Back to School Resource Guide
Back to School Resource Guide
| Format: | Paperback |
| Page Count: | 208 |
| Size: | 5.0 in x 7.0 in |
| Weight: | 6.8615 ounces |
| ISBN-13: | 979-8-8749-0555-2 |
| ISBN-UPC: | 9798874905552 |
| Case Quantity: | 52 |
| Published: | November 03, 2026 |
Practical Technology Habits Offer Teens Wisdom Rooted in God’s Design
Nearly every teenager carries a smartphone in their pocket. What was once an innocent tool, providing a quick escape and a promise of connection, has now become a world that holds us captive. Looking up from the tiny pixels and refraining from the incessant scrolling may be the rest that our souls need.
Scroll Less, Live More offers teens and families 10 practical habits for navigating the world of technology from a Christian perspective. From the author of the Christian Book Award winner, Digital Liturgies, tech-realist Samuel James applies his ideas into action steps to help teenagers keep digital tools in their proper place. By addressing how technology affects our social interactions, sleep patterns, critical thinking, and much more, James helps readers see the wisdom in God’s perfect design and, as a result, resist the temptations prevalent in the smartphone age.
- Offers Godly Wisdom Concerning Technology: By examining how tech habits affect our daily lives, this book fosters a healthy, honest relationship with technology rooted in Scripture
- Provides Reflection Prompts: Each chapter ends with a summary, an example to remember, a wisdom connection, and questions for reflection
- Written for Kids Ages 12–16: Primarily written for teens, this book also features a note to help adults guide and encourage kids toward healthy habits
- From the Author Digital Liturgies: Winner of a Christian Book Award in the Faith and Culture category
Author:
Samuel James is an associate acquisitions editor at Crossway. He is the author of Digital Liturgies, a regular newsletter on Christianity, technology, and culture. He lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with his wife, Emily, and their three children.
Product Details
Table of Contents
Introduction
Habit 1: Become Wise
Habit 2: Know Your Tools
Habit 3: Don’t Believe Everything You Click
Habit 4: Log Off and Go Touch Grass
Habit 5: Make Friends Instead of Followers
Habit 6: Keep the Lights On
Habit 7: Live a Life Too Big for Screens
Habit 8: Make Things (Because God Does)
Habit 9: Rest Well
Habit 10: Live by Grace Alone
Acknowledgments
Appendix: For Parents and Pastors
General Index
Scripture Index
Endorsements
“In a culture consumed by screens, Scroll Less, Live More offers more than just another warning about technology. With theological depth and practical wisdom, Samuel James casts a compelling vision of the fuller, richer life God invites us to pursue. Though this book is written for teens, parents will find it equally challenging and encouraging. It’s an invaluable resource for families seeking to cultivate wise habits in a digital age.”
Whitney Newby, Founder, Brighter Day Press; author, Lift Your Eyes; mother of four
“Few writers make me think more carefully than Samuel James does. He has a knack for evaluating cultural trends in light of Scripture, and that gift is on display in these pages. As a dad, pastor, and embarrassingly ordinary tech user, I need the kind of clear-eyed sanity that Samuel offers. He shows teens what their devices are training them to become—especially in regard to how they attend to others and how they discern what is true. This book never talks down to its audience; it reads as wise counsel, not an anti-tech screed. Best of all, Samuel leads readers beyond better habits to the grace of Jesus himself. I’m already eager to hand this book out to families at church.”
Matt Smethurst, Lead Pastor, River City Baptist Church, Richmond, Virginia; author, Tim Keller on the Christian Life and Before You Open Your Bible; cohost, The Everyday Pastor podcast
“This age of digital technology, social media, and AI is an age of life-shaping, identity-forming, impersonal and nearly inescapable influence. We are all at risk of becoming something God never meant for us to be and living like he never designed for us to live—and none of us is more at risk than our children. Because of this, I cannot recommend Scroll Less, Live More enough. The habits recommended in this wonderful book are not only the habits needed to survive the digital onslaught, but, because they are rooted in the gospel, are more importantly the habits needed to thrive as a child of God. Parents, don’t just hand this book to your children; read it with them, and as you invest this way in them, you will learn much about how you are being influenced too.”
Paul David Tripp, author, New Morning Mercies: A Daily Gospel Devotional