Part Two of this series entitled “You Can’t Go Home Again” ended with the suggestion that Christians should best be envisioned as pilgrims rather than wanderers. Pilgrims are on the move toward a goal. They are not homesteaders, but they do have a destination. If our primary calling is to… Continue reading
In Thomas Wolfe’s novel You Can’t Go Home Again, author George Webber experiences the painful truth that it’s impossible to return to his hometown and feel “at home.” He has changed, but for the most part, his family and childhood friends are virtually the same. Many of us have experienced… Continue reading
My father never lived more than forty miles from his birthplace. My mother never lived more than twenty miles from her birthplace. When I was a child, we would frequently visit my parents’ relatives. At least once a month, we would travel to the farm where my father was born… Continue reading
