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by Kevin Burton If you knew there was gold buried in your back yard, how long would it take you to start digging? Perhaps you would wait half a day, for the cover of darkness, so as not to alert your neighbors. But you’d be on the job and make it a …
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by In Touch Ministries Have you ever wished you could hear God more clearly? Maybe you’ve prayed for guidance about a decision, a relationship, or your next steps—and then wondered whether you were hearing your own thoughts or His “still, small voice.” Recognizing God’s voice is one of the most important parts …
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by Kevin Burton My wife Jeannette sent me a devotional from the Bible app that leads with “Love is the beginning of everything.” It’s written under the title, “The Great Love of Jesus.” The closer I can stay to that theme and awareness, in what I do and say and pursue in …
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by Kevin Burton Most of the words I share today come from Truth For Life, the Cleveland ministry founded by Alistair Begg. But I also imagine them coming also from my late mother. They are words she might well have spoken in her final days. Mom died May 4. She had close …
by Kevin Burton I bury my mother today. Can you imagine such a thing? Life is a coin flip, with love on one side and pain on the other. Pain, in some measure, is the residue of love. Live. Love. Toss the coin. Do it. “There’s a sad day coming, and …
by Pamela Palmer Yesterday I presented seven reasons why you should spend early-morning time with God. Today, eight tips for how to get started: 1. Pray about It Any new practice takes time and is more likely to take root in your life if you don’t overwhelm yourself. So pray about it and …
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by Pamela Palmer Most of us get out of bed each morning and jump right into the daily routine and responsibilities ahead. Sometimes, we may give little thought to how we should start our day. But as Christians, it can be life-changing to create the habit of starting your day with God. We actually find …
by Kevin Burton I called the cemetery where my mother will be buried next week and told the clerk that the time had come. The clerk was actually en route to work. She said she would look up our family’s records once she got there, and call me back. “Everything is paid …
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by Kevin Burton “Come and dine,” said the resurrected Jesus to his disciples. It was early in the morning and the table was set. I use the term table loosely. The setting was the shore by the Sea of Tiberius. Most of the remaining 11 disciples had gone fishing with Simon Peter the …
by Kevin Burton One of my teachers planted a question in our minds: “Where is the front?” His idea was that once you know, and everyone agrees on, which side of an object or a building is the front, you can go on describing the object, giving instructions about it. You have it …
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