Many of us raised in a certain type of evangelical church grew up singing the popular gospel hymn, “This World is Not My Home.” The first line of the song declares: “This world is not my home, I’m just a passing through.” The song speaks of a desire to move on from this present world, looking forward to arriving at “heaven’s shore.”
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Shebuel Varghese
Shebuel Varghese is assistant professor of theology and ministry at Sterling College.
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