by Don Freeman | Jan 23, 2024 | Devotional
We’re probably all familiar with the story of the Emperor who had an ego/wardrobe problem. His subjects were mostly pre-convinced of the beauty of his new, exotic raiment and therefore unwilling to admit to the scandalous truth of his bared ‘royalty.’ The oohs and...
by Don Freeman | Oct 26, 2023 | Devotional
WARNING: Risk of pre-season traumatic trembling. Recently, I’ve seen Christmas-themed advertising, complete with smiling faces and bow-wrapped parcels. For many, if not most, it’s too early to think about such things, with all that that entails. But there it is. Maybe...
by Don Freeman | Jul 4, 2023 | Devotional
NB – In the interest of being one who practices what he preaches (that is, being first and doing second) I’m letting Jesus speak to us today as translated by Eugene Peterson in The MESSAGE (Matthew chapter 6). “If you decide for God, living a life of God-worship, it...
by Don Freeman | Nov 15, 2022 | Devotional
I don’t know if you’ve noticed in you’re reading of the Bible, but God never pretties up the gritty, stark reality in the lives of his people. The scandalous and outrageous and cringeworthy are all in there, sometimes in stronger language and more graphic detail than...
by Don Freeman | Aug 26, 2021 | Devotional
In a comic strip this week (yes, another one!) two young boys were waxing philosophical, recounting their summer, celebrating the amazing adventures they had had, the success of which were measured by the number of trips to the Emergency Room. In the final frame,...
