by Don Freeman | Aug 17, 2021 | Devotional
The familiar acronym, RSVP, is French for ‘Répondez s’il vous plaît’ (Please respond). Oddly enough, the French are unaware of our British and American tendency to adapt phrases freely from other languages when it suits our wanting of convenience and simplicity. While...
by Don Freeman | Aug 14, 2021 | Devotional
They present themselves early in life – the big questions: “Will I make it? Do I have what it takes? Will I measure up? Will I qualify? Will I be accepted? Will I be loved?” When a group of kids picks teams to play softball, the shy, less-coordinated kid asks. When...
by Don Freeman | Aug 12, 2021 | Devotional
We’ve all seen it – that little spinning orb announcing one of the ‘joys’ of internet connectivity – buffering. And we’ve watched as the progress bar creeps along from 0:00 to the finish line like a sloth responding to a joke (ie. Flash, in Disney’s ‘Zootopia’)....
by Don Freeman | Aug 10, 2021 | Devotional
Ship christening is a centuries’ old ritual which has seen many forms, many of which had religious overtones. It was in 1890, when the USS Maine became the first American ship to be christened with the smashing of a bottle of champagne on her hull by Alice Tracey...
by Don Freeman | Aug 7, 2021 | Devotional
Two paragons of efficiency and excellence are German engineering and Swiss watchmaking. But far exceeding those rigorous standards, stands the ultimate in design perfection, the human body, lovingly and meticulously crafted by God. Beyond its flawless creation, it is...
