by Don Freeman | Jun 7, 2025 | Devotional
It would truly be ‘Livin’ the dream,’ or ‘One more day in paradise,’ two phrases so often spoken in response to the question, ‘How are you?’ The ‘it’ I’m referring to is a place of serene soul restfulness during an extended time of waiting for a response or a...
by Don Freeman | May 24, 2025 | Devotional
At a recent pastors’ gathering hosted by us, only one pastor (besides myself and Sue) was able to attend. This unusual circumstance became something fascinating. We began by asking him questions and our time together turned into the telling of his story. We learned so...
by Don Freeman | May 17, 2025 | Devotional
For the next few months there will be a series of achievements ceremonies, each of which will simultaneously introduce a time of major change: high school and college graduations, weddings, and retirements. Each of these is eagerly anticipated as an ending: to...
by Don Freeman | May 10, 2025 | Devotional
Ignominious, that’s what it was. Jesus’ death, that is – despicable, humiliating, disgraceful, shameful, degrading, dishonorable. And the disciples watched it all like a waking nightmare in a type of paralyzed horror beyond anything they’d ever experienced. But...
by Don Freeman | May 8, 2025 | Devotional
Think with me, putting ourselves in the place of the disciples. Jesus, the last they had seen him, hanging on the cross, beaten unrecognizable, just barely alive. He died and was quickly buried in a tomb belonging to Joseph of Arimathea. Then, three days later, his...
