by Don Freeman | Dec 9, 2025 | Devotional
Disclaimer: Should I sound here like Dickens’ Scrooge, let me say, I truly love all things Christmas: the decorating, the shopping, the gifting, the singing, the eating, the get togethers, and more. PD The story of Christmas has all but been eclipsed in our...
by Don Freeman | Dec 6, 2025 | Devotional
Seven centuries earlier, the Prophet Isaiah’s words had made a bold statement about a Son who ‘is’ born (with supreme confidence that the timing was unalterably set). His Name? The Prince of Peace! (Isa. 9:6,7). When Jesus, Mighty God in human disguise, finally came...
by Don Freeman | Dec 4, 2025 | Devotional
Suppose a friend shocks you with (very expensive) tickets to a concert of your favorite music group. The thrill chills are instant. The gratitude is overwhelming. The only problem is the date; the concert is still nine months away. Nine whole months to wait! You...
by Don Freeman | Dec 2, 2025 | Devotional
It isn’t only birds and butterflies that migrate seasonally. There are ocean inhabitants who’ve been gifted with the interior clock that alerts them to when it’s time, and off they go. Then, there’s the two-footed kind from, say, Canada and the northern US who feel...
by Don Freeman | Nov 29, 2025 | Devotional
There’s a lot of unusual activity around the house. Whispered conversations. Extra shopping excursions. New music seems to be playing all day long. Then, the appearance of a big tree in the corner of the living room where the blue chair used to be. Delicious smells...
by Deanna Vandebrake | Nov 27, 2025 | Devotional
“Open wide your mouth and I will fill it.” Psalm 84:10 I love the visual of what the Lord is trying to communicate to us. We might picture birds with their heads tilted back opening as wide as their little beaks can stretch, chirping wildly. But I picture...
