by Kevin Burton The Good News Network is a good place to hang out. It’s a place to find stories Paul Harvey would have liked. Good news above the fold for a change, and why not? “Above the fold” refers to the part of a newspaper that shows in a newspaper box. …
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Find The Good Life In Christ And None Other
by Kevin Burton At a commencement ceremony in Columbus years ago I heard the speaker admonish us to not “confuse what is clever with what is wise.” That stuck with me. Some of the commercials I endure while watching the NFL on Sundays are clever. But there is very little wisdom to …
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Amazing Rescued Dog Finds Lost Animals
by Good News Network A stray dog that was saved from being euthanized has become an expert pet detective, displaying an uncanny knack for sniffing out lost animals. Rico was just days away from being put down when kind-hearted Rachel Rodgers, who runs a dog training school, paid almost $200 to rescue him …
Every Night Is Trash Night For God’s Children
by Kevin Burton The trash company changed our trash night a couple of weeks ago. That put some unwelcomed wrinkles into our routine. Trash night used to be Sunday night/Monday morning. Now it is Monday night/Tuesday morning. There is just enough time between the end of the 3:30 NFL game and the …
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“Door Dash For Good” Helps Feed The Hungry
By Kevin Burton The first of our two Good News Network stories today means food for the hungry in Pittsburgh and food for thought for the rest of us. I have often thought a country that produces food on the scale of the United States should have no hungry people. Yes it would …
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Sometimes God Uses Turmoil For Our Growth
by Kevin Burton My track coach Jim Rimmer was the first one I heard say “no pain, no gain.” I didn’t love hearing that then, but I knew he was right. I knew I would be running past my comfort zone, until my ribs began to hurt, then keep going. But I knew …
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Jesus Our Savior Says, “Bring Him To Me”
by Kevin Burton You look on in despair as your children, your friends, your neighbors, rage through a Christless, graceless life, headed to the edge of a spiritual abyss. You feel helpless, but you are not. You want to shake some Biblical sense into your unsaved loved ones, but you can’t. You …
Times Have Changed, But God Is The Same
by Kevin Burton Live long enough and you’re going to see some things. Changes, technology, innovations. Mores and standards gone by the wayside. It can be dizzying. Isn’t it comforting to know, as a Christian, that the same God who reigned in Moses’s day, and that of King David and of the …
Salvation Through Jesus, Straight To The Point
by Kevin Burton “Write ‘em tight” they used to teach us in journalism school, “write ‘em tight.” That means don’t be wordy. Get to the point. That’s the first thing I thought of after reading a recent message from In Touch, the international radio and television ministry founded by the late Dr. …
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Another NFL Sunday With Time Ticking Away
by Kevin Burton Jerry Glanville was coaching the Atlanta Falcons when NFL Films famously caught him on camera criticizing a referee. “You’re in the N-F-L and that stands for “not for long” when you make calls like that.” Glanville is one of the most colorful figures in NFL history. You wouldn’t have …
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