Many of us pray about housing in whispers, afraid to ask for too much. Scripture invites bolder asking, and also asks us to look at why we want what we want.

A relative in hospital, a family member caught up in immigration trouble, a house in arrears. A devotional on Romans 12:12 and the steady, ordinary prayer that holds a household together.

A grandson abroad is frightened for his grandmother, whose old house is rotting around her. She refuses to move. How can the family keep her safe without taking her home away?

Anyone who has watched the water tank drop in a drought knows how precious rain is. A devotional on Isaiah 43:19 and the new things God does in dry places, at home and in the heart.

Most homes begin as a drawing on scrap paper. A devotional on imagination, Ephesians 3:20 and dreaming about a home with open hands.

The renovation list can quietly take over how we see our homes. Colossians 3 invites us to set our minds on things above without leaving ordinary life behind.