by Don Freeman | Feb 27, 2025 | Devotional
“What did I do to deserve this?” This question could be a whining complaint about the ills which have befallen someone. Or, equally, it could be the Apostle Paul’s bewilderment at finding himself blessed, protected, provided for, included, etc., in God’s plan of...
by Don Freeman | Feb 25, 2025 | Devotional
We might call them Johnny-on-the-spot or say that they always give 150% to a task. We might say they can be always be counted on, always the first to show up and the last to leave, if they say they’ll do something, you can be sure it will get done and done well. If...
by Don Freeman | Feb 22, 2025 | Devotional
It was an overflow dining room with high ceilings, concrete floors, large windows and the brightest of acoustics. Designed for senior citizens, many of them in wheelchairs, the space suited perfectly. But our school had obtained permission to use it as a lunchroom for...
by Don Freeman | Feb 20, 2025 | Devotional
A 19th Century hymn contains these lyrics: “O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear, all because we do not carry everything to the Lord in prayer.” (What a Friend We Have in Jesus, Jospeh Scriven, 1819-1886). Hmm. I guess not a whole...
by Don Freeman | Feb 6, 2025 | Devotional
Pilate despairingly posed the moot question to Jesus: ‘What is Truth?’ Some in our day would query similarly: ‘What is Peace?’ Oh sure, we are familiar with definitions written in dictionaries and the like, but for the ‘boots on the ground’ reality, how is it lived...
