The Warren & The World Vol 14

ByCarolyn Clare Givens

We’re in the final weeks of April, which means its definitely time to start reciting “April showers bring May flowers…” In case you didn’t know, I wanted to be sure to tell you. We’ve got exciting news coming next week, but for now, enjoy these links from around the web and the Warren.

Around the Web


The Winds Blow Hardest Against the Tallest Trees

Tim Challies reminds us of the challenges of leadership.

  • A recent speaking trip took me to the American West Coast. The church there asked Aileen to accompany me and to arrive a couple of days early. Kindly, they wanted to give us time and opportunity to venture to the coast and, along the way, spend some time in the redwood forests of Northern California.
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Now and Forever with Christ: Behind the Curtain

Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth points us to the new reality after Easter.

  • The cross is our defining moment—history’s watershed event. It’s where everything that ever mattered was always leading, where everything that matters today is still measured. And to prove to us that Christ’s death on the cross was this kind of happening—an event like none other—God made sure its effect was not confined to one isolated hill outside Jerusalem.
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The Packhorse Librarians…and the impact of access to books

We told you about the Packhorse Librarians a few months ago. Now, Bandersnatch Books is partnering with them to bring books to the mountains, and you can help.

  • I grew up in a book family. While Dad was not an avid reader, he was absolutely a storyteller, and cared deeply about the stories in our home. Meanwhile, Mom, the granddaughter of the book salesman and a wordsmith herself, consumed books with a speed I will never be able to match.
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The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon by Grace Lin

Betsy at Redeemed Reader reviews Grace Lin’s middle grade novel.

  • Jin is a stone lion, one of many stone creatures who live beyond the Old City Gate. His parents guard the Gate; passersby see a stone lion holding a sphere (Jin’s father holding the Sacred Sphere) and a stone lioness holding a cub (Jin and his mother). They’re unaware of the other lives these stone statues live on their own side of the Gate.
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Around the Warren

Something Better Coming

Théa Rosenberg reviews Megan Sabin’s picture book.

  • Recently, I wrote about the loss of a very good friend and about her legacy. My daughters didn’t get to meet her, but they love her because she loved them—Leslie always asked about them and even sent the occasional birthday gift their way, so she was a sweet presence to my girls even though she lived on the other side of the country.
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The Day Help Came

Jocelyn Flenders tells the tale of needing help.

  • I was nearing the end of my walk, approaching the last bend before the wide-open field, when a  voice startled me.
    “Guys, I need help!” a child’s voice cried out from beneath the bridge.
    I paused, looking toward the direction of the voice, when a group of kids, like a swarm of bees, suddenly appeared just ahead. They barreled across the field, heads bobbing, arms pumping—barely putting on their brakes before reaching their friend beneath the bridge.
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Something to Do with Your Kids

Have the leaves come out where you are? If so, it’s time for leaf painting once again!

Something to Watch

Why is the map of San Francisco like it is? Learn more.

Thanks for reading. We’re on your side. 

–The Story Warren Team

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