The Warren & The World, Vol 13, Issue 26

ByKelly Keller

Pinch-hitting for your usual Warren & the World editor this week is your Story Warren editor, Kelly! I knew when Carrie needed a sub this week that I could use the phrase “pinch-hit,” and she would know exactly what I meant. We are both baseball-watchers, Carrie and I. The kind of baseball friends who send late night World Series text messages. You could say she’s an all-star.

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The Wonder of the Human Face

Tim Challies reflects on faces and their role in our world—and the next.

  • It is little wonder then that one of the great promises of the gospel is that we will someday meet Jesus face-to-face. The joy of this promise would not be nearly so great if it was simply meeting him hand-to-hand or back-to-back. There is a form of connection and relational intimacy that can only be realized when our faces are directed toward one another, when our eyes lock, when we see and are seen.
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Just Diagnosed: Questions Parents of Neurodivergent Kids Should Ask Next

Laura Spaulding writes with help for parents navigating new circumstances.

  • But I also rejoice in knowing that even when this world doesn’t understand, the Creator does, and he loves my son fully. I rejoice in knowing that God doesn’t judge me according to developmental charts or educational trends but on the basis of Christ’s work on my behalf. I rejoice, and I’ve known fuller joy in Christ because of the unique privilege he’s given me as my son’s mother.
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Sky of Seven Colors

The Redeemed Reader team reviews a new teen novel.

  • This story is a bit of a slow build, but by the end, readers will be enmeshed in a tapestry of grays and color. Who is trustworthy? What does the sky of seven colors look like? Will Meg ever get home? Will she remember all she’s forgotten? Will Andrew recover? No spoilers here, but the ending is very satisfying.
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Courage to Return an Unfamiliar Smile

Heidi Johnston reflects on the role of community in her life.

  • Most of what I write has a very limited audience and does not go beyond my local community. If I write for recognition, I’ll be discouraged and disappointed very quickly. I have tried, with varied success, to see writing as an act of worship. If God chooses to use it to bless or encourage someone else, I’m thrilled, but that’s in his hands.
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Staying Afloat in Summer

Aimee Davis gives some perspective for the longer days of summer.

  • By the time my children were in middle and high school, I realized all the summers I had missed by attempting to program all their time. I was constantly fighting against the draw to technology, and my response was structure. Don’t get me wrong. I’m a second-grade teacher, and I am a firm believer in boundaries and structure, but all these years later, I have realized that old adage that “boredom is the best creativity boost” is actually true. 
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Kingdom of Tales

Selah Cross contributes a poem for storytellers.

  • What a gift is yours, my friend, 
    What treasure in your care!
    Beyond the “Once”, before “the end”,
    Such Kingdoms vast and fair!
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Something to Do with Your Kids

July 20th (Sunday) is the anniversary of the moon landing.  NASA has a moon phases calendar to make at home!

Something to Watch

Our buddy Randall Goodgame, maker of Slugs & Bugs music, is back with season two of the Slugs & Bugs show! Here’s episode one. Subscribe to his channel to be alerted when the next ones are up!

Thanks for reading. We’re on your side. 

–The Story Warren Team

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