by Don Freeman | Dec 27, 2025 | Devotional
Remembering a time not so very long ago, picture-taking was a seriously-considered activity. Those rolls of film were expensive, as were the flash bulbs. A messed-up photo couldn’t be fixed. One development was the convenience of an automatic re-wind of the roll once...
by Don Freeman | Dec 25, 2025 | Devotional
Christmas Day. From the terrifying duration of contractions in a dark barn on a cold night for a young teenage girl and her even more terrified fiancé-cum-midwife, to the birthing of a little boy, the early hours of this day crept forward. In the meantime, terror came...
by Don Freeman | Dec 23, 2025 | Devotional
For grade school, high school, and college students, it’s summer break. For university students, it’s final graduation and their entry into the workforce. For driving school attendees, it’s the driver’s license. For expectant mothers and fathers, it’s the birth of the...
by Don Freeman | Dec 20, 2025 | Devotional
The request, ‘Share,’ is, to most two-year-olds, a forbidden word. This is true whether they are the only child or one of several siblings. The word typically bursting forth with vehemence at this outrageous demand is, ‘Mine!’ One might wonder, what parent would...
by Don Freeman | Dec 18, 2025 | Devotional
The well-known Advent hymn below was written to highlight what the ancient church referred to as the Great ‘O’ Antiphons. It was written in Latin around the 9th Century and later translated. Seven titles of Jesus are included (in bold) as a way to musically...
