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Kindling Imagination for Kingdom Anticipation

The Warren & The World Vol 13, Issue 16

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Our friends over at The Young Writer’s Workshop are about to open their Crazy Editing Week again and would love to have your young writer join in! They describe it as, “A free online event to help writers in their teens and early twenties polish their manuscripts — and actually enjoy the process!” Check out all the details on their website and sign up!

Additionally, don’t forget to join us in the fun of making the newest Green Ember project—a book AND video game! Learn more and back the Kickstarter here.

Around the Web

Well, What Do You Know

Rachel S. Donahue digs into the old adage, “write what you know,” to discover that creativity can be found in ten thousand places.

  • Among the most oft-repeated wisdom for writers is the charge (attributed to Mark Twain) to “write what you know.”
    Well, what do you know?
    Flannery O’Connor famously said, “Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his days.”
    Each one of us has a personal history, a set of experiences, and a cast of characters around us from the day we are born. Our job as writers is to observe, and then to make sense of the world by putting into words the patterns we see, the connections we make, and the feelings and sensations we experience, so that others can see, feel, and make them, too.
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You Feel Stretched? How to Be a String in the Bow of the Lord

Erin Davis comes to the end of herself.

  • “This won’t end well, and it won’t take long.”
    That’s what the doctor whispered after he told us that my mom had early onset Alzheimer’s.
    In the tsunami of grief and fear that followed, I grabbed onto those words and held on for dear life.
    I knew we were heading into a dark tunnel; but I was sure it would be a short tunnel, and I put my hope in that. 
    Now, several years in, the journey is not ending well — humanly speaking.
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Heidi: A Graphic Novel adapted by Mariah Marsden

Janie at Redeemed Reader reviews a new graphic novel of a classic.

  • I’ll admit it: I’ve never read Heidi in the original version so I can’t absolutely vouch for the faithfulness of this adaptation. But it feels right. Even if you haven’t read the book, you’re probably aware of the story in general terms. A little girl is taken to the Swiss Alps to live with her grandfather after her parents have died of tuberculosis.
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Wounded Intercession: Turn Pain into Prayer

Trevin Wax encourages us to bring our pain to our intercession.

  • “Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse” (Rom. 12:14).
    The apostle Paul gave that instruction with an authenticity born of personal experience. He had once stood by, a persecutor himself, nodding approval as Stephen was executed—stones pounding the life out of a faithful follower of Jesus. Stephen cried out in his final moments, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them!” (Acts 7:60), a dying prayer that mirrored the heart of Jesus, who on the cross said, “Father, forgive them” (Luke 23:34), adhering to his own command to “pray for those who persecute you” (Matt. 5:44).
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Around the Warren

Adventure and Courage and Friendship, Oh My!

Ashley Anthony reviews Amanda Cleary Eastep’s most recent book in the Tree Street Kids series.

  • Visits to the library often find my tween daughter strolling the stacks, eager to discover her next read. She’s unearthed many favorite stories this way. But she’s also uncovered some finds that I’m uncertain of. I’ve spent lots of time searching the Internet and online groups to help my daughter in her quest for the next great read, one that aligns with our family’s values and helps steward her young heart.
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Reading Widely and Well

Kari Cope shares the concerns and the hope in students who are learning the benefits of reading well.

  • They bent their heads to the task, and pencils scratched across pieces of paper. As I often do, I marveled at how I could ask my students to do something, and they would so readily comply. They aimed to please, to get it right.
    I approached the raised hand in the second row. “What does seldom mean?” he asked.
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Something to Do with Your Kids

Who wants a fun Mother’s Day craft? Try out this tutorial for making a decoden frame!

Something to Watch

Do you know how we got the figures that we use for numbers? RobWords takes us back through history, exploring not only our numbers, but the systems used by other cultures throughout history.

Thanks for reading. We’re on your side. 

–The Story Warren Team

Carolyn Clare Givens
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