by Don Freeman | Dec 10, 2020 | Devotional
There’s an iconic photo of a young dad carrying his 3-year-old son as he winds his way through the throng of last-minute Christmas shoppers (of which he is one) at a very crowded mall (this was obviously captured pre-social distancing). He has several bags clutched in...
by Don Freeman | Dec 8, 2020 | Devotional
“He shall be called . . . Prince of Peace.” A prince: the son of a king. Royalty; a powerful position to wield throughout the entire realm of his father. The phrase ‘of Peace’ characterizes not the geographical extent of the kingdom (i.e. Earl of Virginia) but the...
by Don Freeman | Dec 5, 2020 | Devotional
Picture this delightful scene with me: it feels like ‘o-dark-thirty’ and for some bizarre reason your alarm is ringing, so you turn over and fumble for the snooze button, fearing that you’ll fall back to sleep without a repeat reminder. You don’t know what time it is...
by Don Freeman | Dec 3, 2020 | Devotional
“I hope there’s dessert at dinner.” “I hope it doesn’t rain today.” “I hope I find a good parking spot.” These ‘hopes’ are intro hopes, Hope 101 if you will – not bad, but inconsequential in the grand scheme of things and revealing ‘it’s all about me’ tendencies....
by Don Freeman | Dec 1, 2020 | Devotional
Do you ever say something and, afterward, wonder where that thought came from? Well, just the other day in conversation I heard myself say, “We live in glorious mystery.” I’ve since been pondering this tidbit to determine if it is worth passing along to you and have...
by Don Freeman | Nov 28, 2020 | Devotional
Eleanor Roosevelt is credited with the dictum, “Do one thing every day that scares you.” Her actual quote is: “You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.” Thank you, Eleanor Roosevelt! Turns out,...
by Don Freeman | Nov 26, 2020 | Devotional
A Note from Pastor DON Below is a prayer for this day, written by Ted Loder in his book of compiled prayers: My Heart in my Mouth. Please read it only when you have a quiet moment to savor his creative phrasing, letting the full impact splash down into your soul,...
by Don Freeman | Nov 24, 2020 | Devotional
Like tripping over the dog’s chewie toy in the dark, like falling off a log, like skittering drunkenly across the ice, it’s so easy to not be thankful: The glass is half-empty. It always rains on my parade. There was only decaf this morning. The AC isn’t working....
by Don Freeman | Nov 21, 2020 | Devotional
If you’re reading this (and I guess it’s pretty safe to assume you are) you are someone I hold in my heart, someone I love, someone for whom I pray, desiring you be gob-smacked by God’s revealed heart. Do you receive that? Do you believe that? Will the knowing that...
by Don Freeman | Nov 19, 2020 | Devotional
In the summer of 1988, I toured as keyboardist with Celebrant Singers, a Christian music group out of California. We had a two-week intensive rehearsal camp before hitting the road, which, for our group, included traversing the US from Northern California to Southern...
