by Amelia Avila | Aug 14, 2025 | Devotional
In my younger days, I had my share of sports injuries, the most severe being destroying my right knee at the age of fifteen. Future gymnastic prospects ended there, as I had ruptured the ACL, MCL, and torn the meniscus. At the time, knee reconstruction was reserved...
by Don Freeman | Jul 19, 2025 | Devotional
I think we’ve missed the point. In days of yore, parents would bring their newborns home from the hospital – in pink for girls, in blue for boys. They had to look the part. In school, whatever was the latest trend in clothing, in accessories, in hair styles, that was...
by Don Freeman | Jun 5, 2025 | Devotional
It’s now been seven days since the disciples watched as Jesus abruptly stopped talking, glanced upward as if hearing someone call his name, grinned happily, lifted his hands like a small child wanting to be picked up, and was raised up into the sky, into a cloud, then...
by Don Freeman | May 31, 2025 | Devotional
An annual phenomenon is happening again all around us. Along with trees flowering and leafing out, flower buds bursting into bloom, bees emerging from their hibernation, mosquitoes gearing up for another bloodthirsty season, schools are closing down for the summer and...
by Don Freeman | Apr 1, 2025 | Devotional
I’m reminded of the phrase ‘Still we are learning.” This is in relation how we react when we are interrupted, and not just interrupted, but unalterably so. Yesterday, on a trip to Kansas, a connecting flight was cancelled due to severe thunderstorms. Cancelled. Full...
