately she is failing all subjects. I saw her teachers the other day to find out why, how and what we can do … and all the teachers told me the same thing: “She is on Facebook and Instagram.” Continue reading “How Do I Get My Daughter to Drop Social Media and Study for Exams”
By: Jennie Scott
“Did you see where kids were Snapchatting during the shooting?” my sister asked. “They showed the bodies on the ground.”
No, I didn’t. Thank goodness. But I am not surprised. Continue reading “Snapchats of Dead Bodies: The Loss of Sacred Things”
By: Rodney Olsen
Do you remember the three essential rules of keeping a mogwai from the eighties movie Gremlins? Continue reading “Stop Using Facebook as a Weapon”
By: Jennie Scott
Goodness, I wanted to be like her.
I somehow started following her through Instagram, that wonderful and terrible social media app that lets us peer into the lives of people we don’t even know. She is a lifestyle and fitness guru, one of those people who is gorgeous and seems to turn everything she touches to gold. Continue reading “How to Scroll Through Instagram Without Hating Yourself”