by Deanna Vandebrake | Nov 27, 2025 | Devotional
“Open wide your mouth and I will fill it.” Psalm 84:10 I love the visual of what the Lord is trying to communicate to us. We might picture birds with their heads tilted back opening as wide as their little beaks can stretch, chirping wildly. But I picture...
by Don Freeman | Nov 25, 2025 | Devotional
All those who run marathons, climb mountains, and/or compete in rigorous sports events like the Olympics, or even Ironman, have something in common: a desire to do everything necessary for the sheer pleasure of giving it their best shot. Of course, winning is the...
by Don Freeman | Nov 28, 2024 | Devotional
As I write on this American day of Thanksgiving, I’m painfully conscious of the irony of this holiday, this Holy Day! We spend massive amounts of money to celebrate it, for travel, for food, for decorations. It’s a time of family gatherings, joyous reunions, happy...
by Don Freeman | Nov 23, 2023 | Devotional
Maybe you, like me, can reflect on some past circumstances which felt so crushing as to be beyond survival. And maybe you, like me, can now look back in wonderment at how, indeed, we did survive and perhaps even prosper, despite the ‘end-of-life’ rocky stretch. And...
by Don Freeman | Nov 24, 2022 | Devotional
What I’ve learned so far . . . Being born in a blue-collar family in a small, out-of-the-way town doesn’t squelch God’s interest. Being a bookish/dreamer/romantic in a family of nose-to-the-grindstone, get ‘er done pragmatists doesn’t disqualify or...
