The Place Called Home

Sharing Hope Through God's Word

  • Speak with Boldness: A Reflection on Acts 4

    Hey, how’s your summer been? It’s hard to believe we’re already this far into the year. We just started back up with school for the kids on our end so it’s been a busier season recently with summer and getting ready for that. In the middle of it, I’ve let my Bible study fall off…

  • Good Stewards: Using our Talents to Serve God and Each Other

    Hey, are you having a good summer? It feels like it’s flying by. I can’t believe it’s already almost August. I have a question for you this month. Do you ever feel like your work isn’t important? Like there are more important things in the world to be done than whatever it is you’re doing?…

  • Make Me Know the Way I Should Go: Living For God

    Hey, I hope you’re having a good summer. Do you have any fun plans? Maybe you’re going to the beach or somewhere else? That’s one of my favorite parts of summer. That and summer storms. I can hear one outside right now while I’m writing this.  My best friend and I have been talking lately…

  • Consider the Ravens: Reminders for an Anxious Heart

    Hey, I hope you’ve all had a great April. Ours was busy and a bit chaotic but it’s been fun, too, with traveling to see family and birthdays coming up. This past month too I’ve also had this nudge to get back into the habit of regular Bible studies. I’ve gotten out of it a…

  • A Call for Consistency: Lessons in Consistency and Faithfulness from Psalm 119

    Does anyone else feel like this year is flying by? We’re at the end of August. There are only four months left until Christmas. Somewhere in the last few months, I’ve had a realization that I tend to have at least once a year or so. It’s probably the same realization most people have the…

  • Working for a God Who Loves Me Unconditionally

    Do you ever get stressed out by all that life asks of you? It can be a lot. Between financial obligations, relationships, and personal goals, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. Especially if you look around and start comparing your life to everyone else’s. There are certain expectations of what your life is “supposed” to look…

  • Not my will, but Yours: Learning to Let Go and Trust God

    Hi, welcome back. Or welcome if you’ve never been here before. How was your February? We’re now at the end of the second month of 2025. There’s been a lot going on in the world, a lot of craziness that can have us wondering what to do. What will the future look like?  God’s been…

  • Cast Your Cares: Dealing with Anxiety and Trusting God in the Middle of It

    It’s 2025.  How’s it going? I have a question for you. How do you deal with stress and anxiety? Do you have a trusted friend you can share those struggles with? Do you bottle it all up and hope for the best? Do you take it to God and trust that He can do with…

  • Refocus: Reprioritize Your Life

    To enjoy your work is a gift from God. But what if you let your work become a greater joy or a greater focus than God Himself?  Hi. I’m in this photo and I don’t like it. God recently showed me something I didn’t want to see. I didn’t like it because He showed me…

  • Battling the Fear of Failure: Find Encouragement in God’s Promises

    How is your 2024 going? We’ve almost made it through the first month. Has it been going great? Are there some challenging parts?  I know I’ve been reevaluating some past habits lately. I always think I’m going to get it together and do so much more than I ever really do. Current me never seems…