Story Warren Weekend, Vol. 13, Issue 49

Hello!

Greetings to you, friends! Whatever this week-in-the-middle is bringing you, be it more rest than usual or more activity than usual, we pray you’re getting a moment or two to think on Immanuel, God With Us.

Around the Web

As you’re looking ahead to 2026, you might consider this post from Tim Challies, recommending devotionals and Bible reading tools for the year. There are all kinds of options here.

This is a classic winter solstice reading: The Coming of the Light. Heidi Johnston: “Taken in isolation, this day could be viewed as a victory for darkness. Without the benefit of history we could be forgiven for believing that the light will gradually be swallowed up and disappear. Armed with the bigger picture, we know that the longest night is simply a turning point. There are dark days still ahead but, from this night on, the coming of the light is inevitable.”

Around the Warren

In another look at the solstice and the Christmas holiday, we brought you the poem “Christmas, Whidbey Island, 1975.”

“There in the harsh particular /In drafts, and stench of cow manure /The squalls of Christ, Creator, sound/ Where God grasped not at Godhead in a child/ There only will the God of life be found.”

Don’t forget that we have ebooks on sale—and a few for free!—this weekend. From December 26-30, you’ll find the following deals on Kindle versions of our titles:

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Something to do with your kids

If you’re celebrating the New Year together with your kids, you might like to use these reflection questions. There’s a set for parents and one for kids.

Something to watch

The Forevergreen film is back for a limited time! We love this little treasure of a short film! Here’s a bit about the behind-the-scenes efforts that brought it to life.

Thanks for reading. We’re on your side.

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Kelly Keller

Kelly Keller is the managing editor of Story Warren. She has her BS in Elementary Education from Messiah University and has taught various ages, but her favorite was worldview and literature with high school students. The “gap” in her resume is actually a window of eighteen years of homeschooling, which she recommends as an effective, though demanding, way of expanding one’s home library.

When she’s not behind her laptop, Kelly enjoys live music, baseball, reading great books, and traveling with her husband, David. Kelly hails from beautiful snowy New England, but after nearly two decades in North Carolina, she feels right at home.

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