by Don Freeman | Dec 12, 2024 | Devotional
Hope of all hopes, dream of our dreams, a child is born, sweet-breathed; a son is given to us: a living gift. And even now, with tiny features and dewy hair, He is great. The power of leadership, and the weight of authority, will rest on his shoulders. His name?...
by Don Freeman | Dec 3, 2024 | Devotional
Spiders, for all their ‘ick’ factor, or ‘eek’ factor, are fascinating little engineers. The precise geometry of their webs is second to none. One morning at home, with the sun glinting just right, it was possible to see a single, eight-foot-long strand of silk...
by Don Freeman | Nov 19, 2024 | Devotional
I’ll confess it’s probably as a septuagenarian that I make this observation, but I think our current dearth of handwritten notes is a telling sign of the disintegration occurring in our society largely as a result of the now ubiquitous, but mis-named phenomenon,...
by Don Freeman | Nov 16, 2024 | Devotional
We humans are absorbers. We absorb all kinds of things, toxic and non. We absorb everything that is in the air (allergy sufferers need no reminding). We absorb what we eat and drink. We absorb topical creams and ointments applied to our skin. We absorb data from what...
by Don Freeman | Nov 12, 2024 | Devotional
Last week, upon checking in at a hotel on my return home, I was surprised to see an announcement at the front desk, saying: Congratulations on being chosen as Guest of the Day! DONALD F. I stood looking at it when the clerk asked, ‘Is that you?’ to which I responded,...
