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.
Children who don’t learn to value their country will grow up in apathy
You’ll find wisdom in the soil
It’s not the passive virtue most people think it is
Strings attached to funding can tie educators’ hands
Western skepticism will never overcome Islamic fanaticism
Don’t let a revolution in terminology be a knock-down argument
Americans’ attitudes about work may be changing
God created our earthly forms to glorify Him, not make us feel better about ourselves
Fiery trials bring about true authenticity