by Kevin Burton This week in the last of our series Ten Questions from the Bible you get five for the price of one. We’re looking at the issue of being “unequally yoked” from II Corinthians. The apostle Paul asks five questions, which are essentially the same: “Be ye not unequally yoked …
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Letters From Hamburg: Road Trip Feeling
by Kevin Burton Some of my best memories are of road trips as a child, headed to track and wrestling meets. This was at the Ohio State School for the Blind. Those trips were a lifting of the ordinary into something special. My friends were there. We were sewing life fragments into a …
Two Shots, Two Weeks, Then What?
by Kevin Burton Yeah, OK, so now what? A growing portion of the world population has received a vaccine to combat the Covid-19. But this is no happy ending. In fact, it’s no ending at all. In March of last year in response to the virus, the global scientific community began what …
Baseball Glory In April Could Easily Fade
by Kevin Burton So I woke up Monday morning and all my teams were in first place, Reds, Royals, Mariners. All three. Just wanted to say that while I can. None were tied for first either. All had very slim leads. All were still in front Tuesday. Now it’s Wednesday, top of …
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Salute To John Lennon, Beatles Leader
by Tracy Duffy (Tracy Duffy is more than a keen observer of music, she plays guitar herself. She is a close friend and schoolmate of mine from the Ohio State School for the Blind.) John Lennon is my number one Beatle because he is the one who put the group together from the …
Cover Your Family And Friends In Prayer
by Kevin Burton “One of the most effective ways to pray for ourselves and for others is to pray scripture. In doing so, we echo back to God that which we know is his will.” Those are words from the back cover of the book “Covering Your Life In Prayer: Discover A Life-Changing …
Rebuilding Walls, Learning From Nehemiah
by Kevin Burton There is work to be done on the city of Kev. How is your city doing? I am asking in the context of the Old Testament book of Nehemiah. Nehemiah tells the story of the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem. In his day cities were protected by tall, …
Stephen Kuusisto, A Voice Worth Hearing
by Kevin Burton If you’re interested in disability rights, the name of Stephen Kuusisto is one you need to know if you don’t already. The latest honor to come his way: He has been awarded a 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship in Poetry. Syracuse University, where Kuusisto works, made the announcement in a press release …
My New And Improved Wedding Vows
by Kevin Burton We’re up to nine now, the bride and I. Nine years of marriage, and counting, as of today. There was so much to do in the days leading up to the wedding. Jeannette was a lot better about being on task on list, making things happen. One thing I …
McCartney Was The Most Fab Beatle
by Kevin Burton As discussed last week, I have declared for Paul McCartney in the great “John or Paul” Beatles debate (John Or Paul? A Fun, Silly Beatles Question, April 6). There are those who favor one or the other who are quite hostile about it and say derogatory things about the other. …
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