by Don Freeman | Sep 21, 2023 | Devotional
Surprise! As it turns out, I do like mystery! Not mystery novels, not mystery movies, but mystery. The ever-faithful dictionary describes mystery like this: truth that one can know only by revelation and cannot fully understand, something inexplicable, enigmatic. I...
by Don Freeman | Sep 19, 2023 | Devotional
God bless the inventor of the ‘mute’ button! What a precious gift! As the clamoring voices of darkness ramp up to fever pitch, all it takes is one gentle tap, and like magic, serenity returns, blood pressure readings stabilize, ulcers disappear (feels like), headaches...
by Don Freeman | Sep 16, 2023 | Devotional
Let me tell you a story. It’s the story of two boys from our church years ago. They were both born with the same immune deficiency that would someday require a bone marrow transplant. When they were 9 and 11, their conditions were critical. They were in hospital...
by Don Freeman | Sep 14, 2023 | Devotional
I wish you could have met her. She was special. It was at Hildegarde United Baptist Church that she intersected with my young life as my Sunday School teacher several years in a row. I never thought of her having a life between Sundays. She only was real to me once a...
by Don Freeman | Sep 12, 2023 | Devotional
“I’m somebody ‘cause God don’t make no junk.” Ethel Waters, 1896-1977 Stories abound that tell of, not just rags to riches, but from being a nobody to being somebody, from living in abject poverty to luxuriating in God’s bountiful love. So many books tell this tale of...
by Don Freeman | Sep 9, 2023 | Devotional
How many news headlines do we read in a week without really reading them? How many news topics do we hear announced in a week without really hearing them? Or how many headlines from this week can you remember? It’s like entering a room and being introduced to 5 or 6...
by Don Freeman | Sep 7, 2023 | Devotional
When little children talk to their teddy bear, in language only Teddy understands, we find that adorable. Later, when language skills are more developed and they carry on full conversations in make believe play with other children, that, too, is charming. It’s because...
by Don Freeman | Sep 5, 2023 | Devotional
If I were to sit with a group of scientists enthusiastically engaged in (their) shop talk, I would feel completely like one lost in space. Similarly, should I have the occasion to have breakfast with a small group of medical professionals, their jargon and procedural...
by Don Freeman | Sep 2, 2023 | Devotional
My mother is remembered for her many folksy expressions, sometimes offering creative new additions to the dictionary. One of these is in response to the question: ‘Would you like any more to eat?’ – to which she would respond: “No thanks. I’m sufficiently...
by Don Freeman | Aug 29, 2023 | Devotional
Consider the High School senior who has established a 4.0+ GPA, has participated in sports or drama or music or committees, has maintained a positive influence on peers, has been on the Dean’s List for the first three years. He/She has applied to four colleges, has...
