What can be done, as Tristan Harris puts it, to “fix the way kids’ minds are getting manipulated into sending empty messages back and forth” and to free them from social media’s control over their time, their attention, their thoughts, … Continue reading
A handful of people working at a handful of tech companies are steering your teens’ thoughts. Could this be true? Or is it science fiction? It’s true, says Tristan Harris. This handful of people are using the psychology of persuasion … Continue reading
Where are your teens getting their information about sex? Who is forming their views on what is normal, and right, in intimate relationships? It has been said that Google is the new sex ed teacher. And You Tube. I googled “sex” to find … Continue reading
by Stephen J. Michels He was a kite. Lovingly prepared, he was made in the old style, from thin bamboo sticks and rice paper, formed and shaped to be just so. Then one day, after the craftsman was sure the … Continue reading
The bikini as a topic of discussion by mature Christian students in a Doctor of Ministry program at a world class theological seminary? Why? What connection could there possibly be between a bikini and faith? Jeff Pollard saw the connection. Even as … Continue reading
Sex education in schools is not just about the physical and emotional changes of puberty, the basics of reproduction, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). There are two basic types of sex ed curricula. The type used in most secular schools … Continue reading
