The Warren & The World Vol 13, Issue 31

ByCarolyn Clare Givens

I saw a post recently about “mental autumn” and found myself ready for such a thing again. It may mean turning the AC real low and lighting a spiced candle, but I think I can pretend enough to make it mental autumn, right? Anyone looking for bouquets of sharpened pencils on the horizon?

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We Were Made for Less

Leah Farish challenges our busyness.

  • A popular line in Christian contemporary songs is “You were made for more.”  The audience I conjure is the careworn mom with her hands in dishwater or a man aimlessly walking through a dreary urban landscape. But don’t we all suspect from time to time that God’s plan for us involves more glamor, appreciation, and gratification than we’re currently experiencing? Actually, we might do better to think in terms of “less.”
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*The Redeemed Reader Book by the RR Team

Our friends at Redeemed Reader wrote a book!

  • It’s about reading with your children and teens. But we couldn’t exactly review our own book. What follows is a lovely, unsolicited review by one of our early readers.* When Margaret Bond posted this on the Scholé Sisters forum, I noticed it and asked permission to repost it here. She did a lovely job of summing up what’s in the book. Thank you, Margaret for your kind words!
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Disciple-Making in a Busy Season

Scott Hubbard encourages us to the work of making disciples.

  • I can remember a time when disciple-making sounded more doable. My days had more margin for late nights, spontaneous meals, and extended fellowship. Fewer responsibilities demanded my time. Discipling others in a life-on-life way didn’t sound easy, but it did sound more manageable than it does now.
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Making Decisions with Our Limits in Mind

Melissa Krueger and Courtney Doctor talk with Jen Wilkin.

  • Melissa Kruger and Courtney Doctor talk with Jen Wilkin about how to make decisions regarding good opportunities in light of our finiteness. They talk about why quitting is sometimes wise, how to think about decisions that will affect your family, and why it’s better to think of God’s will as a field rather than a maze.
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A Feast for the Whole Family: A Review of The Storyteller’s Bible

Sarah Hoehner reviews The Storyteller’s Bible.

  • Our kiddos are no strangers to children’s Bibles. I received The Jesus Storybook Bible as a gift for my first baby shower, and it has long been a frequent read-aloud for all five of our children when they were little. We’ve also enjoyed Catherine Vos’ The Child’s Story Bible as they’ve gotten older, and we needed something that could provide depth and content that stretches across their ages. Now that their ages range from five to thirteen, we’ve spent countless hours living in and being enriched by these classic works, and so this summer, we have been excited to try out a new family devotion with our mid-day break.
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Bed in Summer

A classic poem from Robert Louis Stevenson.

  • If you’re looking to start reading poetry regularly in your family, Robert Louis Stevenson’s A Child’s Garden of Verses is an excellent place to begin. You may be surprised at how some of the poems are already familiar to you!
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Something to Do with Your Kids

Speaking of mental autumn, here’s a recipe for apple pie playdough!

Something to Watch

I’m okay continuing summer long enough to enjoy more ice cream. Lawrence from Lost in the Pond tells us some of the background on why Americans are so into ice cream.

Thanks for reading. We’re on your side. 

–The Story Warren Team

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