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by Kevin Burton Tomorrow dear reader, is International Women’s Day. When I gave my wife Jeannette those glad tidings she said “What does that mean?” An excellent question from an excellent woman. “Imagine a gender-equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination,” is the invitation from the International Women’s …
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by Kevin Burton Your cat or dog might not be doing what you tell them to, but they are doing what God told them to, behaving according to God’s design for them. Mark Twain said, “Man is the only animal that blushes – or needs to.” Well, man, is not an animal, but …
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by Kevin Burton The Bible records instances when God placed a person’s life on a significantly different trajectory, and drove home the point by changing their name./ We looked into some of those yesterday. For example, God changed that noted trickster Jacob’s name, which meant “supplanter,” to “Israel,” meaning “having power with God.” …
by Kevin Burton It blows me away that the sovereign God of the universe knows me by name, and in fact knows me inside and out. In this world I am anonymous, well beyond insignificant. I make almost no difference at all in the grand scheme of things. Think of it that way …
by Kevin Burton The former things. The former things. May they soon become former. There is a song, “The Tabernacle of God,” released in 1979 by Cynthia Clawson. It has always been a favorite of mine, but these days it leaps up and grabs me. My mother is in hospice care now. …
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by Kevin Burton In six plus years of writing Page 7, I don’t believe I have ever quoted perhaps the most quoted Bible verse, John 3:16: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16 …
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by Kevin Burton Today’s glad tidings from the Good News Network, I kid you not, involve going to a laundromat. Or should I say a laundromat going to you. My wife and I just had a major repair done to our washer. We had a little wait for a repair person to …
by Kevin Burton Teach us this day oh Lord, that “obey” is not Pig Latin, but a central and essential message of the Bible. I’m not sure which preacher it was that said the Ten Commandments are nor ten suggestions and of course everybody knows that without being told. But this is a …
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by Dr. Charles Stanley In Touch Ministries Are you walking by faith or by sight? You can live according to the plan of God, or you can muddle along, hoping things will work out. I know from experience that it can be agonizing to take a step of faith when you don’t …
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by Kevin Burton Contemporaries Ezra and Nehemiah were key figures in rebuilding the nation of Israel after Babylonian exile. I hope to hang out a bit with those boys this year. The Old Testament book of Ezra describes the rebuilding of the temple and Nehemiah the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem. The …
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