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by Kevin Burton Finally, one of these national days I can really sink my teeth into: It’s National Taco Day! It appears that the celebration resides on Oct. 4 each year. It’s not a moving holiday, the way President’s Day is. So National Taco Day is not the first Tuesday in October. …
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by Kevin Burton One who is faithful is “steadfast in affection or allegiance” and “firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty.” Those are the first two definitions given by Merriam-Webster. Mine is “consistently reliable.” God is all these things and more. A Christian yielded to the Holy Spirit will …
by Kevin Burton This is exploratory, just in case. I am doing this just in case. One needs to keep one’s options open. Old dogs need to at least consider new tricks, right? So, the fantasy football flight has encountered some turbulence, shall we say? Four teams, two wins six losses among …
by Kevin Burton I would never eat Campbell’s Golden Mushroom soup as a soup, but as a cooking ingredient it sure does its job. I’ve been cooking with golden mushroom for years. Not sure when I started or where I first heard about it. But I’ve never even thought about preparing it like …
by Kevin Burton I’m sitting in the dark, on the couch my mom gave us. I hear the sound of a train in the distance. There is romance, poetry in the sound. I’m in the Man Cave and it couldn’t be mancavier. Two smallish beacons of light accompany the night without interrupting …
by Kevin Burton My first editor used to say there are no boring towns, only boring people. I am with him on that. I always smiled at the thought of his then kindergarten-age daughter repeating that at school and getting into trouble. No idea if that ever happened. When my wife was …
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by Kevin Burton The English word “good” is not derived from the word “god” etymologists tell us. But for the sake of defining reality, keep those two words linked. That which comes from God, or submits and conforms to the word of God is good. All else is not. That’s the message of …
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by Kevin Burton Sometimes we get tired of being beat up by the news and decide to go up-beat. Today we present a second straight day of positive news from the Good News Network. In our first story, a young boy will be blessed to grow up with normal vision thanks to a …
by Kevin Burton Your favorite news source is going to bring you down chances are, with relentless bad news. So every now and then we celebrate the positive on Page 7. It's an idea that comes from Philippians 4:8 (KJV) "Finally brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just whatsoever …
by Kevin Burton I hear you asking, should I say “fall” or “autumn” beginning tomorrow as the season changes? I hear you asking this because my hearing is good. It’s my vision that isn’t so good. Both my vision and hearing are selective, as my wife will tell you, and as you …
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