by Deanna Vandebrake | Aug 6, 2026 | Devotional
Living in Alaska, we were driving to a famous ski resort and enroute tons of people had pulled over the side of the road. They had empty jugs and water bottles . The second time we decided we wanted in on whatever the hype was. There was this pvc pipe that extended...
by Don Freeman | Aug 4, 2026 | Devotional
Planning a surprise birthday party requires lots of planning, swearing guests to secrecy, a sizeable amount of subterfuge (little white lies for cover), arranging the venue, the food, the decorations, the timing, phew! When it comes off without a hitch, it is so...
by Don Freeman | Aug 1, 2026 | Devotional
I was privileged to be raised by, in addition to my parents, our church family. So tight as a family that, when a teenager, I was acting, well, like a teenager, several of the older ladies wouldn’t hesitate to remind me that, as one-time nursery workers, they had...
by Don Freeman | Jul 30, 2026 | Devotional
Be prepared.’ That’s the scouting motto both in the US and in Canada. That two-word encouragement, in its brevity, covers a multitude of situations one may encounter. In another context, those words could sound like a warning like ‘watch out,’ ‘keep your eyes open,’...
by Don Freeman | Jul 28, 2026 | Devotional
It’s so tempting, when reading the Bible, hearing a sermon, or just belonging to a church, to picture all things of God as ancient history, precious relics, heartwarming stories, and beautiful music – with fellowship dinners thrown in. And maybe the more formalized...
by Don Freeman | Jul 25, 2026 | Devotional
Think of two lines, one beneath the other. The top one is architect straight, spot on. The lower one resembles a string of Christmas lights as they are taken out of the box each year, once again frustratingly knotted, kinked, and twisted. The first shows God’s pattern...
