by Don Freeman | Nov 24, 2020 | Blog
Like tripping over the dog’s chewie toy in the dark, like falling off a log, like skittering drunkenly across the ice, it’s so easy to not be thankful: The glass is half-empty. It always rains on my parade. There was only decaf this morning. The AC isn’t working....
by Don Freeman | Nov 21, 2020 | Blog
If you’re reading this (and I guess it’s pretty safe to assume you are) you are someone I hold in my heart, someone I love, someone for whom I pray, desiring you be gob-smacked by God’s revealed heart. Do you receive that? Do you believe that? Will the knowing that...
by Don Freeman | Nov 19, 2020 | Blog
In the summer of 1988, I toured as keyboardist with Celebrant Singers, a Christian music group out of California. We had a two-week intensive rehearsal camp before hitting the road, which, for our group, included traversing the US from Northern California to Southern...
by Don Freeman | Nov 18, 2020 | Blog
0.99%. I calculated it. That’s the meagre percentage of my life spent in this season of COVID. Not even 1%! In other, more astounding calculations, I found 82.9% of my days have been taken up with the Holy Spirit’s attempts to grow me up into a disciple of Jesus....
by Don Freeman | Nov 15, 2020 | Blog
No honeymoon since theirs has ever compared in beauty and pleasure and simplicity and freedom. The entire garden was an idyllic, private retreat for them to enjoy and explore and in which to luxuriate. Edenic, wedded bliss! Then came the day of the snake, wrenching...
by Don Freeman | Nov 12, 2020 | Blog
It was a great-sounding idea. Well, of course, all my reckless, youthful ideas seemed like the best thing ever, so why was this one any different? This brilliant scheme would have me bringing the church choir I was directing at the time, into the regional...
by Don Freeman | Nov 10, 2020 | Blog
(A song of David for those journeying to worship) 1 Lord, my heart is meek before you. I don’t consider myself better than others. I’m content to not pursue matters that are over my head— such as your complex mysteries and wonders that I’m not yet ready to understand....
by Don Freeman | Nov 8, 2020 | Blog
“When the outcome of today’s election is announced, millions of people in the US and around the world will inevitably feel as if the world has ended, and millions more that the Kingdom has come. Neither conclusion will be remotely correct.” Pete Greig, Founder,...
by Don Freeman | Nov 5, 2020 | Blog
Lovely sunny day – check. Visiting a friend – check. In the beautiful Alpine city of Grenoble, France – check. Include a visit to La Bastille – check. Lunch afterwards – double check. So much to look forward to on the day’s agenda. Until that fearsome,...
by Don Freeman | Nov 3, 2020 | Blog
t’s Leap Year, Election Year (US), the ‘Pinnacle of Incivility’ Year, the ‘Thank God It’s Over’ Year. And so, on this day of all days, I feel the need to call us, again, to the Fountain of Life, the Sacred Scriptures, the Word who dwells among us. Like the resetting...
