by Don Freeman | Aug 24, 2024 | Devotional
I’m surprised at how seldom I think of my array of accumulated conveniences. Like the functioning of the all-important, morning coffee machine. Or the arrival of hot water for a shower. Or AC during hot weather and heat in those other months. Or my car starting when...
by Don Freeman | Aug 22, 2024 | Devotional
For some, it’s like climbing Mt. Everest. For others, like attempting to win the Iron Man Competition. For still others, it’s like an extended Lenten period, fasting their favorite food. For all of us, it’s a challenge of some consequence. It requires paying attention...
by Don Freeman | Aug 20, 2024 | Devotional
Ever since Adam invented it, humanity has gravitated to it like a sinking man to a lifeboat. It is called, ‘find someone to blame,’ the promise being that once blame-shifting is accomplished, rescue is certain. So, Adam blamed Eve for the consumed fruit and we’ve been...
by Don Freeman | Aug 10, 2024 | Devotional
Of all the categories of US ambassadorships, there is one that sounds remarkably like the one conveyed upon every follower of Jesus. It is ‘Ambassador Extraordinary,’ defined as: an individual who is the highest-ranked diplomatic minister going on a special mission....
by Don Freeman | Aug 8, 2024 | Devotional
Some time ago, I heard of an organization with the motto, ‘Always Learning.’ That’s the case for children, certainly, in their minute-by-minute discovery of the world of people and things around them. For them, life is a whirlwind of things new and delightful (and,...
by Don Freeman | Aug 4, 2024 | Devotional
Having a lot of time on your hands (as I’ve had lately) to ponder life’s deeper things brings up some unusual material. For example, have you ever thought of the perversity of experiencing something so incredibly amazing/beautiful/heartwarming, that you never wanted...
