by Don Freeman | Jul 11, 2023 | Devotional
We know when we’ve had our fill after a big meal. We know when we’ve had our fill of fresh air after a long hike. We know when we’ve had our fill of a long, boring sermon. Surprisingly, we don’t always recognize when we’ve received our fill of peace or joy. That...
by Don Freeman | Jul 8, 2023 | Devotional
Your mindset, on arriving in a foreign country for a two- or three-week vacation, is lighthearted, happy, expectant of adventures. Your brush with the culture will just skim the top, with a few awkward, tourist-type gaffes. If you attempt the language, it is...
by Don Freeman | Jul 6, 2023 | Devotional
Ah, the branta canadensis (also known as the Canada goose)! Although migratory, the weather and the plants of Virginia seem to suit them so well, they’ve largely decided to take up permanent residence. Two areas where their homesteading is unappreciated are golf...
by Don Freeman | Jul 4, 2023 | Devotional
NB – In the interest of being one who practices what he preaches (that is, being first and doing second) I’m letting Jesus speak to us today as translated by Eugene Peterson in The MESSAGE (Matthew chapter 6). “If you decide for God, living a life of God-worship, it...
by Don Freeman | Jul 1, 2023 | Devotional
Of all the disciples, maybe, for Jesus, Peter ‘took the cake.’ Maybe it was Peter’s impetuous nature that caused Jesus to stifle a giggle most often (like parents who don’t want to be caught smiling after one of their children has done something naughty, but in the...
by Don Freeman | Jun 29, 2023 | Devotional
A wintertime game we played in Canada was called ‘King of the Castle.’ It consisted of a large mound of snow (abundantly supplied), the top of which was dubbed ‘the castle.’ Defending said trophy included throwing masses of snowballs at the intruders, who were...
by Don Freeman | Jun 27, 2023 | Devotional
Yesterday, I performed a science experiment at home (not the exploding kind). It involved 14 elements of differing characteristics. Each was carefully measured to exacting standards to produce the desired chemical reaction. Certain ones ‘disappeared’ within the...
by Don Freeman | Jun 24, 2023 | Devotional
Say I want to build a house (I don’t, Sue. Just sayin.’) I find a lot to build on. Then, an architect to make sense of my sketched (sketchy?) design. Then, a builder has to be brought on board who, in turn, gets a bunch of permits, schedules inspections along the way...
by Don Freeman | Jun 22, 2023 | Devotional
God is love! By living in God, love has been brought to its full expression in us. . . Love never brings fear. . . Love’s perfection drives fear . . . far from our hearts. from 1 John 4, TPT Hidden evil powers driving today’s...
by Don Freeman | Jun 20, 2023 | Devotional
Missing some fine print is not too troublesome, but past regrets for having overlooked the now dreaded words ‘some assembly required,’ have made me more diligent in that department. I’ve labored over a 20-page instruction manual, one with no words, just cute little...
