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 government turns to science to manipulate our behavior
Easter giveaway by a church in Texas raises eyebrows
The church, unlike any other nation or institution, is eternal
The toppling of idols that began in the Old Testament continues today
Adults who romanticize youth do the young no favors
Has the digital empire's reach exceeded its remedy?
The late historian and ideologue overlooked basics of human nature
Avatar's visual wonders are all borrowed from creation
Good becomes boring and evil becomes romantic in 'hot' fiction