by Kevin Burton Never heard this on CBS, FOX or NBC Sports. Not a peep, not on television anyway. It seems NFL quarterbacks Carson Wentz and Nick Foles are both Christians. So a few years ago when they competed to be the Philadelphia Eagles starting quarterback it gave an interesting twist to the …
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The Christmas Tree As 2020 Therapy
by Kevin Burton The Chicago Tribune says people put up Christmas trees early this year as a sign of hope in light of the pandemic. Not department-store early, like mid-October, but before Thanksgiving in many cases. For the first time in as long as I can remember, my family won’t be putting …
Burning Question: Which Burner Is Best?
by Kevin Burton You may have heard, a social media debate is, uh, simmering. Which stovetop burner is the best to use? Which one is your favorite? Oh great, another way to divide Americans. And, it appears I am on the outside looking in, again. As with the arrangement of letters on a typewriter keyboard, …
These Songs Meet My Gold Standard
by Kevin Burton Should have known better than to listen to a Van Morrison tune without lyrics in front of me. I touched briefly on his mumbling last week in a post about my favorite song “Come On Eileen” (I’m Going To Hum This Tune Forever, Dec. 4). Morrison has a message …
Learning The Language Of Heaven
by Kevin Burton It’s great fun to translate words and phrases into Spanish and then back into English. Sometimes the result makes me laugh, sometimes it makes me think. In Spanish you ask “How old are you?” by saying, “Cuantos anos tienes?” Translated back into English it means “How many years do you …
Sinister Deer Alliance Threatens Mankind
by Kevin Burton Have you heard the news? Oh dear. Or should I say, oh deer! While human s of various hues and political bents invent ways to humiliate and torture one another, a Page 7 investigation has learned those people may be fighting the wrong enemy. It’s seems it’s the …
I’m Going To Hum This Tune Forever
by Kevin Burton Do you remember what song knocked Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” out of the top spot on the chart in 1983? If you said it was Jackson’s next release “Beat It,” that’s a good guess. That’s how hot he was that year. But the answer is “Come On Eileen,” by …
Favorite Songs With Blue In The Title
by Kevin Burton David Dundas, you’re killing me. Oh, pardon me, Lord David Dundas. As the younger son of a marquess he is entitled to the courtesy title “Lord,” according to Wikipedia. Wow, I thought he was just lower-echelon rock and roll royalty as a one-hit wonder guy. Whatever, he‘s messing …
What Does It Mean To Abide In Christ?
by Kevin Burton Your ability to live a triumphant life in Christ depends on your ability to abide in Him. But what does it mean to abide in Christ? Views on this topic vary greatly. Let’s hear from Jesus Himself on the subject. “Abide in me, and I in you. As the …
I Listen When I Hear The Wake Words
by Kevin Burton Ladies, those Facebook messages about men not listening, pah-LEEZ! Completely ridiculous. C’mon. It amazes me that I would have to tell you something like this. There is nothing wrong with men’s ears, other than maybe excess hair. Men as a whole, listen more or less as well as …
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