by Don Freeman | Dec 31, 2022 | Devotional
As we glide into port on this ultimate day of 2022, it is quite possible that our souls, like the hulls of ships, have gotten heavily barnacled, and need to be freed up. A quick dip into this topic explains that these tiny crustaceans attach themselves by secreting a...
by Don Freeman | Dec 27, 2022 | Devotional
Having consulted with those in the know (the newspaper comic strips), Christmas is relegated to a single day, if not just a couple hours in the early morning of the 25th of December. Comments like: ‘Christmas 2022 is done.’ ‘Glad Christmas is over.’ ‘Christmas was...
by Don Freeman | Dec 20, 2022 | Devotional
A little child’s world is one of mystery. This mysterious world is also his/her normal. Discoveries are made every day: hitting your head when you fall out of bed produces pain; touching the flame of a candle, too; lemons look better than they taste; toilet paper can...
by Don Freeman | Dec 15, 2022 | Devotional
You’d think it wouldn’t be so. You’d think we’d have found a way to fix it by now. You’d think modern technology would have created a platform or an app or an interface, or whatever geeks call it. You’d think today’s science, all these years after successfully getting...
by Don Freeman | Dec 8, 2022 | Devotional
I’m fascinated by those who are skilled at fine crafts. I recently heard of a man who lives alone up in the hills of Virginia, off-the-grid, and barefoot most of the time, who is an artisan who handcrafts top-quality, hammered dulcimers. Not long ago, in a shop, I saw...