Every family has a story about what went wrong: the land that was lost, the business that failed. Paul’s words in Philippians 3 invite us to stop letting that story decide where the household goes next.

Many households go to bed with the day’s argument still hanging in the air. A devotional on Psalm 4 and Ephesians 4 about letting go of anger before sleep, and the peace it brings to a home.

Jesus said, “Let not your heart be troubled.” Those two words, let not, suggest that peace in a household is partly a matter of what we refuse to let in.

Psalm 107 begins with wanderers who could not find a place to live. For families who have moved from yard to yard, island to island or country to country, it is a psalm to be spoken aloud.

Romans 14:17 describes the kingdom of God not as food and drink but as righteousness, peace and joy. What might that look like in the everyday life of a household?

Borrowing from the habit of keeping a faith journal, a simple house book can hold a home’s paperwork, repairs and story, saving families money, quarrels and memories.