"How do stories shape our affections?" Explore this question and more with S.D. Smith (author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Green-Ember-S-D-Smith/dp/1951305213/ref=sr_1_1?crid=37RL3AKLMTXN9&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.h2Sz7l0FCV1dSg1Mej8HmoDLLuqBcgs9wAQTQ640uzOm0OOMGACI4BbgmQoogFAiuduL38AhmeHU9jHx578sMEORwbDI6xTaYd6EKkOT4X2P3nd94gGum7st_oG73V_QkWEePQL48lfqEXsM4ZB4eM0DqmqT4xpAVhOHSoitmxlZD9Y_0GMWlQjZTrB3ECaa1xm8UIHDxO6attPuaRAZAPkBUuNumVYh_g4p5qcAVwc.aXhqf7QZoeaqCf-WXrvOmF96fmVAPWjVzJS-aJGMeAA&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=the+green+ember+series&amp;qid=1718908611&amp;sprefix=the+green+ember%2Caps%2C150&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Green Ember </a>series) and Sarah Arthur (author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Once-Queen-Novel-Sarah-Arthur/dp/0593194454/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2RC9POP4ASGKH&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.5d_MTPZnG6L4PBjsLopq4uBzAF5KX5GJw531e4KXv0oOGdLpFH2BNSCSd9QSH2N8PITJskFBYIJYGN141ystpT1gQgZ9fV3KAE7RWnvBJr8FVe09fiJJFmlf8nBhGTcbTymw4NFm9IJkbcFPJtmRH5nqAeBROi25B90lNxROXyUd5jKVHLtUEXjT7Ry55tYwiNfm0LlZ5eL0NuFx3I0vM2NV8LheesdwTQjGvfNyobY.GpEs0jNN-wi7VZbJmYg_xfJdU39LjwqG46jobQxb84Q&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=once+a+queen&amp;qid=1718908640&amp;sprefix=once+a+queen%2Caps%2C149&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Once a Queen</a>). Related Reading and Resources: <a href="https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2024/may-june/new-noteworthy-fiction-lindsay-franklin.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New and Noteworthy Fiction</a><a href="https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2024/january-february/reading-for-love-of-world-contemporary-literature.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Reading for the Love of the World</a><a href="https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2024/january-february/christianity-today-2024-book-awards.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Christianity Today's 2024 Book Awards</a><a href="https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/literature-changed-life/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Literature Changed my Life</a><a href="https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/on-my-shelf-life-and-books-with-sd-smith/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">On My Shelf: Life and Books with S.D. Smith</a><a href="https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/on-my-shelf-philip-ryken/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">On My Shelf: Life and Books with Philip Ryken</a><a href="https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2022/may-web-only/five-lesser-known-childrens-fantasy-series-gospel.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">5 Lesser-Known Children's Fantasy Series That Point to the Gospel</a><a href="https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2023/november-web-only/narnia-ramona-green-gables-modern-kids-books-christian.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beyond Narnia, Ramona, and Green Gables</a><a href="https://www.fictiondb.com/author/gary-d-schmidt~64925.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Everything by Gary D. Schmidt</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Faith & Imagination: The Formational Power of Stories