by Don Freeman | Dec 5, 2023 | Devotional
I’ve heard non-morning people quip: “I wasn’t aware there was a 9 AM.” These folks don’t cheerily welcome the dawn. Their metabolism doesn’t even have a gear to engage until well after a hot shower and a jolt of caffeine. Some must be approached warily to judge their...
by Don Freeman | Nov 14, 2023 | Devotional
Julie was only singing what we already know intuitively: ‘Just a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down . . . in the most delightful way!’ That is why dentists offer kids toys at the end of a visit, doctors offer candy, parents promise trips to that Ronald...
by Don Freeman | Nov 4, 2023 | Devotional
In the dark ages, before communications became instantaneous and ‘multiplicitous,’ curious things happened when a young man’s ‘fancy turned to love.’ Some were motivated to drive hundreds of miles on a Friday evening to see their beloved, only to make the return trip...
by Don Freeman | Oct 19, 2023 | Devotional
This is a hot-off-the-press, largely extemporaneous (read: stream of consciousness) report of the Vineyard USA Eastern Region Conference which just concluded yesterday in South Hackensack, New Jersey. The theme of our three days together was: Navigating our Culture....
by Don Freeman | Oct 17, 2023 | Devotional
There’s a wacky Christmas song with these lyrics: “I want a hippopotamus for Christmas. Only a hippopotamus will do . . .” (sorry for that ear worm). This is a child’s wish list. Totally bonkers. Impractical in the extreme. Ruinously expensive. Not to mention...
