by Don Freeman | Sep 27, 2025 | Devotional
We were up and about before the birds Monday morning preparing for a 6:30 AM taxi ride to the airport. As we were plenty ahead of schedule, there was time for a leisurely coffee and croissant before boarding our 9:15 AM flight to Lyon, France. We deplaned outside in...
by Don Freeman | Sep 20, 2025 | Devotional
Each morning, on our 15-minute walk to the Vineyard Church here, we join others on their way to school and work; moms and kids, teens on scooters, more on bikes and motorbikes, trucks making deliveries, and the occasional taxi (all of which are the same distinctive...
by Don Freeman | Sep 13, 2025 | Devotional
It was time to refresh the front flower bed (at a previous house). There was a tight group of azalea plants which had seen better days and were about to be exchanged for a simpler planting. To say they resisted my efforts is to underestimate the painful task before...
by Don Freeman | Sep 9, 2025 | Devotional
Health food aficionados are currently touting the benefits of ancient grains. Archeologists always wax eloquent about discovering ancient ruins. Musicologists get teary-eyed listening to ancient forms of melodic line such as Gregorian chant. Well, as Jesus’ followers...
by Don Freeman | Sep 6, 2025 | Devotional
In the ‘60s, the TV drama, Mission Impossible, starred a cast of spies presented with a, well, impossible mission on a tape (which would self-destruct in 5 seconds), should they decide to accept it. It was always a harrowing series of twists and turns, threatening the...