by admin | Jul 18, 2024 | Blog
Here in Cincinnati, we are still celebrating the 50th anniversary of our Vineyard movement. It’s been moving to hear the stories of our beginnings, the people who invested their all in this new stirring of the Holy Spirit, the new songs that gripped hearts and...
by Don Freeman | Jul 16, 2024 | Blog
A Golden Anniversary is a major milestone for a married couple. When a man and woman have arrived at this heady number, it speaks highly of their commitment, their perseverance, their willingness to struggle through together whatever comes their way. If they have done...
by Don Freeman | Jul 13, 2024 | Blog
‘And they lived happily ever after.’ Many children’s books end with this, or something close to it. A pleasant, feel-good ending on which to say, ‘Good Night, Sweet dreams.’ Cinderella marries the prince. The ogre is defeated. The Sheriff puts the bad guys in jail and...
by Don Freeman | Jul 11, 2024 | Blog
Yesterday, he was not a part of God’s story. Today, he’s been summoned into it by a God he’s yet to get to know. My guess is there is a work of the Holy Spirit here, making it clear to Abram that this is a significant calling, one to be obeyed. So, he does. He packs...
by Don Freeman | Jul 9, 2024 | Blog
When Samuel, Israel’s prophet, was sent by God to the house of Jesse, it was with the top-secret mission to anoint King Saul’s replacement, without the emotionally unstable king’s knowledge, of course. Samuel wanted this to be a quick splattering of oil on the...
by Don Freeman | Jul 6, 2024 | Blog
I’ve been ‘parable-weaving,’ and this is your invitation to read my imaginings: A homeless person is seated on an old, rickety lawn chair propped against a brick wall on a busy city block with stores and offices and restaurants. He is approached by a...
