Plugged In Blog

Years ago, I launched a running club here at Focus on the Family with the stated purpose of helping my colleagues complete their first marathon

The song “Alone Yet Not Alone,” from the Christian movie of the same name, made headlines when it snagged a surprise Oscar nomination for Best

Last week I talked a bit about an article centering on why kids might be using social media as voraciously as they seemingly do. It

A lot can be said (and has already been said by tweet, blog and article) about Sunday night’s Grammy Awards. The Grammys have long been

If you release a movie in a forest of theaters and no one goes to see it, does it make a sound? Not at the

About 10 years ago, I began writing a novel for tweens. It opened up with my two main characters biking down Haleakala on Maui. During

It’s easy to blame Facebook. If you’re a parent in this crazy new age when kids seem hopelessly locked into a round-the-clock stare session with

Every now and then I come across something online that hits me pretty much right where I live. That happened last week when I read

I heard a funny/insulting/poignant description of professional football once: That it’s 22 men on the field who desperately need rest surrounded by 22,000 fans (or

Ubiquity, thy name is Kevin Hart. It’s nearly impossible to escape the comedian/actor’s influence these days. He was in three movies in 2013, including his