Mar
27
2012

Roger Butner
- Q: What is the most important step you can take to protect your kids in their online experience? – A: Maintain an active relationship with them based on ongoing dialogue of respectful, clear instruction and questions about their life experiences, online and elsewhere. – - Q: What can parents do to become more cyber-savvy? [...]
Tags: adolescence, coming soon..., community, facebook, family, media, parenting, social networking, teens, texting
Nov
16
2011

Roger Butner
Sorry about the “S-word” in that video, but he just nailed this issue, so I’m sharing it. This will be short and sweet… I am “on” my iPhone too much. Facebooking mostly. But also texting, taking silly pictures, and just looking for stuff. This needs to change. I am missing out on life. I am [...]
Tags: addiction, blogging, books, character, discipline, facebook, freedom, HOPE, marriage / relationships, media, social networking, spiritual formation, texting, the journey, twitter
Oct
20
2010

Roger Butner
Great article from today’s Greater Baton Rouge Business Report! And if you want some practical tips on cutting down screen time in your household, check out this great website / organization.
Tags: addiction, blogging, culture, facebook, media, social networking, texting, twitter
Oct
05
2010

Roger Butner
(Thanks to WAFB Channel 9 for inviting me to share this message with their viewers!) Click here to watch WAFB bullying interview with Dr. Butner Q. Is bullying becoming a worse problem in our society today? If so, why? A. YES! It is clearly becoming a growing epidemic among us. I believe the most significant [...]
Tags: blogging, character, culture, facebook, friends, media, parenting, personal responsibility, respect, social networking, teaching, teens, texting, twitter
Apr
05
2010

Roger Butner
Moving right along… 4. Relinquishing our attachments to God and His will is tremendously freeing! I hope I will never forget the moment in my truck as I neared the Hammond exit several weeks ago. I had spent about 3o minutes of my weekly Thursday commute in conscience contact with God, praying for His will [...]
Tags: discipline, facebook, freedom, spiritual formation
Apr
05
2010

Roger Butner
Jesus instructs us in Matthew 6:16-18, “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that [...]
Tags: character, discipline, facebook, freedom, social networking
Mar
02
2010

Roger Butner
I find my self at Ground Zero. Last night, I got my guitar out of the case where it has rested since Hurricane Gustav. Wow – that’s been a while! The short story is God has finally managed to break through the hardened crust around my heart to convict me to relinquish Facebook from my [...]
Tags: discipline, facebook, guitar, the journey
Feb
26
2010

Roger Butner
Step One: We admitted we were powerless… Okay, God – you tell me what to do with Facebook. Roger
Tags: discipline, facebook, freedom, HOPE, social networking, spiritual formation, the journey
Dec
01
2009

Roger Butner
Just wanted to let you know I have updated my “CHALLENGES” page – drawn directly from my posts on Twitter (to Facebook). May you be blessed by the questions, challenges, and ponderings you discover here. I would be grateful for your prayers as I consider taking steps toward publishing this work in a book. With [...]
Tags: books, facebook, HOPE, the journey, twitter
Nov
27
2009

Roger Butner
I know. For those of you who have been following me on Twitter and/or Facebook, you realize this statement comes near apostasy for me. But what you may not realize is that I grew up in Little Rock, AR, home of Jennings Osborne and family. Click here to get a visual tour of the world [...]
Tags: community, compasses, culture, facebook, HOPE, the journey, twitter