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BCL Online Picks — June 25, 2026

By BCL | June 25, 2026

Toy Story 5 and encouraging children to play again, trusting our instincts to help others, humanity’s deepest problem, God’s truth versus “your truth,” and more are featured in this week’s online picks!

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