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. …

Quibbles And Bits: B-Side Fortune Cookies

by Kevin Burton    I list these songs below, and chances are you’ll pick up right away where I am going with them:    “Laughing” and “Undun” by the Guess Who, “It’s Too Late” and  “I Feel The Earth Move” by Carole King  “Who’ll Stop The Rain” and  “Travelling Band” by Credence Clearwater Revival, “Something” …

Tornado Interrupts Wedding: Sounds Familiar!

by Kevin Burton    Fourteen years ago, give or take six days, I attended a wedding in Wichita. My own.    Some of my friends thought I would never get married. So it may have been fitting that the heavens opened up on my wedding night.    Jeannette and I exchanged vows at 3 p.m., …

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,” …

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 …

Heroes Save Baby From Cold Lake Michigan

by Kevin Burton    Have you ever felt the winds coming off one of the Great Lakes?  Nothing to trifle with I assure you.    Today we have a story from the Good News Network about just how strong those winds can be, and two heroes who saved the life of a baby.    My …

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 …

Wife Rescues Husband Buried In Avalanche

by Andy Corbley Good News Network    A wife used her “Find My iPhone” feature to guide search and rescue to the location of her husband who had been buried in an avalanche.    Michael Harris was skiing the Big Chief Bowl at Stevens Pass Ski Resort in Washington in late February when the snowpack …

Good Advice: Hold Lightly To Earthly Things

by Kevin Burton    James called your life and mine “a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away” (James 4:14b NKJV).     Even those with a complete lack of discernment and self-awareness, if they would pause long enough to just do the math of life, I think would still come to …