by Don Freeman | May 20, 2023 | Devotional
N.B. Knowing that friends in Europe will be reading, and being confounded by parts of this note, highlights for me our American behavior, truly (amusingly?) unique in all the world. Several years ago, the first Krispy Kreme donut shop opened in Minneapolis, Minnesota....
by Don Freeman | May 18, 2023 | Devotional
There are some life passages that mark some people more than others. I remember graduating from High School, and the shivery sense of liberation at having completed my mandatory education. It lasted the whole day! The next day reality set in. I wanted to go to college...
by Don Freeman | May 16, 2023 | Devotional
The dictionary dampens the word ‘celebrate’ when placing it in a religious context, formalizing it and stripping it of joy, making it a rite duly, solemnly, performed. Otherwise, the word connotes party, boisterous rejoicing, exuberant happiness. So, when we church...
by Don Freeman | May 9, 2023 | Devotional
In the fantasy musical, The Wizard of Oz, the title character hides behind a curtain and uses special sound and lighting effects to intimidate and impress his audiences. His hiding is also to cover up the fact that he is a small, pitiable man, unsure of himself and...
by Don Freeman | May 6, 2023 | Devotional
It’s been said (and sung) that on a clear day you can see forever. Well, forever is a fair distance, but I can imagine it would be unforgettable should it happen. I won’t claim having seen forever, but on one fine day, while living in Alsace, France, I had my own...
by Don Freeman | May 4, 2023 | Devotional
“God conceals the revelation of his word in the hiding place of his glory.” Proverbs 25:2, TPT “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than...
