by Amelia Avila | Feb 1, 2022 | Devotional
These words from 1 Corinthians 15:55 (KJV) have been front and center for our family during this year of experiencing so much loss. 2021 began with the loss of my mother, on February 11th, then ended with the passing of my mother-in-law, December 23rd. 2022 has begun...
by Don Freeman | Jan 29, 2022 | Devotional
NB: This note is kind of like someone saying, ‘I’ve got good news and I’ve got bad news. Which do you want to hear first?’ I’m starting with the bad news, so please keep reading, OK? I promise it’ll be good. I’ve got it! I see our problem more clearly now, and it’s...
by Don Freeman | Jan 27, 2022 | Devotional
What is the common activity among these people: surgeons, firefighters, astronauts, military personnel, deep sea divers, mountain climbers, children playing in the snow? They suit up in specialized gear in preparation for what’s ahead of them. The last example is the...
by Don Freeman | Jan 25, 2022 | Devotional
I remember being grabbed, picked up, flipped over multiple times and ejected up from the depths in a saltwater-spitting, kneecap-rending, contorted discombobulation. The rogue wave responsible for my ego-bruising arrival onto the beach, obviously pleased to be rid of...
by Don Freeman | Jan 22, 2022 | Devotional
“The glory of God gives life: those who see God receive life. For this reason God, who cannot be grasped, comprehended or seen, allows himself to be seen, comprehended and grasped by men that he may give life to those who receive him. The glory of God is...
by Don Freeman | Jan 20, 2022 | Devotional
I’ve just been reading about Scandinavian winters (brr!) and the investment these northern clime neighbors make in the coziest of surroundings, the warmest of woolen throws piled into big woven baskets by the enormous open fireplace (ablaze, of course!), thick socks,...
by Don Freeman | Jan 18, 2022 | Devotional
At Creation, God masterminded our world into being with a near infinite array of life forms, from the miniscule to the gigantic, from the hidden to the everywhere evident, from the humble to the breathtakingly beautiful, from the main and plain to the finest, most...
by Don Freeman | Jan 15, 2022 | Devotional
Frog song. That’s the sound of summer bedtimes to me. Warm air coming through the open bedroom window, and apart from the distant, comforting sounds of my mother putting her kitchen in order after another full day of feeding a constantly hungry husband and four...
by Don Freeman | Jan 13, 2022 | Devotional
We’ve been launched into a brand-new year, 2022, and are being invited, as always, into its Journey of Discovery. But there’s an annoying glitch we all need to deal with. A significant obstacle blocks the way to our goal for the year, which is a richer experience of...
by Don Freeman | Jan 11, 2022 | Devotional
When I was a child, I thought like a child and ate milk chocolate like a child, but when I became a man, I put away childish things and began to eat the more manly, dark chocolate (with all due deference to the Apostle Paul). I must add that the entirety of my...
