Editor’s Note: Sally Lloyd-Jones shared this piece of lovely insight several years ago, and Vacation Bible School Season seems like a great time to revisit it. Enjoy! When I go into churches and speak to children I ask them two questions: 1. How many people here sometimes think you have to be good for God…
Editor’s Note: This delightful article by Sally Lloyd-Jones appeared during Story Warren’s first year, and I think it’s high time we re-visited.– James The independence being celebrated today is, of course, independence from the likes of me (Brits). Excuse me but first of all, what is a Brit doing posting on Independence Day? I know….
The Blizzard came and transformed the city. Before the snowploughs and the footprints and the salt and the dirt could arrive, I got up early to capture it. I stepped out of my apartment—and into Narnia. Complete with lampposts. Everywhere, everything was brimming with light. Beauty that catches in your throat. Sudden brightness—shining in the…
What can I say? When I was 2—long, long ago, back in the time of caves, when dinosaurs ruled the earth and parents left children in cars—my sister (a fresh plumpy newborn) and I were left in the back of our Humber car while our parents popped out—just for a second. When they left us,…
The independence being celebrated today is, of course, independence from the likes of me (Brits). Excuse me but first of all, what is a Brit doing posting on Independence Day? I know. It’s terribly cheeky but I didn’t do it I was pushed Sam made me do it. Now that we’ve got that out of…
Research done at Temple University showed that paper books provide a more positive parent-child interaction for young children–and that electronic books dampen it. (In other words, a picture book helps a child most when it’s paper–not really any surprise to anyone who loves picture books. You know this but you love to hear it from…
