by Don Freeman | Feb 14, 2026 | Devotional
Early in the 17th Century, the word ‘outlier’ was coined to describe a stone left over in a quarry after a building project. And like many terms, it has morphed in usage to now describe someone who thinks and acts differently from the mainstream, a person who...
by Don Freeman | Feb 7, 2026 | Devotional
Driving in foreign countries is a real eye-opener. In the Scottish Highlands, a highway road sign says: Watch for vehicles in the middle of the road. The turns are not engineered for ease of executing at highway speeds as they are in the US, so it’s permitted to make...
by Don Freeman | Feb 3, 2026 | Devotional
Heraclitus (500 BC) is commonly accepted as the speaker of the aphorism ‘The only constant in life is change.’ I didn’t know him personally, but he was pretty spot-on, in my humble opinion. Most notable among changes, are the unpleasant, annoying kind and close to the...
by Don Freeman | Jan 31, 2026 | Devotional
Early on in our marriage, Sue and I were visiting her parents. On one occasion, her father gave me a man’s tour of the kitchen, explaining that at their house, family was on their own for breakfast. So, cereal was to be found on the lazy Susan (?). Bread was in...
by Don Freeman | Dec 20, 2025 | Devotional
The request, ‘Share,’ is, to most two-year-olds, a forbidden word. This is true whether they are the only child or one of several siblings. The word typically bursting forth with vehemence at this outrageous demand is, ‘Mine!’ One might wonder, what parent would...
