by Don Freeman | Oct 15, 2024 | Devotional
I’m in awe! I’ve begun tutoring an adult student who recently arrived in the US from a war-battered country. He wants to learn English (well, American)! From scratch! But not only is it a new language he needs to acquire, but a new alphabet to decipher for reading and...
by Don Freeman | Oct 12, 2024 | Devotional
No actual words spoken by Saul the Pharisee are written down. However, as a crème de la crème Pharisee, all that was spoken by his elite religious cronies could well have been his own words. Certainly, their attitude of shock and disdain at all that was seen and heard...
by Don Freeman | Oct 10, 2024 | Devotional
“In Him we live and move and have our being.” Acts 17:28, NIV. Intriguing statement, don’t you think? Besides good lyrics for a song, what are we to understand from it? What was Luke’s intent in writing this? Had he come to understand something of critical...
by Don Freeman | Oct 8, 2024 | Devotional
I recently had occasion to be assistant in an Intro Computer Class. There were nine students confronting three simultaneous obstacles: non-English speaking, unfamiliar with a keyboard, and unfamiliar with computer usage/lingo. The ninety-minute class went quickly...
by Don Freeman | Oct 5, 2024 | Devotional
Famous quotes intrigue me! If they’ve survived the test of time it’s likely because, in just a few words, they are able to convey a whole essay of meaning. For example, just the other day I saw this: ‘Jealousy is counting someone else’s blessings.’ They’re like that....
by Don Freeman | Oct 3, 2024 | Devotional
I have a problem (I know, that opens the door to a variety of comments. I can hear them now). But really. When someone says, ‘Quick! What’s the first word that comes to mind when you hear _____? I don’t get a word, I get an unfolding scenario which leads me to...
