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With “Play Something”, Netflix Attacks More Of Your Brain
Netflix — an enemy of your intentional life — deployed a new weapon in their desire-shaping arsenal a couple weeks ago. It’s a deceptively helpful sounding button titled: “Play Something”. According to Netflix’s own announcement: “There are times when we just don’t want to make decisions. A Friday evening after a long work week. A fridge…
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On Homeschooling #3: Technology
This is the third in a series of short interview questions produced by Alpha and Omega Publishing. AOP asked for my thoughts on technology and homeschooling. In today’s episode, I challenge us to understand the battle we’re facing with our kids and technology, and help our kids aspire to a higher purpose. We are here…
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On Homeschooling #2: Present for the Moments
This is the second in a series of short interview questions produced by Alpha and Omega Publishing. AOP asked for my thoughts on technology and homeschooling. This short clip encourages us to hang in there through the daily challenges of homeschooling so that we can be present for so many “firsts”. Being present is a…
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On Homeschooling #1: Forming a Positive Counter-Culture
This is the first in a series of short interview questions produced by Alpha and Omega Publishing. AOP asked for my thoughts on technology and homeschooling. This first clip sets the stage for the rest by encouraging new homeschooling families to form a positive counter-culture in their home, intentionally. It’s vital to communicate why you’re…
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Grateful for Book Awards!
My book, [Un]Intentional: How Screens Secretly Shape Your Desires, and How You can Break Free, has received some nice recent recognition. First, it won a Silver medal in the 2020 Illumination Book Awards for the Self-Help/Recovery category. These national awards “are designed to honor and bring increased recognition to the year’s best new titles written…
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Don’t Surrender Your Kids To A Screen-Shaped World
Why do we accept the dominant narrative that our kids live in a different world? An October 2019 article by Julie Jargon in the Wall Street Journal claims to help parents better understand their other-worldly teens. It’s called: “Teens Explain Their YouTube Obsession (Because Adults Don’t Get It)”. The embedded video says: “Teens Explain YouTube…