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.
The fear of becoming a burden shapes how many people think about aging, illness, and death. WORLD commentator Janie B. Cheaney argues that dependence is not a failure of human dignity but part of the way God designed us to live.
WORLD commentator Janie B. Cheaney says many Gen-X parents who grew up with “latchkey” independence may have overcorrected—raising children with more supervision, less risk, and fewer opportunities to develop resilience on their own.
Nearly 250 years on, our country deserves—and needs—our love
More seniors are quietly leaving church life, often without explanation, raising questions about how congregations value—and retain—their oldest members. WORLD commentator Janie B. Cheaney.
After victory in the Promised Land, Israel hesitated to take what had already been given, raising a question that still applies: what ground are we leaving unclaimed? Janie B. Cheaney points to the courage to move forward.
God’s promised calamity was never the whole plan
The explosion of legal gambling reveals more than a new market—it exposes the human tendency to chase what was never meant to be ours. Commentary from WORLD’s Janie B. Cheaney.
What happens when a society prizes comfort over contribution? WORLD commentator Janie B. Cheaney reflects on risk, productivity, and why meaningful work still matters
BOOKS | Liberating women from false expectations
America’s promise of freedom and prosperity creates fertile ground for idolatry and covetousness
