A Word for Weary Christians - We're Heading Home
Home... What do you think of when you hear that word? If someone asked you where your home was, what would you tell them? Your current residence? Your hometown? Where is home for you? For me, I usually think of my parent's house back in Mt. Dora, FL. I go there when I need to get away from the business of college life, where I can relax, watch hours of Netflix, and snuggle with my dogs, Buttercup and Scrappy. I'm thankful to have a home like this to go back to for Thanksgiving this week. Home is a theme people love to sing about. It's the title of countless songs. One of my favorites by Gabrielle Aplin says, "Home is where your heart is set in stone. It's where you go when you're alone. It's where you go to rest your bones." What a beautiful picture of home. The dictionary defines home as, "the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household." This definition is ironic, especially in western...