There are echoes of Eden in our pain, a longing to slide past the angel’s burning sword and, though singed, reenter Paradise. The Bible and all human experience is haunted with our loss. Shortly after the Fall in Genesis 3 we read a refrain that’s as hateful as it is perpetual. “And he died…and he…
Part of the heart behind Story Warren is serving parents (and others who care for young humans) as allies by connecting them to artists who are truly, well, allies. This week Andrew Peterson releases Light for the Lost Boy, a record so well-suited for the regular readers here (the latest in a long line of…
Every Friday we recap a little from the Warren and venture out into the world for more stories you might have missed. You can do anything. You just can’t do everything. – Lifehacker Dude, you should totally read this: There have been a couple of articles about a recent Barna study that showed over half…
When Esau heard his father’s words, he burst out with a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me—me too, my father!” (Genesis 27:34) Esau’s cry has not faded from our modern hearts, it’s just harder to hear in the noise. A desire for blessing is a cry for approval. It is…
I am at my best as a parent when I remember that I am also a needy child. Whether I remember or not, I need my Father in heaven every day for grace, forgiveness, comfort, patience… you name it, I need him for it. When I forget my need for him, it shows up in…
I know this is not really “Imaginational,” but it’s funny and very close to home for some of us. Enjoy! See some others. The above has been the bane of our parenting sojourn, but “The Stalker” also rings a bell. (Click to enlargenificate.) via
Every Friday we recap a little from the Warren and venture out into the world for more stories you might have missed. Awe amnesia is the open door that permits mediocrity in. – Paul Tripp (via my Aunt Deb) Dude, you should totally read this: This is amazing. This lake in France turned red. Amazing…
“Critics who treat adult as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves. To be concerned about being grown up, to admire the grown up because it is grown up, to blush at the suspicion of being childish; these things are the marks of childhood and adolescence. And…
Last week the talk was all about the Mars landing, and justifiably so. That’s a cool thing to check out with the kids. But if they are enjoying that, they might enjoy this majestic video of Venus in Solar Transit from earlier this year. (You know, if C.S. Lewis’s Space Trilogy is correct, King Arthur…
How I loved pre-child Saturdays! After five days working in the office, I found it almost ambrosial to sleep in late, enjoy a leisurely breakfast and share long conversations with my wife. “Enjoy it while you can,” my old college roommate told me not long after he had his second kid. “That stuff all goes…
Every Friday we recap a little from the Warren and venture out into the world for more stories you might have missed. Paying attention in a distracted world: it’s like bringing a gun to a knife fight. – James Shelley (via) Dude, you should totally read this: First things first: NASA landed another rover on Mars…
My kids and I saw quite a sight at the library the other day. It was an impressive display of mimicry and showboating by a rather cocky young fellow on the rooftop patio. He strutted around with his chest puffed out, trying to impress a girl. He was unabashed in his affection for her. She…
