Assessing Healthy Tech This is the first in a series of “start here” posts. If you’re new to Gospel Tech, or if you’re just beginning to engage in this conversation around healthy tech, these posts are the starting point. When it comes to discussions around tech, I’ve...
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Living In Light Of All Three Advents
Advent is upon us. Christmas is almost here! It is that perfect mix of people, presents, anticipation, and pay-off that builds on itself year after year. I find that even as an adult the joy of Christmas is reignited as I see my children enjoy this season for many of...
How To Pick A Great Board Game
One of the questions I get the most is how to pick a great board game. The most important part of selecting a good board game is to know your audience. When choosing a game, you need to know who will be playing. A great game for six-year-olds may be incredibly boring...
Discipling Children in A Distracted World
If our primary role as parents is to be disciple-makers, then we must consider how this is being prioritized in our homes. The days are busy. We must be so intentional with our time and our conversations in order to be sure we are pointing our kids to Jesus along the...
The Problem With Being Partly Present
Lately, we’ve been getting this quasi-question from moms: “Is it okay that I’m listening to podcasts while I’m home with my kids…?” This generally comes out as almost a confession. We might be chatting about general life (you know, kids who aren’t back in school yet,...
61. What Do We Do With Tech Prodigals?
We talk a lot on this podcast about how the Gospel empowers our actions, about how it helps us raise kids who love God and use tech, but what about when our child makes poor choices on purpose? What if we've done all the right stuff and they simply refuse to go along...
What can I do if my child’s tech use isn’t healthy (RESET – Part 2)
We've talked previously about how to assess if our child's tech use is healthy, but what now? What can we do if it's not healthy? A healthy, loving response should have three parts: 1. Set healthful boundaries. There is a big difference between accountability and...
How Do I Know if My Child’s Tech Use Is Healthy? (RESET – part 1)
Joseph is 9. He loves legos, baseball, and riding his bike in the neighborhood with his friends. A few weeks ago he asked his parents if he could play a game on his school laptop instead of his usual tv time. He'd been asking a lot and they decided that, since it was...
58. “You Love Your Tech More Than You Love Me”.
We need to learn how to talk about tech, especially in our marriages. Today we talk about lessons we learned from a reason tech-instigated kerfuffle and how we can all apply these lessons to strengthen our resolve to truly love one another as God has called us to, and...
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