by Don Freeman | Aug 1, 2024 | Devotional
My recent 4-days in a hospital bed were revealing. They were a no-choice life-interruption to be served, a time of childlike helplessness, a brief season of switched roles, a hiatus of normal activities and responsibilities. I’ve written before about the quality of...
by Don Freeman | Jul 27, 2024 | Devotional
Just one glance at my over-stuffed bookshelves will reveal that I love to read. And my favorite genre is historical fiction. It’s like a history lesson made palatable (thus readable) with the addition of stories of fictional people and relationships slotted in between...
by Don Freeman | Jul 2, 2024 | Devotional
Do you remember? As a child, the world of make believe was a glorious place where anything was possible, anything you’d seen or heard could become something totally different at your mind’s command, to suit your latest dream or idea. Sticks or rocks or old blankets or...
by Don Freeman | Jun 29, 2024 | Devotional
Parenting, by definition, knows times of heightened anxiety. Any time a child is rushed to the hospital. The first time a teenager is allowed to stay home alone for the weekend. When the time comes to become a driving instructor. When the school principal calls in the...
by Don Freeman | Jun 25, 2024 | Devotional
We are eternal beings living lives boundaried by time. Our souls know only eternity. Our minds know only 24 hours per day. Our bodies submit to the arc of birth, childhood, adulthood, death. We are, nonetheless, eternal beings filled with bounding hope. Jesus referred...
