Janie is a senior writer who contributes commentary to WORLD and oversees WORLD’s annual Children’s Books of the Year awards. She also writes novels for young adults and authored the Wordsmith creative writing curriculum. Janie resides in rural Missouri.
Man’s view of utopia is flawed, while God gives us the true version
A piercing deathbed exegesis captures the goal of the Christian life
Finding a calling later in life is more common than one might think
Christians work out the gospel through the stress and sacrifice of caring for others
BOOKS | How families can disengage from harmful technologies
God will succeed where human attempts at utopian communities fail
The immense cognitive development during a child’s first two years astounds scientists
When society shifts or crumbles, the Church withstands because of its firm foundation
A caregiver’s difficult, confusing sanctification
When Jesus casts his “bright shadow” across our common moments, they become extraordinary