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.
Every life is a creative work between the one who lives it and the One who gives it
Be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slower to shout back
The Sermon on the Mount is a radical prescription for life now
Stories are important—but not for themselves
C.S. Lewis foresaw the corruption of the university
We all bring value to the church
“All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness”
The trappings of the latest lifestyle trend won’t end our search for contentment
Do you think about your home as walls or as doors?
