by Don Freeman | Jul 25, 2024 | Devotional
Summertime, and the livin’ is, um, humid (at least here in Virginia). More precisely, per the common complaint, hot and humid. And these weather conditions give rise to the most spectacular thunder and lightning storms. The latest such meteorological...
by Don Freeman | Jul 23, 2024 | Devotional
It’s what we do. For vehicle repair beyond our ability, we search out a mechanic who is knowledgeable, honest, reliable. Similarly, for home plumbing repairs, we want trained and bonded plumbers. For any surgery we might need, we ask around to find the best surgeon to...
by Don Freeman | Jul 11, 2024 | Devotional
Yesterday, he was not a part of God’s story. Today, he’s been summoned into it by a God he’s yet to get to know. My guess is there is a work of the Holy Spirit here, making it clear to Abram that this is a significant calling, one to be obeyed. So, he does. He packs...
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 27, 2024 | Devotional
In a few densely packed, carefully chosen words, Jesus spoke a powerful and life-altering reality: his disciples (us, therefore) would be in the world but not of it, in the same way he was not of it (in John 17). Every generation of believers since that prayer was...
