by Don Freeman | Aug 16, 2022 | Devotional
Our souls, with their God-sized bandwidth, have near-endless capacity for expansion. That’s why when a story or a film or a piece of music or art (or a sports team), gets to our emotions, there’s this swelling sensation in our chest, and often a welling up of tears....
by Don Freeman | Aug 13, 2022 | Devotional
Not to skewer anyone, but you might be of a certain age if you’ve ever advanced a personal opinion employing the word, ‘new-fangled.’ Decidedly derogatory in meaning, the term conveys the idea of preposterously, or ostentatiously, modern; or maybe, simply, ‘not what...
by Don Freeman | Aug 11, 2022 | Devotional
Coffee maker signaling the end of the brewing cycle. Alarm clock. AC unit. Birds. Footsteps. The bell on checking in at the gym. Weight machines clanking. Rowing machines swooshing. Water running. Dishwasher rinsing. Utensils against breakfast plates. Diesel engine...
by Don Freeman | Aug 9, 2022 | Devotional
Due to copyright protections, photos mentioned below cannot be displayed The little peddle car above is so cute, isn’t it? Don’t you wish you had one when you were little? Or, maybe you did and this pic brings back many fond memories of your first driving...
by Don Freeman | Aug 6, 2022 | Devotional
‘Pay it forward’ is a God idea, a God value. There are over 300 references to ‘inherit’ and ‘inheritance’ in the Bible. Apparently, the intent was that each generation would provide for the generation to follow. For thousands of years, families maintained this...
by Don Freeman | Aug 4, 2022 | Devotional
Marathoners brag about their big races with large, oval bumper stickers with 26.2 written on them. I’ve often thought of trying to find my version, which would be 0.0 (turns out that’s not original; that bumper sticker really exists!) But, even for non-runners like...
by Don Freeman | Aug 2, 2022 | Devotional
Her story isn’t pretty. Her mother died in childbirth. Her father did his best to care for her and married within a year so that she would have a mother figure to nurture her and care for her. But as sometimes happens in these blended families, after three further...
by Don Freeman | Jul 30, 2022 | Devotional
“We are the redeemed.” “God loves us with an everlasting love.” “The Holy Spirit is our constant companion.” Did we feel the electricity surging through us as we read those sentences? Did our heart rate go up? Did we get goose bumps? Did our eyes well up with grateful...
by Don Freeman | Jul 28, 2022 | Devotional
You watch/read/listen to, your news source of choice. Can you remember the last time the information you took in left you refreshed and satisfied and thinking: Ahh! The Prince of Peace is having His day!? Me either. There are, regularly served up for us, breaking news...
by Don Freeman | Jul 26, 2022 | Devotional
Again, Daddy!” “Read it again, Mommy!” One of the words all children master early on is ‘again.’ There’s something powerfully alluring about the familiar sounds of favorite stories being read, those books much coveted by little ones. Or is it the comforting sounds of...
