The Place Called Home

Sharing Hope Through God's Word

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • The Commandment to Rest: The Dangers of Working in Vain

    “Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.” Psalm 127:1  “Nisi dominus frustra.” Without God, it is in vain. Literally: without the Lord, frustration. This is engraved on a structure at the Shing Mun Reservoir Park in…