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At home – by Helen Murray
Home, with the scuffs and marks on the walls but also the memories of laughter and hugs. I love how Helen Murray gives us a picture of home, with the sentimental clutter and prized possessions that symbolize loving relationships. This is home, and you’re very welcome to kick off your shoes and relax. Just as you…
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Devotional of the week: True Riches
Join me over at Our Daily Bread for this week’s devotional. The profound testimony of where a friend’s dad put his treasure was revealed at his funeral – so moving. Where’s your treasure? At the memorial service for my friend’s dad, someone said to her, “Until I met your father, I didn’t know a person…
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When Home is a Foreign Country by Andrea Gardiner
Guinea pig for breakfast? Yes, really. Andrea Gardiner tells of how she’s made Ecuador her home – guinea pigs and all. When I left Britain eleven years ago for the bustling equatorial city of Santo Domingo, Ecuador, I never expected to call it home. I was going as a missionary doctor, to serve for an…
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A Year in the Life of a Book
Last week I sat in a darkened room, heart pounding. The setting was familiar, for I had attended the Christian Resources Together gathering many a year previously in an editorial capacity, sometimes thrilled when “my” authors would win awards in the various categories, and sometimes gutted when they were passed over. Last week, however, I wasn’t…
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Home for All by Ros Bayes
Where is home for people who have some form of disability? Ros Bayes answers this question as she shares a moving example of finding a home for her daughter. Her thoughts resonated with me, especially as my brother makes his home with other residents who face physical challenges. When I think of home, I think…
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Devotional of the week: Ready for the Wedding
I love being a part of the Our Daily Bread writing team, and I love hearing from friends and family how much this publication means to them. When I was back in Minnesota over the summer, we got to see our next door neighbors, who have been friends for decades (and Mrs. Wolleat taught me…
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Space is more precious than Stuff by Jane Brocklehurst
An important aspect of home is space, which Jane Brocklehurst addresses thoughtfully. After all, where is home when the clutter threatens to take over? I loved my parents-in-law and always felt welcome in their home from the first visit 40 years ago. However, accepting an invitation to sit down always felt risky. That first time…
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A letter to my goddaughter going to university
Dear lovely goddaughter It’s the last week for you at home before you go off to university – and your life changes forever! I know that sounds daunting and exciting and nerve-wracking and scary but wonderful too. We have loved watching you (admittedly from afar) develop into such a wonderful young woman – one who…
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Devotional of the week: Abundant God (7 in Genesis 22 series)
So Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide. Genesis 22:14 Recently I’ve been challenged to consider where I hold a worldview of scarcity or abundance. Do I believe that God is abundant? That he showers gifts on us? We might embrace a scarcity mindset when we think that we don’t have enough time, or…
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Itinerancy and Incarnation by Dave Faulkner
As I’ve got to know a few Methodist ministers and their families, I’ve wondered at what effect of the regular moving has on them. Here Dave Faulkner, a Methodist minister, gives us a window into the itinerant ministry – and how in the midst of it he’s found his home. “Dad, I never knew there…