by Don Freeman | Mar 3, 2026 | Devotional
We live in dark times where evil’s erosion is ramping up at a terrifying pace. This, from Paul’s second letter to his spiritual son, Timothy, written circa AD 67: ‘ . . . in the final days the culture of society will become extremely fierce.’ (2 Tim....
by Don Freeman | Feb 28, 2026 | Devotional
From my younger years, I have (fading) memories of waking up early in the morning, my stomach muscles knotted in anxiety waiting for that day’s dental appointment to be over with (dentistry has improved immensely, and painlessly, since then, Praise God!) Another...
by Chris Mabey | Feb 26, 2026 | Devotional
My pc’s unseeing eyes mesmerise addictively I miss the point, wordless mouths of virtual gods allure me to the altar,...
by Don Freeman | Feb 24, 2026 | Devotional
In all the days of his public ministry, Jesus’ focus was the Kingdom. Over and over, he used parables and stories to illustrate it and bring its reality into the present. And it wasn’t just some pretty idea floating around out there somewhere, untouchable,...
by Don Freeman | Feb 21, 2026 | Devotional
culture: the customary beliefs and social forms of a group used to interact with one another and transmitted across generations through learning, values, language, and habits. We all grow up in a culture. It’s what we think of as normal, what we’ve always known....
by Chris Mabey | Feb 19, 2026 | Devotional
If you consider yourself without fault and this killing you condone; then go ahead, my friend, and select the first stone. If you believe yourself immune due to connections with the throne; then go ahead, my friend and pick up the first stone. If you see her crime as...
by Don Freeman | Feb 17, 2026 | Devotional
As a teenager, my local radio station had me convinced of an important show coming up on New Year’s Eve. It was a marathon show featuring the Top 100 hits of the year, starting with #100 and listening all the way up to #1. I was hooked! I can’t remember when that...
by Don Freeman | Feb 14, 2026 | Devotional
Early in the 17th Century, the word ‘outlier’ was coined to describe a stone left over in a quarry after a building project. And like many terms, it has morphed in usage to now describe someone who thinks and acts differently from the mainstream, a person who...
by Chris Mabey | Feb 12, 2026 | Devotional
(based on Psalm 19) Show me your God, I asked.Open your fingers, he replied, and letthe rich soil crumble,the cascading seas tumble,the meandering breeze fumblethrough them,and you are feelingthe texture of God’s handiwork.Open your ears and letthe sounds of the day...
by Don Freeman | Feb 10, 2026 | Devotional
Last year, at a neighbor’s Retirement Party, her former boss, now herself retired for over ten years, drove several hours to participate in the Open Mic time, saying she (the retiree) had been such an outstanding employee, that it would have been unthinkable to miss...
