by Don Freeman | Jan 25, 2025 | Devotional
Will you indulge me once again for one more bit of cool information from my reading about our brains? They have a default setting – joy. Babies, from birth to eighteen months, respond to the joyful presence of Mom and Dad and more besides. Any happy interaction...
by Don Freeman | Jan 23, 2025 | Devotional
As Jesus’ disciples, the salt and light of the world, Ambassadors of Reconciliation, nothing has changed since a recent event in Washington DC. What Jesus called us to is the same today as before Monday. Nothing has changed in his love for us or in our salvation...
by Don Freeman | Jan 21, 2025 | Devotional
Jesus says we, all of us who bear his name, are salt and light in the world we live in. We were gifted to see abundant truth of that statement just two days ago. It was the memorial service for a 31-year-old man tragically killed in a car crash two days before...
by Don Freeman | Jan 18, 2025 | Devotional
A significant plus of living in a developed country is that we are literally surrounded by professionals who have trained in a specific field, who are capable of tackling a project in their field, sure of its satisfactory completion. Case in point: a few minutes from...
by Don Freeman | Jan 16, 2025 | Devotional
Here, in the West, we plan a trip by considering the distance, then figuring out which form of transportation will be the cheapest, the fastest, the most comfortable, the least exhausting, will have the best scenery, or pass by our favorite haunts. But ultimately,...
by Don Freeman | Jan 14, 2025 | Devotional
Our current blast of Arctic air has provided an illustration I was looking for at the beginning of this year. Christmas is past which means putting away all seasonal decorations. I have been getting to that task – little by little. A couple of extension cords...