by Don Freeman | Feb 24, 2022 | Devotional
So many stories to be told about children’s bedtime routines! The hyper, “I’m not sleepy!” The conk out artist, sound asleep on the way up the stairs, head on one tread, bottom in the air. The FOMO (short for ‘fear of missing out’) toddler, screaming for just a bit...
by Don Freeman | Feb 22, 2022 | Devotional
One day I’m driving along and notice the promise of new things to come. There’s a SOLD sign on the treed parcel of land that’s been for sale for a long time. A thrill of expectation hits me and I instantly begin dreaming of what is about to happen. Something new....
by Don Freeman | Feb 19, 2022 | Devotional
‘I haven’t the foggiest idea.’ ‘Don’t ask me!’ ‘It’s all Greek to me!’ ‘I’m clueless!’ Have you ever spoken these words, or similar, when confronted with a question beyond your legitimate paygrade? I’m sometimes threatened with a sudden embarrassment at having no...
by Don Freeman | Feb 17, 2022 | Devotional
Below is a fairly well-known, 95-year-old poem by Max Ehrmann, a lawyer/poet from Terre Haute, Indiana. I invite you to read it, perhaps aloud, with a critical ear. Notice which lines square with Scripture, if any, and which lines digress from the Truth, if any....
by Don Freeman | Feb 15, 2022 | Devotional
Disclaimer: I am not the planner in our household. I do not have a file folder with a series of five-year plans which I’ve plotted out over the years. If I had one folder so entitled, it would be empty. I am mostly the spontaneous, put-it-together-at-the-last-moment,...
by Don Freeman | Feb 12, 2022 | Devotional
A few sunny days ago, my typically leisurely homeward-bound commute was extended by a traffic slowdown on the highway. As all three lanes slowed to about 20 mph, then to stop-and-go, it became evident that there had been an accident. Rather than get impatient with...
