by Don Freeman | Sep 26, 2023 | Devotional
It was while we were living in France. It was a cold, Wednesday evening, our weekly Bible study evening. Sue and I were ready to leave for Nicole’s house where it would take place. We were taking a couple with us this particular Wednesday, so after waiting for them,...
by Don Freeman | Sep 23, 2023 | Devotional
Anybody gotta a flashlight? For city-dwellers, having an occasion to drive along a road through densely wooded country at night can be surprisingly dark. It’s then you take notice of the absence of streetlights and house lights. If it’s a cloudy night, the dark is...
by Don Freeman | Sep 21, 2023 | Devotional
Surprise! As it turns out, I do like mystery! Not mystery novels, not mystery movies, but mystery. The ever-faithful dictionary describes mystery like this: truth that one can know only by revelation and cannot fully understand, something inexplicable, enigmatic. I...
by Don Freeman | Sep 19, 2023 | Devotional
God bless the inventor of the ‘mute’ button! What a precious gift! As the clamoring voices of darkness ramp up to fever pitch, all it takes is one gentle tap, and like magic, serenity returns, blood pressure readings stabilize, ulcers disappear (feels like), headaches...
by Don Freeman | Sep 16, 2023 | Devotional
Let me tell you a story. It’s the story of two boys from our church years ago. They were both born with the same immune deficiency that would someday require a bone marrow transplant. When they were 9 and 11, their conditions were critical. They were in hospital...
by Don Freeman | Sep 14, 2023 | Devotional
I wish you could have met her. She was special. It was at Hildegarde United Baptist Church that she intersected with my young life as my Sunday School teacher several years in a row. I never thought of her having a life between Sundays. She only was real to me once a...
