In this six-part podcast series, we walk through Freya India’s book GIRLS: Gen Z and the Commodification of Everything, examining how online culture has shaped young women and how Christian parents can respond with biblical truth.
In this third episode on Chapter 3, “Documented,” Kelly examines the way smartphones and social media have trained young people to turn daily life, relationships, drama, opinions, and even children into content. This episode considers how documentation shifted from memory-keeping to performance, curation, voyeurism, and public approval. Kelly offers a biblical response rooted in living Coreum Deo (before the face of God), and encourages parents to guard and guide their children in quiet faithfulness.
In case you missed: Episode #230 Filtered, and Episode #231 Diagnosed
Articles/Books/Podcasts referenced:
Girls by Freya India
Girls Substack
Peter Gray’s Benefits of Smartphone Ownership for Kids
Like Follow Subscribe: Influencer Kids and the Cost of a Childhood Online by Fortesta Latifi
The House of My Mother by Shari Franke
The Weight of Glory C.S. Lewis
Scripture references:
Matthew 6:1
Galatians 1:10
Hebrews 4:13
Psalm 139:7-8
Luke 2:19
Matthew 5:16
1 Peter 4:15
1 Timothy 5:13
Matthew 18:6
2 Corinthians 12:14
Psalm 127:3
1 Thessalonians 4:11-12
Matthew 28:19
1 Chronicles 28:20
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