Story Warren Weekend, Vol. 14, Issue 21

Good morning,

Last weekend, the US Men’s National Team was here in Charlotte, playing one of their last matches before the World Cup begins. The weather was perfect, and the crowds showed out in their red, white, and blue. Are any of you attending a match this summer?

Around the Web

The Redeemed Reader team recently reviewed a poetry resource for the church: Word Made Fresh. “This book reads as a winsome call to delight in poetry, not a dry textbook about a dusty English class topic.”

Here’s a sneak peek at a Story Warren favorite: a sample of Glenn McCarty’s Song of the Stone Tiger, audiobook version! The book is read by the author himself. (You might know Glenn from the Story Warren Tumbleweed Thompson titles!)

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Around the Warren

When Discipleship is Difficult, Start With Delight. A great reminder here from Aaron Armstrong about discipling. “…discipleship is more than education and obedience to biblical commands. Discipleship is a matter of the heart. It is about helping others love Who and what we love; learning to delight in the God who delights in us (Zeph. 3:17) as we become like Jesus from one degree of glory to another (2 Cor. 3:18).”

Review: The Teacher of Nomad Land. Aimee Davis read and recommended Daniel Nayeri’s latest: The Teacher of Nomad Land. “Quality literature— living books, as Charlotte Mason would name them— are those books that can do what Atticus reminds us. They give insight into the lives of people, places, and times that we might never visit, but through the eyes of a skilled author, we can grow in empathy and the ability to ‘walk around in another’s skin.’ Daniel Nayeri is such an author.”

Something to do with your kids

Here is a whole mess of links and stuff to do for the World Cup with your kids! Yes, this is a UK site, so I apologize up top for the “Come On England” coloring sheet. If you rise above and keep scrolling, you’ll find plenty of neutral resources!

Something to watch

A look behind the scenes at Jim Henson’s workshop.

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 two decades in North Carolina, she feels right at home.

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