Jan Kern

writing and speaking about teen and young adult issues

  • Books

  • internet addictions

    In Eyes Online, Eyes On Life--A Journey Out of Online Addictions, you'll read about Colin whose loneliness fed an obsession with the Internet that led to addictions to pornography, gaming, and endless surfing.

    Read an excerpt

    Eyes Online, Eyes On Life is available to preorder through Amazon

  • false intimacy

    Seduced by Sex, Saved by Love was a 2009 Retailers Choice Award finalist in the youth categoy!

    In Seduced by Sex, Saved by Love-- A Journey Out of False Intimacy, you'll follow the true story of Suzy, whose search for acceptance and belonging pulled her into the grip of the pressures, lies, and confusion of today's message about sexuality.

    Read more! Check out the excerpt.

    Order Seduced by Sex, Saved by Love through Amazon. or your local bookstore.

  • self-injury

    Scars That Wound, Scars That Heal is a 2008 ECPA Book of the Year Finalist!

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    In Scars That Wound, Scars That Heal--A Journey Out of Self-Injury, you'll walk alongside Jackie, whose arms are marked with reminders of the painful journey she thought she had to take alone.

    Available through Amazon. and your local bookstore.

  • more books

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Archive for December 26th, 2008

eyes on life challenge #2

Posted by jankern on December 26, 2008

Connections. Deepening relationships. Choosing. Changing. Growing. Slowing down enough to think, to feel, to know I have purpose beyond daily existence. God matters to me. I matter to him. Others should matter to me.

An entire day can go by. When my connections consist primarily of digital activities, online friends, technology–how does that impact who I am as a person? What I take in of life or give out? Read the rest of this entry »

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