by Don Freeman | Aug 11, 2026 | Devotional
It’s such a touching sight, a little 4-year-old boy holding a white satin pillow with lace edging, with two bands of gold atop. He advances down the aisle in his suit and bowtie, bearing the serious demeanor of someone on a most important mission. Everyone smiling,...
by Don Freeman | Aug 8, 2026 | Devotional
As college tuitions continue to rise, (in the US) more and more parents, grandparents, and even close relatives, are choosing to open a college fund bank account for the children in their lives. (A very creative Vineyard pastor, with 7 children, kept a gumball...
by Don Freeman | Aug 4, 2026 | Devotional
Planning a surprise birthday party requires lots of planning, swearing guests to secrecy, a sizeable amount of subterfuge (little white lies for cover), arranging the venue, the food, the decorations, the timing, phew! When it comes off without a hitch, it is so...
by Don Freeman | Aug 1, 2026 | Devotional
I was privileged to be raised by, in addition to my parents, our church family. So tight as a family that, when a teenager, I was acting, well, like a teenager, several of the older ladies wouldn’t hesitate to remind me that, as one-time nursery workers, they had...
by Don Freeman | Jul 30, 2026 | Devotional
Be prepared.’ That’s the scouting motto both in the US and in Canada. That two-word encouragement, in its brevity, covers a multitude of situations one may encounter. In another context, those words could sound like a warning like ‘watch out,’ ‘keep your eyes open,’...
