A book review of Every Home a Foundation: Experiencing God Through Your Everyday Routines by Phylicia Masonheimer
Stars: *****
Thomas Nelson (2024)
Christian Living>Family
213 pages
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links.
Summary: What if our homes and the work that goes on inside them are not “in the way” of our calling but are instead the way to live well and disciple effectively? Reimagine the Christian home as the firm foundation of a life filled with faith, joy, contentment, and belonging, even in the midst of everyday tasks.
In Every Home a Foundation, Phylicia Masonheimer invites readers to reconsider their view of home. The Christian home is an image of both a coming spiritual reality and the existing spiritual reality of our family, the church. Through Christ, we can heal and build a home that brings joy to us and love to others.
Every Home a Foundation will transform readers’ view of home from a place of boredom to a place of purpose, train them to find joy in their daily tasks, and equip them to use their home to love others well.
Masonheimer offers a unique perspective on the importance of home in a modern world. Home is much more than a physical structure—it’s a place of belonging and connection that has been strongly tied to God’s mission from the beginning. God wants to build a home for His people, emphasizing the importance of homes as central for the Christian life.
With an enthusiastic and friendly tone, Every Home a Foundation is sure to have readers reflecting on the importance of home in our lives and how we must strive to protect and honor it in all its forms.
Every Home a Foundation
I specifically looked for this book after I heard about it. I try to be a good Christian and keep a home and bring glory to God through it. That’s what this book is about.
I am very happy with this book. I want to read it AGAIN and highlight parts of it. I NEVER highlight books. I rarely even keep books I’ve read. I like to give them away to make room for new books. However I’ll be rereading, keeping and highlighting this book to refer to. I may even add sticky tabs.
So what makes it so good? The author lives out what she teaches in her own life and this is evident in her writing. She even includes her own poems in the front of every chapter. I don’t usually like poetry but I LOVE these poems. I’ve read them a few times over and they are understandable, beautiful and relevant.
The two main sections are A Theology of Home and A Liturgy of Home. The first section talks about home in general and how it relates to your faith. This is an important start to the book but the best section is definitely the second section.
In A Liturgy of Home she goes in depth into what we do to keep our home such as cooking, cleaning, laundry, tending/mending, beauty and hospitality. That last one is always the hardest. I’ve gotten better at finding God in the everyday cleaning but I never feel comfortable with people in my home, especially for very long. It’s not just about not feeling caught up on cleaning. It’s more than that. I don’t feel comfortable because of anxiety so I just don’t do it. But the book reminded me why it’s important to invite people in and what the Bible says about it.
Definitely recommend this book to any Christian homemaker.
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