by Don Freeman | Jun 2, 2022 | Devotional
(still more, as I see it) It’s now been a whole week! A week of extreme ideas, extreme waiting, extreme excitement, extreme lows and extreme highs: in short, exhausting on many fronts. There’s even extreme effort in keeping anxious thoughts at bay, in keeping a watch...
by Don Freeman | May 31, 2022 | Devotional
(more, as I see it) The disciples are now six days into the uncharted waters of this new season, this unsettling stretch with its waiting and wondering and hoping and praying. Words are gaining greater significance than ever before – specifically the words Jesus spoke...
by Don Freeman | May 28, 2022 | Devotional
(as I see it) After three sweet, thrilling, terrifying, wondrous, life-transforming, years of sharing life and ministry with Jesus, three days have now passed, three very long days emptied of his presence, his teachings, his encouragements, his friendship, his love....
by Don Freeman | May 26, 2022 | Devotional
This is it! Day 40 of 40. The time has arrived for Jesus to leave. Everything is set. The Father is waiting. The disciples are unaware that these are the final moments they get to spend with Jesus. Or, maybe they suspect something’s up and that’s why they are coming...
by Don Freeman | May 24, 2022 | Devotional
We all had subjects in school that were easy for us, classes that were even fun to attend because they were so suited to our strengths. We knew we had this. Our brains were just hard-wired to understand the material at first glance. We were even eager for the next...
by Don Freeman | May 21, 2022 | Devotional
We may hear someone say: ‘that’s icing on the cake,’ meaning something unexpectedly beneficial/providential/pleasant has come their way. We might say, when something unexpectedly negative/ominous/disagreeable has just occurred: ‘wouldn’t that peel the icing right off...
