Julianna Shults

Snark, Crackle, Pop Culture: Top 10 Stories of 2010

Posted by Julianna Shults | Feb 16, 2011 | Snark, Crackle, Pop Culture, Youth & Culture

I am a list-maker by nature. I keep lists of everything: to-do lists, lists of books to read, shopping lists, lists of things I want to do in my free time. As a list maker and a pop culture blogger, you can only imagine my excitement at all of the wonderful “Top Ten of 2010” lists that have come out in the past month. I eagerly gathered all the lists I could get my hands on…lists of the top songs, books, highest paid actors, best places to live. Each one of these lists provides a unique snapshot into our...

Snark, Crackle, Pop Culture: Nine Years Old

Posted by Julianna Shults | Nov 16, 2010 | Snark, Crackle, Pop Culture, Youth & Culture

Can you remember what you wanted to be when you were nine years old? When I was nine I wanted to be a writer, an actress, and one of the characters from The Babysitters Club. My ever supportive parents did what they could to help me learn about the things that interested me. They taught me to use the family typewriter (yes, I said typewriter, no, I’m not THAT old) to write my stories, and helped me rehearse for school productions. They were, however, firm in their stance that I needed to be older before I could take care...

Snark, Crackle, Pop Culture: Teen Suicide

Posted by Julianna Shults | Nov 2, 2010 | Snark, Crackle, Pop Culture, Youth & Culture

I do not have children of my own, but every day I talk, laugh, play, and share God’s love with the students God has placed in my congregation and our school. I love these kids, my kids. My love for them is stronger than I ever imagined it would be when I studied to be a DCE. My heart breaks for them as I listen to their struggles and sometimes devastatingly huge hurts. I want to protect them from things in this world that would hurt them. I pray constantly that God continues to work powerfully in their lives....

Snark, Crackle, Pop Culture: Social Media Blackout

Posted by Julianna Shults | Oct 19, 2010 | Snark, Crackle, Pop Culture, Youth & Culture

Could you go a whole week without Facebook? Could your teens? What about Twitter? YouTube? Does the thought comfort you or send you spinning into withdrawal?