by Kevin Burton I’ve heard some speeches, I’ve made some speeches. In the end, I am speechless. For years I was a self-styled superhero, defending the blind from the ignorant and the arrogant. I had logic on my side. I had passion. But that metaphorical cape I wore on the job, I …
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Plans Evaporate Into A Dose Of Real Life
by Kevin Burton One day at the Ohio State School for the Blind, my roommates and I put a sign on our door: “No houseparents allowed.” We were two fourth graders and a third grader, establishing boundaries, setting up rules. In due time the houseparent, Kitty Thomason, walked by and read our …
Love My Good Friends And Fried Chicken
by Kevin Burton Gonna tell you a funny story, then tell you what it means to me beyond the humor. My friend Tracy sent me the story. Not sure where she got it. It is told from the perspective of a school-aged child: “Our teacher asked what my favorite animal was, I …
Paul Exhorted Others To Run A Good Race
by Kevin Burton Watching the Olympics, you can see the runners’ supreme effort etched upon their faces. If you have run track yourself, you know that moment of truth begins long before the actual race does. School is out at the Earthly School for the Spiritually Blind (ESSB). We’re now at an after-school track practice. …
What We Build In Spiritual Shop Class
by Kevin Burton What we used to call shop class is more grandly called Industrial Arts. Once again today we go back to your school days to look at the spiritual side of a class. As inconvenient as physical blindness can be, spiritual blindness is much worse. It hides conditions that if ignored …
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