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 …
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Redeemed Sinners Are God’s Trophies
by Kevin Burton The grace of God, His mercy, transforms a wretch like me and I just can’t grasp it. Without God’s grace I’d be a dead man walking. With God’s grace, I’m redeemed, washed in the blood of the Lamb, converted from an object of scorn to an object of wonder. …
True Motives Of A Cat And Of A Man
by Kevin Burton I have two cats. I have one heart. The cats have been with us about five months now. Some patterns have emerged in the ways they interact with my wife and me. We feed them and provide them with comfort and amusement. We protect them from harm of all sorts, …
Mother’s Day And Victory In Jesus
by Kevin Burton My mother is running her victory lap with a walker. Victory laps are supposed to be slower than the race itself, right? So there you go, it’s a chance to celebrate. And make no mistake this is victory in Jesus, as the song says. You’ll pardon her if there …
The God Of The Detour Knows The Way
by Kevin Burton One of the ways I tried to witness to my late father was to encourage him to listen to the radio ministry of Dr. Tony Evans. Evans leads The Urban Alternative out of Dallas, Texas. Evans is a dynamic speaker. I thought my father might be tiring of my dime …
Easter Means Hope For The Hopeless
by Kevin Burton You’ll hear Christians today saying “He is risen!” and others answering “He is risen indeed!” What does that mean? For the Christian faith, for the human race, it means everything. Today is Easter, “the annual celebration of Christ’s resurrection to life after His crucifixion and death,” according to http://www.gotquestions.org. “The …
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 …
Can We Count On Our Better Angels?
by Kevin Burton From Shakespeare to Lincoln to Susan Ashton come thoughts today of “better angels.” “Better angels of our nature,” was the phrase Lincoln used in his first inaugural address. That speech was a plea, ultimately ignored, for unity in a nation divided over the issue of slavery. We think Lincoln …
Don’t Grow Weary In Service To Christ
by Dane Massey (Dane Massey is the former Pastor of Mulvane Christian Church. He is now in ministry in Houston, Texas.) As I considered this journey of “abiding zeal” I realized something: zeal, passion for Christ must mature as well as be maintained. This love for Christ cannot be maintained as a …
God’s Word Can Break Through Blindness
by Kevin Burton “Those who have been reckless with their lives are usually reckless with their deaths,” writes Christian singer/songwriter and speaker Christine Wyrtzen in her blog on WordPress. Her topic is spiritual blindness, which has been a Page 7 focus on recent Sundays. “While the end of life should be sobering, …
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