Ashley Hales

Amazing: LA schools will eliminate personal devices in K and 1st grade, and limit use in grades 2-5, and give parents more options. I think this will catch on nationally:

The University of Pennsylvania, to their eternal glory, has digitized hundreds of rare recordings by great poets. We're talking Gertrude Stein, William Carlos Williams, Amiri Baraka, Adrienne Rich, Ashbery, Eliot, and more. Check it out here! writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/

Dear Hollywood, please read the room. Give us wholesome stories that call out the best in us and draw our attention upward. Use all your creativity to help us think about the timeless struggles & joys of the human condition. You will make more money & more good in the world.

For the first time ever, hear Christopher Plummer’s original vocals (replacing Bill Lee’s dubbing in the 1965 film and original soundtrack) featured in The Sound of Music.

Artemis II has been a constant reminder that being human is a gift and being human together is a joy. That’s why it kept us following along. christianitytoday.com/2026/04/artemi…

“With their giddy awe and humility in space’s vastness, the Artemis II astronauts modeled we are more than tribal infighting, wars, an unstable economy, and the countless daily burdens of life in a fallen world,” writes @aahales. christianitytoday.com/2026/04/artemi…

How very desperate we are for joy. My latest for CT on Artemis II and the joy of being human at @CTmagazine: christianitytoday.com/2026/04/artemi…

Norway is reversing its mistaken 2016 decision to give every student an iPad, which damaged education immediately. Many countries are going back to books and handwriting. I hope many American schools will go back to analog next September, and let's see if that works for us too:

Join @drmoore and @KSPrior on Wednesday, April 15, at 1:30 p.m. CDT for a conversation on how the church should respond to infertility. ⁠ Members can register at the link at MoreCT.com/Register.⁠ Not a member? Join CT with 25% off at OrderCT.com/Start.⁠

Someone at @nytopinion PLEASE get a religiously literate copy editor for @DouthatNYT's great show

Victory in the social media trial in LA! As of today, we are in a new world: a new era in the fight to protect children from online harms. A jury sided with Kaley and therefore with millions of children: Big Tech is harming kids on an industrial scale. For years, parents were told these harms were exaggerated, anecdotal, or simply the unavoidable cost of growing up online. Today, a jury affirmed what parents have long known: Meta and YouTube were designed to exploit young people, with devastating consequences. For the first time, the law aligns with common sense: social media companies no longer have a special exemption to harm children with impunity. Their shield is gone. They will be treated like any industry that knowingly harms children and lies about it. History will judge them as harshly as the tobacco industry. This bellwether case tested a new legal theory: the harm is not just what algorithms show children, but rather that these products were designed to foster addiction. The companies knew they were harming children by the millions—and did it anyway. They were negligent and dishonest. This outcome belongs first and foremost to the families, especially the many parents who, in the face of unimaginable loss, chose to speak out, demand accountability, and endure a painful legal process so that other children might be spared. This is just the beginning. Thousands of cases will follow, bringing Meta, Snap, TikTok, and YouTube to court. Much work remains in courts, legislatures, schools, and communities. But for now, let us all just savor the long-awaited arrival of justice. nytimes.com/2026/03/25/tec…

Hey @PastorMark — You wanna discuss what I think about Talarico's theology? I'm happy to get in the weeds on it. When and where? I'll bring the mics. Let's go.

I wonder why young people are flailing...

"El matrimonio no es una trampa. Los bebés no son una carga. La maternidad es un regalo." 👏

“The hardness of not having the children I hoped I would have has brought various kinds of grief,” writes @KSPrior. “But great blessings have come, too, blessings that a path with children would likely have turned toward the home rather than outside it.” christianitytoday.com/2026/03/karen-…

Ashley worked hard with me and my stipulations! I was sorry that I wasn't actually preaching this. I was startled by my own voice. "Do you know Jesus?" "Be amazed. Just be amazed."

@AnnaKateShelt We're over $5/gallon in CA.

One gas station in northeast DC is $4.15 per gallon. Highest I’ve seen yet 😬

@flemingrut It was a distinct honor! Loved our conversation. I hope for more. :) Let me know when you want to write your preaching book.

I had the honor of talking about the good news of the gospel and the crucifixion with @flemingrut for this issue. Tolle lege.

This is a really beautiful essay from @KSPrior: "The hardness of not having the children I hoped and dreamed I would have has brought various kinds of grief. Chief among them is knowing what a great father my husband would have been and wanted to be." christianitytoday.com/2026/03/karen-…