When Life Takes Unexpected Turns Trusting God When His Plan Feels Like Plan B by Traci Rhoades There’s a popular verse we find on mugs, shirts, home decor, maybe even tattoos, and the first time I remember taking note of it, I saw it screen-printed on a bright throw pillow in flowy turquoise lettering: […]
What’s Beauty Got to Do With It? Enjoying Life in a Dying World by Deidre Braley What’s the purpose of enjoying life in this dying world? I asked myself this question over and over again last year as I watched my mother-in-law battle cancer. If all of our lives come down to this same single […]
Can I love my neighbors if I don’t know them? It’s easy for homes to become a landing strip—a place where we come and go in preparation for the other ministries and activities in our lives. But what if God has placed us in our particular neighborhoods to reach our specific neighbors? […]
It occurred to me that the Maker of my heart lives there without any pretense, self-consciousness, or air of contempt. He doesn’t reluctantly stay, hoping I do more of what he expects or offer some placating pleasantries to make me feel better. […]
Your home is there to serve you and to serve your family. It’s not a display room for others to approve of and admire, but a sanctuary to fall back on when the world is too hard. […]
The endearing comforts, the endless tasks—there is purpose in all of it. Home is where God intentionally works his peace and purposes into my daily, ordinary routines. […]