Bye For Now, Evelyn Marie, Bye For Now

by Kevin Burton    Mom started it. I followed suit right away. We both understood though we never discussed it.    Somewhere, maybe six or seven years ago, we began ending a phone conversation or one of my visits to her at assisted living or in the nursing home with “bye for now!”    We’ll …

What A Joy To Have Breakfast With Jesus!

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 …

Fill In The Blank: To Live Is ______

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 …

Embrace The Blessing Of Being Inadequate

by Kevin Burtom    A recent message from In Touch ministries begins, “From time to time, a sense of insufficiency will surface in all of us.”    Yeah, I’m thinking, “what do you mean from time to time?” If you mean from one minute to the next, then sure, from time to time I feel inadequate. …

Live The Example Christ Set For Husbands

by Kevin Burton     Husbands, take note. Here’s a lesson in love from the book of Ephesians.    Whether your wedding anniversary is coming up, as mine is, or not, the Apostle Paul’s admonition should be on your mind at all times and close to your heart.     May your wife warm herself in the …

He Is Risen! There Is Hope For The Hopeless

by Kevin Burton    Your tombstone and mine will land with the thud of finality. Jesus’ tombstone was pushed aside in very short order.    This was God’s plan, and we rejoice in it today on Easter, as we serve a risen Savior, who conquered death to make a way for us to be saved. …

Let The Saints Praise Jesus, The Rocks Be Quiet

by Kevin Burton    A philosopher once defined “nothing”  as “that which rocks dream about.”   That makes sense, drives home the point.  Rocks don’t dream as far as I know. But talking rocks, now that’s a thing.    Or at least could be, if need be.    The story is told, “the triumphal entry,” …

Twelve Idioms That Came From The Bible

by Dictionary Scoop    Many common phrases we use today are direct quotes from the Bible. They have slipped seamlessly into everyday conversation, often with little thought to their origins. Which of these sayings do you use? 1-Drop in the Bucket    The phrase “a drop in the bucket” refers to something very small or insignificant compared …

Lord, Keep Me Back From Presumptuous Sins

by Kevin Burtoon    Believer, take note of a humble prayer this morning and take note of who prayed it.:   “Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression” (Psalm 19:13 KJV).    “Such …

Listen, And God Will Reveal His Presence

by Kevin Burton    Wouldn’t you love to get an e-mail from God with a PowerPoint presentation attached? “Here’s my step-by-step plan for your life.”    And while I’m dreaming, let’s throw in a timeline. And contact info for those who will help, and an  avoid list for people places and things to stay away …