by Kevin Burton There is more than a little irony in the 1971 Jackson 5 song “Going Back To Indiana.” That makes for an easy choice to make Indiana a destination for our summer rock and roll road trip, Coast to Coast. For Coast to Coast we are talking rock and roll history, …
On Becoming A New Creation In Christ
by Kevin Burton In certain animated cartoons you have seen, someone waves his arms, pronounces “presto change-o” and this becomes that. The old thing becomes a different thing. Is it that way for a believer, becoming a new creation is Christ: Yes and no. Faith in and surrender to Jesus Christ, converts …
My Big Feat, Finding Cleats For My Big Feet
by Kevin Burton Don’t know how much I will play at the 2023 Beep Baseball World Series or how well I will do. But I know one thing: My shoes will fit. And that’s a very good start. My high school math teacher wrote down “Yale” as a suggestion for where I …
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A Writer Chronicles His Loss Of Vision
by Robert Ito New York Times In 2019, Andrew Leland began writing a book about blindness, even as he was going steadily blind himself. Working as his vision deteriorated gave him an insider’s perspective — who better to write about the blind than the blind? — but, as he learned, also made writing …
Hope You Relish This Juicy Hot Dog News
by Kevin Burton Some things need a day to call attention to themselves, some things don’t. For instance, today is national Stick Out Your Tongue Day. If for some twisted reason you wanted to draw attention to that, you need to declare a day. The humble, but simultaneously mighty hot dog however, …
Georgia (And Ray Charles) On My Mind
by Kevin Burton Whether in jazz, blues, pop or country, the late great Ray Charles was not just comfortable but masterful. Somebody asks you, “quick who was Ray Charles?” You’re probably going to say he was a soul singer. You wouldn’t be entirely wrong but he didn’t see himself that way. He …
God’s Grace Toward Us Is Truly Amazing
by Kevin Burton My mom hates the expression “wrap my mind around” usually expressed in the negative as “I can’t wrap my mind around” this or that. I’m going to invoke it here though, because I can’t wrap my mind around God’s amazing grace. Before I go there, I need to back …
Perfect Word List For A Sleepy Saturday
by Kevin Burton If this starts to sound too much like the glass half empty-half full thing, please let me know. But when someone says, “You look like you’re half asleep” doesn’t that also mean you are half awake? And which is preferable, wakefulness or sleep? And in the literal sense of …
Great Kitchen Marriage: Mac And Cheese
by Kevin Burton Today is the national day for what apparently is a regional dish, macaroni and cheese. Macaroni and Cheese is comfort food for many of us. I have seen it as a much-needed point of agreement. So I hate to insert a note of controversy here. But…. But upon just …
Dr. Pepper Is The Choice At My House
by Kevin Burton Finally I am on the right side of the great consumer steamroller. Usually the foods and other products I like exist in the financial fringes. Marginal sales, minimal customer appeal, and a tenuous position in the marketplace; that is usually where my go-to stuff is, always in danger of being …
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