Long before cellphones, PAM DEBOLT pumped a dime into the pay phone at her high school in Stockton, California, and called her mom between classes. The two were close, so checking in a couple of times a week fell into an easy rhythm. As Pam recalls, it went like this:
“What are you doin’, Mom?” was Pam’s question.
“Reading the Bible, honey,” came the reply.
A few days later, the call would take a slight shift:
