by Don Freeman | Jul 13, 2024 | Devotional
‘And they lived happily ever after.’ Many children’s books end with this, or something close to it. A pleasant, feel-good ending on which to say, ‘Good Night, Sweet dreams.’ Cinderella marries the prince. The ogre is defeated. The Sheriff puts the bad guys in jail and...
by Don Freeman | Jan 2, 2024 | Devotional
To be sure, there are bumper stickers to suit every taste, and Sunday, on our way home from lunch after church, we saw a new one which read: ‘Cool! This calls for a spreadsheet!’ One instantly wonders about the person who chose it. While I might surmise we have little...
by Don Freeman | May 16, 2023 | Devotional
The dictionary dampens the word ‘celebrate’ when placing it in a religious context, formalizing it and stripping it of joy, making it a rite duly, solemnly, performed. Otherwise, the word connotes party, boisterous rejoicing, exuberant happiness. So, when we church...
by Don Freeman | Aug 30, 2022 | Devotional
We celebrate a long list of people acclaimed for their achievements: Olympic athletes excelling at their sport, college and professional athletes winning tournaments, arts and entertainment stars ‘owning’ the red carpet, scientists hailing breakthroughs in all...
by Don Freeman | Mar 19, 2022 | Devotional
One day, casually chatting on my phone while leaving the church building, I tossed my briefcase in the trunk and closed the lid. In a nano-second, my attention was riveted to glaringly obvious, but up till now unconsidered, facts. The building was locked. My car doors...
