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.
Don't try to change him; look instead to Him
The world can't see it, but the web beneath a Christian is stronger than steel
What looks insignificant can end up changing the course of history
Loud shouts and lack of knowledge disfigure today's attempts at discourse
Hell hath no fury like a scholar dissed online
Or, for American Christians, will Katrina just be the worst disaster?
Why are people prone to tell instinctive-obvious-lies?
Outlawing flag desecration would turn an icon into an idol
"Edgy" children's fiction is popular with adults, but kids know better