by Don Freeman | Nov 29, 2022 | Devotional
Picture this: your server has just brought you your triple mushroom bacon cheeseburger, you breathe in the steaming, delectable aroma, then lift your beautiful lunch selection from where it’s been nestled next to those perfectly finished fries (you scarf...
by Don Freeman | Nov 26, 2022 | Devotional
Hoo-wee! Just four weeks until the 12 days of Christmas begin for real. Even the build-up to those golden days is fun! It was evident just driving past a popular shopping area, seeing the parking lot totally glutted with empty vehicles awaiting their owners’ return...
by Don Freeman | Nov 24, 2022 | Devotional
What I’ve learned so far . . . Being born in a blue-collar family in a small, out-of-the-way town doesn’t squelch God’s interest. Being a bookish/dreamer/romantic in a family of nose-to-the-grindstone, get ‘er done pragmatists doesn’t disqualify or...
by Don Freeman | Nov 22, 2022 | Devotional
An acorn, dropping from a tree, hit Chicken Little on the head, which she assumed was the sky crumbling, causing her to throw her whole town into a panic with her announcement: “The sky is falling! The sky is falling!” In March, 2020, another ‘acorn’ dropped,...
by Don Freeman | Nov 19, 2022 | Devotional
Flying into the Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport recently, the typical ho-hum taxiing to the gate lit up an adventure in my imagination. As we drew closer to the terminal, it struck me that, on the ground just outside our plane, there was organized chaos – people...
by Don Freeman | Nov 17, 2022 | Devotional
Blue. MacKenzie. Torch. Crater. Tahoe. According to some online sleuthing, these are the names of the world’s top five clearest lakes whose underwater visibilities range from a maximum of 249 feet down to 70 feet. Visitors to these marvels are always mystified at what...
by Don Freeman | Nov 15, 2022 | Devotional
I don’t know if you’ve noticed in you’re reading of the Bible, but God never pretties up the gritty, stark reality in the lives of his people. The scandalous and outrageous and cringeworthy are all in there, sometimes in stronger language and more graphic detail than...
by Don Freeman | Nov 12, 2022 | Devotional
Me: Hey Steve, I have an idea for your next film. Mr. Spielberg: Who is this?Me: You don’t know me, but, as I was saying, I’ve got a fantastic idea! Mr. Spielberg: I’m busy today, but feel free to contact my agent. Goodbye. Me: If I may say...
by Don Freeman | Nov 10, 2022 | Devotional
How fond are you of statistics? For me, after two or three pie charts or percentages, my head starts spinning and the numbers blur. So, just one set for today: ‘How many words are there in the English language?’ According to one source, there are more than a million...
by Don Freeman | Nov 8, 2022 | Devotional
It was just a quippy puzzle in a newspaper, but a voice, familiar and non-judgmental, challenged me to take a closer look at my solved riddle. It read something like this: ‘What do you call people with great power who are too lazy to do anything with it?’ The answer:...
