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Kindling Imagination for Kingdom Anticipation

The Warren & The World Vol 12, Issue 11

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I had to take all my meetings from home this week, while I hacked and sneezed. I don’t love meeting online, especially when I’m the only one online, calling into a roomful of my coworkers. I feel a remarkable amount of FOMO, despite the fact that I can hear most everything and see most everyone. But we’re less than two weeks until Easter, and having someone coughing in a meeting room with the preaching pastors and worship leaders for both locations for six hours of meetings is probably not the wisest thing. So I called in, and missed out, and learned a lot about myself in the process.

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Jesus Loves Me, This I Know

Stephanie O. Hubach reflects on what her son Tim has taught her about loving Jesus as she celebrates World Down Syndrome Day.

  • Does the Guinness Book of World Records have a category for “longest period of time for keeping the same item magnetized to a refrigerator?” I sincerely doubt it. However, since the first all-steel home refrigerator was introduced by General Electric in 1929, that’s only a 95-year record to contend with. So, I’d say I’m doing pretty well. My magnetized item is actually a piece of newsprint (stuck in a magnetic frame), that says in large letters, “Jesus Loves Me, This I Know.” It’s been on my various refrigerators for 32 years. How do I know the exact amount of time? I know because my son Tim, who has Down syndrome, was born 32 years ago.
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How to Make Time for Your Own Reading

Sarah Mackenzie considers the challenge of reading on our own when there are so many others in our lives to read to.

  • Do you ever find yourself wishing you had more time to read?  
    Oh, every day? (Yeah, we get that.)
    We’re pretty confident that every mom wishes she had more time to read. 
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A Few Beautiful Minutes 

Janie at Redeemed Reader reviews a lovely picture book.

  • A Few Beautiful Minutes is a beautiful way to prepare for the April 8 solar eclipse.
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The Sacred Small Spaces of Ordinary Life

Melissa considers the uneasy completeness of having the eldest child return home from college.

  • Our first-born, nineteen and one of the latest and greatest additions to that great big world out there, came home for spring break. Having her home is like having the missing puzzle piece suddenly show up under the couch after you’ve looked there ten times. There is an uneasy completeness when she’s here–uneasy because we all are keenly aware that it’s temporary.
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Cast a Vision, Create a Spark

Peter Searby explores how we can cast vision and the fires they can light.

  • Imagine a pitch black sound stage. 
    Cue a single spotlight. 
    Enter Walt Disney. 
    He speaks. It is not his own voice, but that of a wicked queen, a magic mirror, and a fair, but forlorn maiden. He acts out an entire story of betrayal, jealousy, friendship, and love.
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Writing for His Glory: Meditate on His Word

Kathryn Butler continues her series of reflections and writing prompts drawn from a writer’s workshop she teaches for high school students.

  • Many devotionals begin with meditation upon a specific verse or passage from Scripture. God’s word is “living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword” (Heb. 4:12), and even a single verse can change the heart and move nations. St. Augustine’s conversion hinged upon Rom. 13:13; for Martin Luther, Rom. 1:16-17 was revelatory. A single verse or paragraph can inspire volumes.
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Everything Sad is Untrue

Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri is an unforgettable narrative that captures your heart and attention from the very first chapter. It follows the author’s childhood, growing up as an immigrant to America, through the intricate stories of his family. It is a difficult book to explain but incredible to experience. I love it because of its hope, its heart, its genuineness, and its narrative beauty. Highly recommend!

Ember’s End

Ember’s End: the stunning conclusion to The Green Ember series: Is it an Easter book? Yes, but not because it is about rabbits! Ember’s End is a beautiful conclusion to the saga, telling a story of keeping faith, fighting for hope, and self-sacrificial love. Great stories reflect the Greatest Story Ever Told, of our redemption through Christ, and Ember’s End reminds me of  the love of our Father, and the hope we have in Jesus’s second coming.

Something to Do with Your Kids

The folks over at The Artful Parent have some great suggestions for new spring-themed sensory bins for your littles.

Something to Watch

A Brit living in Germany explains the roots of every American state’s name, from European to Native American to the mysteries…what could be more fun?

Thanks for reading. We’re on your side. 

–The Story Warren Team

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