by Don Freeman | Aug 29, 2026 | Devotional
In the past several decades, the Church has been dragged through unthinkable circumstances because of those whose spiritual leadership ended in scandal and courtroom drama and even prison time. It’s been devastating to hear lurid details of once-revered leaders as the...
by Deanna Vandebrake | Aug 27, 2026 | Devotional
What an Amazing God! B.C.(Before Christ) We were: Poor Brokenhearted Captive in Prison A Prisoner In Darkness Mourning Grieving Despairing Ruined Devastated Shamed Disgraced Robbed Robbing Doing wrong A.D. ( After Divine Intervention) All Because of...
by Don Freeman | Aug 22, 2026 | Devotional
If you have more than a hundred words to say in a day (like me, for instance) you have likely said, ‘I love ______(fill in the blank)’ many times in many contexts. That expression is used for anything from anchovies to zoology. My suspicion is that the rest of...
by Deanna Vandebrake | Aug 20, 2026 | Devotional
Is 58:7…. when you see the naked, to clothe him Unless you are on the beaches of Southern California, it would appear we rarely have the opportunity to apply this verse. Is God calling us to a T-shirt ministry? “Trust me, you really want to put this...
by Don Freeman | Aug 18, 2026 | Devotional
It would have been of great help to me. I kept hearing about the wonders of it and got more curious as time went along. People were sleeping with textbooks under their pillows, others slept with the textbook on tape, playing in their ears as they slept, plus other,...
by Don Freeman | Aug 15, 2026 | Devotional
“Good morning, Church!” said no one ever when I was young. Church was a noun, as in ‘the building.’ It was where you went on Sunday. ‘The church is at the corner of 5th and Walnut.’ It was also an adjective, as in, you had a church wedding. You had a church...
by Deanna Vandebrake | Aug 13, 2026 | Devotional
Isaiah 58 “When people ask me stupid questions it is my legal obligation to give a sarcastic remark.” The people of Israel during the time of the prophet Isaiah were asking the Lord some pretty stupid questions. If you heard that there was no such...
by Don Freeman | Aug 11, 2026 | Devotional
It’s such a touching sight, a little 4-year-old boy holding a white satin pillow with lace edging, with two bands of gold atop. He advances down the aisle in his suit and bowtie, bearing the serious demeanor of someone on a most important mission. Everyone smiling,...
by Don Freeman | Aug 8, 2026 | Devotional
As college tuitions continue to rise, (in the US) more and more parents, grandparents, and even close relatives, are choosing to open a college fund bank account for the children in their lives. (A very creative Vineyard pastor, with 7 children, kept a gumball...
by Deanna Vandebrake | Aug 6, 2026 | Devotional
Living in Alaska, we were driving to a famous ski resort and enroute tons of people had pulled over the side of the road. They had empty jugs and water bottles . The second time we decided we wanted in on whatever the hype was. There was this pvc pipe that extended...
