by Kevin Burton All love to the singer and to the composers, maybe not so much to this particular song. The late, great purveyor of blue-eyed soul Dusty Springfield took the Burt Bacharach-Hal David song “The Look of Love” to number 22 on the American chart in 1967. That gets the song a …
The Bible Says You Must Be Born Again
by Kevin Burton Americans are bound and determined these days to divide themselves into two camps and turn with all fury upon the other. Alistair Begg, speaker on the Truth For Life radio ministry, writes about two camps in the spiritual sense. “In the life of faith, neutrality is not an option. …
Here Comes The Spring, I Say It’s All Right
by Kevin Burton Little darling, welcome to sunshine. Welcome to new beginnings. We have breaking news on Page 7 today and it’s news you can use: In the northern hemisphere, spring begins tomorrow at 10:33 a.m. Central Time USA. You might be in church at that time, so you can let your …
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Drone Helps Save Life Of Swedish Man
by Kevin Burton Health care systems worldwide use drone technology to overcome physical and other barriers in an effort to save lives. The technology was crucial for a Swedish man late last year, as reported by the BBC. “An autonomous drone has helped to save the life of a 71-year-old man who …
March Madness Best Spectacle In Sports
by Kevin Burton You know how you sometimes smell something that might be smoke? You’re pretty sure it isn’t but you have to check it out. Where there’s smoke there’s fire. That would be a bad thing. Better find out. I feel a little bit like that now. It’s March Madness time …
“Rescue Me” Imitated The Detroit Sound
by Kevin Burton From the heart of the Motown era came a million-selling hit that typified the Detroit sound. But the song has been doubly mistaken through the years, shortchanging the artist whose vocal command made it a classic. That song was “Rescue Me,” and it was a bit of a rescue …
Spiritual Graduation: Heaven Or Hell
by Kevin Burton This time of year, high school seniors are starting to smell that finish line. Graduation smells like freedom, I remember. This is the 27th post focusing on our Earthly School for the Spiritually Blind. We have compared physical blindness to spiritual blindness and found the latter much more dangerous. …
The 110th Anniversary Of The Oreo Cookie
by Kevin Burton The legendary American treat Oreo cookie has its 110th birthday Monday. I don’t mean our personal Burton-owned Oreo cookies. They are not that old but they have been in the pantry for a while. On the previous granddaughter visit we attempted but did not complete, creation of an altogether …
Wordle Is A Thing, But I Better Not
by Kevin Burton There’s a new game, it’s a craze actually, called Wordle. You have heard of it no doubt. Two of my favorite bloggers wrote about Wordle on back to back days this week. That qualifies it as a craze for me, I don’t get out much. Here’s an explanation of …
Of Past Glory, Duds And Small Things
by Kevin Burton The first time I heard the word “dud” was in the context of fireworks. Something you paid good money for didn’t work. The promise of boom-boom, the reality of silence, or maybe a little hissing. No bang for the buck. Of course the term applies to many other …
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