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Is your child's screen time damaging your family's connection? Former teacher Andrea Davis shares how to create a tech-healthy home — starting today. Full description: In this episode of Divine Connections, host Kelly sits down with Andrea Davis, founder of Better Screen Time and author of Creating a Tech-Healthy Family, for a candid conversation about one of the biggest challenges modern parents face: managing screens, devices, and the internet in a way that protects your kids without isolating them from the world. Andrea shares her own origin story — handing her 12-year-old a smartphone during a cross-country move, watching the disconnection happen in real time, and making the tough call to go back to a brick phone. From there, she breaks down practical strategies any family can use, including her "three Cs" framework (Creating, Connecting, or Consuming), the family tech plan approach, and how to spot red flags that screens may be harming your child. Topics covered in this episode: 0:00 Introduction and welcome 5:30 Andrea's origin story — the smartphone that changed everything 10:00 Why saying no to screens feels countercultural 11:00 Common misconceptions parents have about screen safety 14:00 How persuasive design and algorithms target our attention 18:00 Moving from fear-based reactions to intentional planning 20:00 The three Cs: Creating, Connecting, and Consuming 21:00 Why a family tech plan beats a set of rules 27:00 Starting points for families already deep into screen habits 30:00 Red flags every parent should watch for 36:00 The impact of screens on education and test scores 41:00 Raising insulated kids, not isolated kids — building digital discernment 45:00 The toolbox analogy for talking to kids about tech 47:00 The biggest danger: family disconnection 55:00 Key takeaways and Andrea's daughter's powerful college essay 📖 Get Andrea's book: Creating a Tech-Healthy Family — available on Amazon 🌐 Website: betterscreentime.com 📱 Follow Andrea on Instagram: @betterscreentime 🎓 Courses: Tech Healthy Family Hub & Untangling Teens and Tech at betterscreentime.com 🔔 Subscribe to Divine Connections for more episodes connecting divine truth to daily life. #screentime #digitialparenting #techhealthyfamily #parentingtips #familytech #betterscreentime #DivineConnections

Why in the world are we still in the world? Jesus said we are "in the world, but not of the world". What does that mean? It's a description of a great spiritual mystery that took place in each of us when we first believed. And in this last episode of this series we're looking at how we think about and relate to ourselves. Listen in. . .

As Christians how are we supposed to relate to unbelievers? All of us have family, friends and co-workers who don't 'yet' know Jesus. What's God's purpose for us in their lives? This week we're talking about how to shine as lights 'among' the not yet redeemed.

How do you relate to others in the Body of Christ? Our word for this episode is alongside. As believers we have the privilege and responsibility to walk alongside one another in love. Sharing our gifts,  bearing each other's burdens and caring for the needs of others in the Family of God. Listen in as I share how I've seen this working in the life of some people I love. . .

"You can choose your friends, but not your family."  What word comes to mind when you think of your family? Those people you didn't choose and who didn't choose you, unless of course you were adopted. Whatever word first comes to mind for you  ~ OUR word in this episode about family is FROM. You are, for better or for worse, FROM your family.

Let's distill your parenting down to one word. We have to choose the word that best describes your relationship with your children and also incorporates your accountability before God as a parent. What's the one word that defines your relationship with your children? Over, you are over your children. You have a God ordained role of leadership in their lives. In fact, parenting is leadership wrapped in love. Let's talk about what that means for you and your children.

What word defines your relationship with your husband? Years ago a friend's husband identified in just one word the thing he'd sometimes felt was missing and I've never forgotten what he said. He said sometimes he'd felt she wasn't with him. One short word holding incredible potential for a deeply satisfying marriage. Listen in. . .

For the next seven episodes we'll be talking about relationships. The 7 relationships that are common to most of us as Christian women. God designed us for relationship with Himself and with others, but sometimes we find those relationships perplexing and honestly, a little bit difficult to navigate. But God helps us by revealing His design for our relationships. It's in understanding His design that we find clarity and comfort as we relate to an ever widening circle of others in our life. Today we'll begin with your relationship with God. Listen in. . .

In today's episode we encounter king Hezekiah getting what most of us would think of as the worst possible news. God has sent the prophet Isaiah to the king with a message,  "Set your house in order for you shall die and not live."   What would you do? How would you respond? Is there even a right response to that kind of news? Should king Hezekiah have had a different response than the one he did have? There's no way to know for certain, but there are clues.  And the clues provide a trail of breadcrumbs that lead us to three important questions we have to answer if we want to gain an eternal perspective when confronted with incredibly bad news. Listen in. . .

Testings and trials often follow our victories. That proved true for Elijah. But Elijah's experience reminds us it's entirely possible to be on top of the mountain one moment and running scared the next. Today we're looking at how a prayer, a Contest or Challenge and a female bully all led Elijah to his lowest of low points. But there's a great lesson for us in his darkest moments. Listen in. . .

How do you know if you have the RIGHT PERSPECTIVE about your life on any given day? We live so close to our own life, we're inside the edges of it and so we never see the whole at any one moment. Just the parts that are in focus from the point where we find ourselves in the here and now. And you can be certain of this, wherever you are right now, you don't have enough distance from the whole of your life to see it with real objectivity and clarity. To see it the way God does.

To understand the importance of Easter you have to ask yourself what difference would it have made if Christ had not risen from the dead? In this episode, the last in a series of three all designed for parents to listen to with their children, we look at what Easter means for all mankind.

What would you have done if you'd have been one of the thousands of people watching as Jesus arrived in the ancient city of Jerusalem riding on a young donkey? In today's episode we'll explore Palm Sunday. What it is, the people who were there on that day and why Palm Sunday is the perfect day to ask ourselves a very important question. This is the second in an Easter series for parents & kids. Get a snack, pile onto the couch and listen in. . .

Did you know Christmas and Easter are both Holidays about the same person? One is about His birthday and the other is about His big victory over the greatest villain ever. And both are super important to you and me. I'm Kelly J Grace and you're listening to Divine Connections, a podcast about connecting the truth you believe to the life you really live. Today is special because it's the first of 3 episodes created especially for you to listen to with your kids. Grab some snacks, round up the kids and listen in. . .

On the podcast today we're continuing to explore some of the ways our spiritual experiences echo our earthly ones. I came across a middle eastern proverb that says, "By bread and salt we are united." When I read that I remembered the words of Jesus , I stand at the door and knock; if any hear my voice and open the door, I will come into their house and eat with them, and they will eat with me. Today we're talking about Dinnertime with Jesus.