by Don Freeman | Sep 12, 2024 | Devotional
Hiking a woodland trail, waking up to the sound of waves at a beach cottage, sailing on a pristine lake or paddling around snow- and ice-laden fjords. These are just a few experiences which joy-wash us with their surge of contentment and peace. They call our souls up...
by Don Freeman | Sep 10, 2024 | Devotional
Unlearn – to recognize a previously held ‘truth’ to be false, or pertaining to a myth or folklore. If one has an older sibling, it may be necessary to unlearn that dragonflies are ‘the devil’s darning needles’ seeking to sew your mouth shut if they land on...
by Don Freeman | Sep 7, 2024 | Devotional
Have you ever had a daydream rudely crashed by a teacher asking you to respond to a question (which obviously you hadn’t heard)? Have you ever struggled to stay awake in a class of no interest to you? Have you ever prayed that not making eye contact with the teacher...
by Don Freeman | Sep 5, 2024 | Devotional
Let yourselves be pulled into a way of life shaped by God’s life, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy.” 1 Peter 1: 15,16, MSG These verses from 1 Peter have always intrigued, challenged, worried my brain. Especially God...
by Don Freeman | Sep 3, 2024 | Devotional
Someone, somewhere, posited that we use approximately 10% of our brain’s capacity. And should we access even an additional 5%, we would resolve a vast majority of the global relational issues that plague us. Sounds pie-in-the-sky to me, but I found that declaration...
by Don Freeman | Aug 31, 2024 | Devotional
The story goes that bank tellers were once trained to detect counterfeit bills by sorting through stacks and stacks of the real thing. After many days, a counterfeit bill would be introduced to one of the piles. As they made their way through, one piece of paper would...
by Don Freeman | Aug 29, 2024 | Devotional
Jesus’ example, before he spoke a word, was attention-grabbing, to say the least. His responses were unlike those of his closest friends. He did what they would never have expected, and failed to do what they would have done in his place. He was constantly drawn to...
by Don Freeman | Aug 27, 2024 | Devotional
One might think that a cascading of prophetic Scriptural fulfillments would make Scripture aficionados jubilant. But one might also be wrong. Terribly wrong in fact. The various groups of synagogue leadership (those most familiar with those prophecies) were the most...
by Don Freeman | Aug 24, 2024 | Devotional
I’m surprised at how seldom I think of my array of accumulated conveniences. Like the functioning of the all-important, morning coffee machine. Or the arrival of hot water for a shower. Or AC during hot weather and heat in those other months. Or my car starting when...
by Don Freeman | Aug 22, 2024 | Devotional
For some, it’s like climbing Mt. Everest. For others, like attempting to win the Iron Man Competition. For still others, it’s like an extended Lenten period, fasting their favorite food. For all of us, it’s a challenge of some consequence. It requires paying attention...
