by Interesting Facts Sleep duration varies drastically across the animal kingdom, with some such as the koala sleeping for as many as 22 hours each day, while others require just a few hours of daily rest to function. Sometimes these abbreviated sleep schedules are due to external factors (such as the threat of …
Country Music Icon Dolly Parton Dies At 80
by Kevin Burton Sometimes at the movies, the writers ask you to suspend disbelief. For one 70s song, I couldn’t do it. The song is “Jolene” by Dolly Parton. In a quivering delivery, Dolly begs this Jolene character, “please don’t take my man.” I just never could buy that. I thought, …
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Twice Born, One Woman, Thank You Mom
by Kevin Burton Fellow Christians, you’ve heard some stupid things no doubt, as you have tried to witness to unbelievers. Try this one on for size. Once while I was working as an English teacher in Mexico, I tried to witness to a supervisor. We were off the job, a few of us …
How To Love Others As Christ Loves Us
by Dr. Charles Stanley To love as Christ loves us is a worthy desire. And it sounds simple enough—until you're faced with someone who's hurt you, exhausted you, or simply rubbed you the wrong way. In those moments, selfless love can feel impossible. The Lord is very concerned about how believers live …
Restaurant’s Generosity Sends Worker To Yale
by Nathan Frederick Good News Network A powerful portion of ‘the American dream’ was served by a fast-food restaurant in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to help out one of its own. Thalles DeSouza’s story may have started in a treacherous neighborhood near Rio de Janeiro, but his next chapter will be written at one …
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Reading To Mom From “The Blue Book”
by Kevin Burton We called it the Blue Book, and it was/is a gift from God, via Grand Rapids. There was a season, still very fresh in memory, when my mother, having slowly lost most of her abilities, was bedridden, periodically quite discouraged, badly in need of comfort. Toward the end of …
Rescue, Restoration After Colombian Quake
by Kevin Burton A young boy has his mother back. From the jaws of tragic loss, comes delicious, unspeakable joy. A 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit Colombia Aug. 10. Since then we’ve read stories with updates on the death toll, the number of people missing and damage to buildings. But one story grabbed me …
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Blogging And Trying To Cure A 7-Year Ache
by Kevin Burton So I missed my window. Again. As Stockard Channing’s character Betty Rizzo sang in “Grease,” “there are worse things I could do….” This here blog, Page 7, turned seven years old July 20 and I didn’t usher it into year eight properly, with a birthday post. One reason was …
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Open The Door To Jesus, It Opens From Within
by Kevin Burton Jesus is the all-powerful Son of God. There is no door in Heaven or on earth that he can not open. In fact, shortly after His resurrection, Jesus passed through a locked door to join a meeting of His disciples. You can read about that in John 20:19. (That’s a …
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GNN: Teen Uses Lasso To Save Drowning Man
by Kevin Burton Whatever skillset you have, you can use it for good just when a neighbor needs it most. That’s the theme of today’s stories from the Good News Network. The more troubling, heartbreaking news must be covered. We can’t stick our heads in the sand and ignore reality. But it …
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