by Don Freeman | Mar 25, 2021 | Devotional
Next week is regularly referred to in high church circles as Holy Week, and sometimes as Passion Week or the week of Jesus’ passion. This somewhat dated usage rings oddly in our ears today, but it accurately speaks of Jesus’ strong desire, his determined perseverance...
by Don Freeman | Mar 23, 2021 | Devotional
We’re passing quickly through this season of Lent, moving closer and closer to Jesus’ final week on earth as he makes his way to Jerusalem with his disciples. This coming Sunday is Palm Sunday, remembering all the fanfare of the kingly arrival, the excited crowds, the...
by Don Freeman | Mar 20, 2021 | Devotional
In 1697, Charles Perrault wrote ‘Cendrillon,’ a French fairy tale. Translated into English it became ‘Cinderella.’ It continues to be a popular storyline that has been adapted in over 400 vastly divergent versions. (The Brothers Grimm version, in 1812,...
by Don Freeman | Mar 18, 2021 | Devotional
The title of the article stopped me in my tracks. I thought it had to be a misprint. But no, as I read on, I realized this was a serious, apparently well-researched topic. Several formal studies had been carried out to support the findings. The new diagnosis being...
by Don Freeman | Mar 16, 2021 | Devotional
“There are so many other things that Jesus said and did; and if these accounts were also written down, the books could not be contained in the entire cosmos.” This is the last verse of John’s Gospel (VOICE), written nearly 2,000 years ago. In the centuries since, much...
