1.0CT Pastorshttps://www.christianitytoday.com/pastorsTodd Watermannhttps://www.christianitytoday.com/pastors/content/author/twatermann-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="5AzpXJqapd"><a href="https://www.christianitytoday.com/pastors/preaching/sermon-illustrations/the-meaning-of-home/">The Meaning of Home</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.christianitytoday.com/pastors/preaching/sermon-illustrations/the-meaning-of-home/embed/#?secret=5AzpXJqapd" width="600" height="338" title="“The Meaning of Home” — CT Pastors" data-secret="5AzpXJqapd" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> For the Christian, home here on the earth is temporary, our real home is in heaven. However, our time here should be of some earthly good for ourselves and others. Tom Lathan writes in The Wall Street Journal about developing a “sense of home.” I’ve never had much of a sense of home. Before the Read more...https://www.christianitytoday.com/pastors/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2025/12/ogimage.png?resize=1200,6281200628