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Kindling Imagination for Kingdom Anticipation

The Warren & The World Vol 12, Issue 28

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I had a sore shoulder, but I was shrugging it off until this week, when a doctor told me I might have strained my rotator cuff—suddenly we’re talking PT and preventing further injury and all those wise things…and I’m wondering if my shoulder hurt this much before she diagnosed it or if it’s gotten worse in the past two days. It’s crazy how the brain works sometimes. But whatever is real, my goal is to care for it well—I’ve only got these two arms and I do need them both working. Take care of yourselves, too.

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Hope in Hindsight: Navigating Unexpected Journeys

Kim Barnes has a word for those walking unexpected paths.

  • Have you ever felt like your life was heading in a clear direction, only to have things take a sharp turn? Maybe you felt called to a new job or ministry, only to have it fall apart. Perhaps you envisioned your empty nest years filled with one thing, but reality brought something entirely different.
    A little over five years ago, my husband and I felt confident that God was calling us to a new place and ministry. It was a significant change, and there was trepidation as we embarked on this journey. However, the path seemed wide and clear, and we sensed God’s leading. So, we set off for my husband to pastor a church 800 miles away from Central Florida, where I had spent most of my life.
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The Legend of the Last Library by Frank L. Cole

Janie at Redeemed Reader recommends an absorbing adventure.

  • The Legend of the Last Library pictures a dystopian future without books or paper, and one intrepid reader who holds the key to restoration.
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Higher

Our own Kelly Keller reflects on the ways the Olympics call out the best humanity in us.

  • By the time you’re reading this, Paris will have bid goodbye to hosting the world for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The cauldron has been extinguished; the flags lowered; the last medals awarded. My family, already subscribers to the network that carried everything, took in our fair share of the events. My favorite mornings might have been the ones when I woke up early and saw the equestrian events.
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5 Valuable Life Lessons to Teach Your Children

Vivian Bricker points us to several important lessons.

  • Parents are responsible for teaching their children many lessons. During my childhood, my parents were the ones I learned the most from and their teachings transformed me into the person I am today. Some of these lessons were good and others were not as good. As I have gotten older, I am able to weed out the bad teachings from the good ones.
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Written for a Glorious Purpose

E.R. Scrivener reflects on the inspiration that comes from a character wrestling with the same things you do.

  • There’s something about seeing a favorite character wrestle with the same sin as I do, or a villain who is redeemed in the end—it reminds me that authors can still use broken things.
    Take Loki, the Norse god of mischief, in the first Avengers movie. He appears seemingly out of nowhere with a weird, horned headdress, an impish grin, and an ominous proclamation: that he has come to fulfill his Glorious Purpose by enslaving the entire population of planet Earth. 
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Beads and Buttons: A Poem

Renee Emerson shares a poem.

  • Do you want to see all the beads and buttons I’ve found?
    Yes, I do want to see them.
    Crystal, glass, pony, seed,
    fake pearl, plastic gold—
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Something to Do with Your Kids

It might be a little late to take these to the beach, but they still look like SO much fun! Check out these spray tie-dye towels.

Something to Watch

Destin at Smarter Every Day introduces us to nature’s incredible rotating motor.

Thanks for reading. We’re on your side. 

–The Story Warren Team

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