It being Independence Day in the United States, I thought you might enjoy this wonderful poem and short story about Captain James Lawrence and his famous call, “Don’t give up the ship!” The phrase became a rallying cry during the War of 1812, and was upon Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry’s battle flag as he went on…
Almost nothing is as refreshing to parents as someone who will come alongside you in the fight to love and shape your children. This informs the mission we’re on here at Story Warren, so I try to be attuned to this happening. But life gets hectic and heavy, and our kids can suffer in the tumult….
You have spent many years working to serve families. What is the core of the message you love to share with families? What would you say, “Miss everything else, but don’t miss this!” about? We were in southern California back in the later 1980s, and I was on staff at a large church as the…
Do you ever wonder what stories influenced J.R.R. Tolkien, that double-towering powerhouse of fantasy fiction? It is understood that the author of our story today, Lord Dunsany, was one such influence. This tale is not one of the ones which likely had much influence with the esteemed J.R.R.T., but it is a funny, intelligent story…
Beardless, but brave. A warrior of light. Earnest and noble. Fiercely determined. My five year old son will fight a dragon. They had been practicing archery, these knights and princesses, smiling and laughing, taking aim and learning to seek, without flinching, the crimson center. They are aiming and smiling and care-free. But it cannot last….
We interrupt our regularly scheduled SW Shorts feature to bring you this breaking news bulletin… Announcing: a Story Warren concert featuring Andrew Peterson and Randall Goodgame. We are very excited to share that on Saturday, June 21st, in Charlotte, NC, Story Warren will be presenting a rare delight for fans aged young and old. Andrew…
Southy by S.D. Smith, illustrated by Aedan Peterson Southy was a mouse who stared out of windows. One window in particular was his favorite. When the people had gone to bed and the mice were searching through the house for crumbs, he would often ignore the mad scurrying below and sit with his arms under…
We are excited, delighted and…um, ignited?….yeah, ignited…to invite you, our friends, to our very first conference ever in the history of the world, ever. Inkwell: Story Warren’s Family Conference is set for June 21, 2014 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (You can go straight to the conference page, find out the scoop, and register RIGHT NOW,…
Here is an old story with an old virtue on display, a virtue much-needed in our era. Envy is everywhere to be seen and may often even be found encouraged. If you are like me, you need more than only to be told, “Envy is dangerous,” though we do need that. I need to see…
Editor’s Note: In case you missed it, here’s a link to episode one of Jeromer Romery’s adventures, Everything: The Incredible Sword of Jeromer Romery. Today’s tale represents the second episode we are having. Nothing: The Invisible Shield of Jeromer Romery by S.D. Smith, illustrated by Joe Sutphin Jeromer Romery eventually heard about how he…
This painting was done by Sharon Brewer. She was kind enough to send it to me a few weeks back. She sat in on the session Clay Clarkson and I did at Hutchmoot last year on Kingdom Anticipation in Family Life. This was the phrase my part of the talk boiled down to and I…
