What the screens are taking from us

We all know what screens add to our lives. But do we even know what they’re also taking the place of—or displacing entirely?

Aug 8 • Jacob Z. Hess

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July 2026

Less reading, less thinking, less imagination and less faith

Are you tired of giving over your attention to whatever happens to capture it? Join our family in ending the summer with 6 weeks of distraction-free…

Jul 20 • Jacob Z. Hess

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Co-opting the sacred tradition of martyred truth-tellers

Stop using words like sacrifice, courage and integrity to describe efforts to encourage others to reject faith and truth.

Jul 19 • Jacob Z. Hess

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Growing up in the American Revolution: The Story of John and Catherine Hess

Born British, they both died Americans—after living through some of the most momentous times in human history.

Jul 5 • Jacob Z. Hess

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Becoming the kind of person who doesn’t look at porn

Don’t just stop a behavior. Begin living a life so full of love, joy and meaning, that pornography (or any other compulsion) becomes an absolute…

Jul 3 • Jacob Z. Hess

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June 2026

The kind of person porn trains us to become

According to the best research available, porn shapes humans who are sadder, more anxious, more isolated and aggressive, less loving, less clear-minded…

Jun 21 • Jacob Z. Hess

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When faith gets undermined without us even knowing it

Have you noticed any of these in your own life or the lives of friends and family?

Jun 6 • Jacob Z. Hess

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May 2026

Three patterns that stand out in the current public conversation about antidepressant tapering

Some are happy to see more attention on safe tapering. Some are angry. And some are confused and worried.

May 26 • Jacob Z. Hess

Stop pretending doubt is an inevitable sign of enlightenment

Are we overcoming unbelief and doubt towards beautiful realities.... or flirting with skepticism as a higher state of being?

May 16 • Jacob Z. Hess

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7 take-away messages from the recent Washington, D.C. summit on safe tapering from psychiatric medication

65 million Americans are currently taking a psychiatric medication. How many of them, their family, and their doctors understand how to safely taper if…

May 12 • Jacob Z. Hess

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April 2026

Can you tell the difference between effects from depression and antidepressants?

The swirl of daily emotions is hard enough for most of us to understand well. The addition of multifaceted, changing effects from any regular medication…

Apr 23 • Jacob Z. Hess

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John Lennon was right: 'The best is yet to be.'

Easter is as much about the future, as it is about the past. Rather than some theological abstraction, for our family this holiday is about glimpsing a…

Apr 4 • Jacob Z. Hess

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