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Home: shadows and sojourners (or, There’s a place for us) by Philippa Linton
What a joy to welcome Philippa Linton to the “There’s No Place Like Home” series today. We worked together at HarperCollins at the turn of the millennium, and lost touch with each other until last year’s Woman Alive/BRF women’s day in Woking where I was speaking. What a delight when up walked Philippa – the…
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Devotional of the week: The God of Three in One and One in Three (10 in ‘Fear Not’ series)
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14:1-27 I love this part of the Bible. It’s called Jesus’ Final Discourse, because he and the disciples have eaten their…
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Can We Ever Return Home? by Cindy Galizio
It’s an honor to invite Cindy to the blog today, especially because she’s a reader who got in touch after reading Finding Myself in Britain. She could relate to the theme of finding and making a home, as you’ll see below. She asks in her post the profound question: Can we ever really go home? “There’s…
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Review – Meant to be Mine, Contemporary Christian Romance. Yep.
I have a confession: my favorite type of fiction is contemporary romance. Yes, that was hard to admit. For romance novels can get a bad rap – people may see them as a form of vacant escapism, with stories that are light and fluffy (or worse). But I enjoy cozying up with novels in this…
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Finding hope and giving thanks while finding myself in Britain
June. I find this time of year poignant, for sometimes the ache of separation from loved ones in the States feels exacerbated in the summer. My social-media feeds burst with photos of graduations, picnics, and the last days of school. And sunshine. The contrast can seem strong, for my kids have another six weeks of…
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Devotional of the week: The God who Remembers (9 in ‘Fear Not’ series)
“Do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after your body has been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him.” Luke 12:1-12 The title of a book…
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Devotional of the week: The God of Abundance (8 in ‘Fear Not’)
[Simon Peter] fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!” For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken… Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people.” Luke 5:1-11 As Jesus calls…
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The different kinds of home by Bex Lewis
Bex Lewis gives us a wonderfully varied look at home, reflecting the mobile nature of our society today. I love her reflections. And I love that I don’t really know where I first met her, because we were online friends before we met in person. But there’s not a difference in our engaging, whether online…
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Devotional of the week: The God Who Saves (7 in ‘Fear Not’ series)
Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. Isaiah 43:1-7 The prophet Isaiah had to mete out many words of judgment to…
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Home – Belonging and Becoming by Sheridan Voysey
I’m delighted to welcome Sheridan Voysey to the blog today, sharing some thoughts on home that he originally gave on BBC Radio 2’s Pause for Thought. Sheridan is a wonderful writer and speaker, whom I’ve been delighted to come to know along with his wife Merryn since they moved to the UK from their native…