by Kevin Burton Spilled some ink talking about time Friday and I’m still on that theme today. I told the story of how my cat Gabbie has 13 candles on her birthday cake not 11 as I thought (“My Cat Can’t Save Time In A Bottle,” Jan. 21) and went on to look …
Category Archives: Christianity
Finding Joy In The Everyday Journey
by Kevin Burton One of my English as a Second Language students once asked me, “Can I say ‘enjoy your joy?’” She and I both laughed. Peeling apart the quirks of somebody else’s language is great fun and can give you some insights into your own first language. I wonder though if …
No Roads Between Heaven And Hell
by Kevin Burton A distance calculator on my computer desktop tells me how far it is from point A to point B. This feature is helpful for planning trips. Today’s post represents a sixth-period geography class at our Earthly School for the Spiritually Blind. Physical blindness is nothing compared to spiritual …
My ABCs: B Is For Bible
by Kevin Burton I had tremendous fun in the late 90s wielding one phrase, a question actually. It was “based on what are you saying that?” I eventually shortened it to “based on what?” It’s not trademarked. Feel free to try it out if you wish. It started at a job …
Prayer Is Essential For The Christian
by Kevin Burton It’s lunch time again at our school for the spiritually blind, time to refuel. We’re in our second set of classes, heading toward graduation. This series comes from the fact that to be spiritually blind is far worse than being physically blind. In our first semester we refueled at …
Make It Happen For God Today
by Kevin Burton The first time I ever heard the phrase “make it happen” was in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ fight song in the 70s. The 70s-era Cavs are my all-time favorite pro basketball team. A few years later the staff at the Frontiersman, the newspaper in Wasilla, Alaska where I worked, got …
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