by Don Freeman | May 9, 2026 | Devotional
From the disobedience of just one bite of fruit, mankind’s nature suffered an epic disfigurement. That simple act has given rise to millennia upon millennia of wretched, destructive, rebellious living. In an instant, the glory of Creation was smeared with dis-ease. It...
by Amelia Avila | May 7, 2026 | Devotional
After listening to Pastor Don’s sermon this week, about Peter’s shame after denying Christ three times, I started contemplating Matthew, chapter one, which gives account of the genealogy of Christ, and some of the Old Testament stories reflected within that lineage....
by Don Freeman | May 5, 2026 | Devotional
Since April 5, when we celebrated Jesus’ rising from the tomb more alive than ever, I’ve been putting myself in the place of his disciples, mostly his original guys, but those others who followed closely, too. I’ve been struck by how difficult it would be to live...
by Don Freeman | May 2, 2026 | Devotional
On a balmy summer evening, I was sent across the road and up the long lane to my grandmother’s farmhouse to fetch a bottle of milk. Being about 8 years old, this was a very grown-up responsibility, of which I was proud. Someone got the milk and I left for the return...
by Deanna Vandebrake | Apr 30, 2026 | Devotional
For we who have believed entered that rest as he has said “As I swore in my wrath. They shall never enter my rest” … so then there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works...
by Don Freeman | Apr 28, 2026 | Devotional
A phone call with no name or a name that isn’t recognized, or originates from a strange Area Code, is a case for suspicion, a serious doubting of its intent. Similarly with emails and texts, if the senders aren’t familiar or present themselves as having extremely...
