by Kevin Burton Hey man, do you dig the tambourine? They sure did back in the 60s. It was everywhere! Is there any surer stamp marking the time a record was produced, than the prominent use of tambourine? Just for fun I grabbed one of my 60s compilation CDs, “Feelin’ Groovy” put …
God’s Grace Based On His Holy Name
by Dane Massey (Dane Massey is the former Pastor of Mulvane Christian Church. He is now in ministry in Houston, Texas.) As I spent time reflecting on the words of our salvation my mind was captured by a verse and a thought. "Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption …
Speak Truth In Love To False Religion
by Kevin Burton We’re talking about the Christian response to false religion today with the help of Alistair Begg, speaker on the Truth For Life radio ministry. He calls on us to do our part. But before we get into his message, I want to emphasize one phrase from it. His phrase …
Blind Rock Climber Has Life In Focus
by Kevin Burton After seeing one too many stories about blindness that was full of stereotypes and stupidity, I started a conversation. I wrote about how my time as a newsman who happens to be legally blind made me sensitive to misconceptions about blindness that seep into society through the pages of …
So Long Old Fridge, Good Riddance
by Kevin Burton It’s a little-known fact that the stork who brings babies also delivers kitchen appliances. We’re having a stork visit of the appliance variety next week. We are replacing the old refrigerator. My emotions are decidedly mixed. One of the few bright spots to come from our emergency trip to …
The Infectious Rhythm Of A Disco Classic
by Kevin Burton For those rock and rollers who hate disco, one song makes me wonder. I have always wondered what that group thinks of “Turn The Beat Around” by Vicki Sue Robinson. Robinson was born on this date in 1954. She was only 45 when she died of cancer in 2000. …
With God Every Day Is A Chance To Serve
by Kevin Burton Got my rap name from the Bible. Gather round and hear the story. When I first got saved, I started my Christian studies in the book of Ecclesiastes. Not sure how that happened. Nobody steers new Christians in that direction. But for some reason I sought out Ecclesiastes in …
Singer Gladys Knight Turns 78
by Kevin Burton Happy 78th birthday to gospel singer Gladys Knight, and all aboard that midnight train! I think we’ve all taken that midnight train. It’s the one you ride when you are forced to leave cherished dreams behind and build a new life. The song “Midnight Train To Georgia” hit number …
Rapping To The Ladies, Wishful Thinking
by Kevin Burton I love the Doobie Brothers, but I have a complaint. Let’s engage in a little wishful thinking, shall we? I wish Michael McDonald would enunciate. Wishful thinking is “the attribution of reality to what one wishes to be true or the tenuous justification of what one wants to believe,” according …
Cats’ Purring Says More Than We Think
by Kevin Burton Apparently the purring our cats do isn’t all good vibrations. These are cats after all, I should have known. It just had to be more complicated than we thought. “We think we know what a cat’s purr means,” writes Stephen Dowling of the BBC. “It is arguably the most recognizable sign …
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